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Assignment 2 Constructing Environments University of MelbourneTRANSCRIPT
CONSTRUCTING ENVIRONMENTS SEMESTER 2 2013
ASSIGNMENT 02 FULL SIZE FINAL REPORT
OPTION 2. IN SITU
NAME: ZEYU LI (VICKY)
STUDENT NUMBER: 634091
INTRODUCTION
This report is based on the obervation of the site which is located on 329 MelbourneRoad, Newport. This 3 stories private house is designed by local architecturalcompany # TPH Construction PTY LTD. The budget of this house is $500,000, and isplaned to be finished before February, 2014.
WEEKLY TEMPLATES
CATEGORY (select) _ 1.FOUNDATION & FOOTING SYSTEM // 2.FLOOR SYSTEM // 3.WALL
SYSTEM // 4.ROOF SYSTEM
1_STRUCTURE
·WALL SYSTEM
Timber structural system
Masonry structural system
·FLOOR SYSTEM
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Steel structural system
Timber structural system
2_MATERIALS
Timber
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Timber frames require diagonal bracing or shear planes for lateral stability and mayqualify as heavy timber construction if used with noncombustible, fire-resistiveexterior walls.(Ching 2008, page5.03)
Masonry---Bricks
Masonry walls consist of modular building blokcs bonded together with mortar toform walls that are durable, fire-resistant, and structurally efficient in compression.The most common types of masonry units are bricks, which are heat-hardenedunits.(Ching 2008 Page5.14)
Steel
Cement/concrete
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3_CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM AND FUNCTION OF MEMBERS
·Frame construction system
Exterior walls: protect shield against the weather for the interior spaces of a building.their construction should control the passage of heat, infiltrating air, sound,moisture, and water vapor. The exterior skin, which may be either applied to orintegral with the wall structure,should be durable and resistant to the weatheringeffects of sun, wind, and rain. (Ching 2008 page5.02)
The interior walls (partitions): subdivide the space within a building,may be eitherstructural or nonloadbearing, their construction should be able to support thedesired finish materials, provide the required degree of acoustical separation, andaccommodate when necessary the distribution and outlets of mechanical andelectrical services. (Ching 2008 page5.02)
Stud: studs carry vertical loads while sheathing or diagonal bracing stiffens the planeof the wall.(Ching 2008, page5.03)
Cross bracing: resist shear loads.
Nogging: horizontal members which run parallel with the top and bottom platesbetween the studs and used to straighten the centre of the wall and provide lateral
CONSTRUCTING ENVIRONMENTS SEMESTER 2 2013
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NAME: ZEYU LI (VICKY)
STUDENT NUMBER: 634091
support to the studs. Certain numbers of noggings are required depending upon thestud height.(Abis 2013, Nogging)
Prefabricated wood trusses: used in the place of dimension lumber to frame floorsbecause its generally lighter and more dimensionally stable than sawn lumber, aremanufactured in greater depths and lengths, and can span longer distances.(Ching2008, page4.33)
Joist: the horizontal members that span two walls and/or beams—have to carry theweight of the walls, people, furniture, appliances and other stuff.
4_PHOTOS OF BUILDING PROGRESS (Address:329 Tregutha Way, Newport,Victoria)
Week 3: They just finish the ground floor and start to build second floor.
Cross bracingNogging
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Week4: This week they focus on the bedroom for owner’s child which located abovethe garage, and they refix the downpipes.
Week 5: Because the owner wants to discuss some changes with the designer, sothey don’t work this week.
Week 6: This week they start to build the floor for fisrt story.
Downpipes---PVC
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Steel jointHorizontal diagonal bracing
Steel beam Joist
Prefabric wood trusses
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Week 7:During this week they start to install the stairs.
Week 8: this week they finished the roof of child’s bedroom, and begin to build thefloor of second story. But I can not get upstairs, because they still installing the stairs.
Stairs --- not finished
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Roof
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5_DIAGRAMS, DETAILS AND ANNOTATIONS
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Relative to Ching page 4.21
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Relative to Ching page 4.21
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6_AESTHETIC DESIGN. SKETCHES AND DETAILS
·three stories.
·It uses bricks to contribute exterior wall, and the colour of this material is very closeto nature, most people like masonry building as it’s connect with naturalenvironments.
·The owner put their spa in the backyard, they are really enjoy the life.
Bedroom
Over there is study room
Study room
Living room & Meals & Kitchen
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SPA
Garage
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(Ground floor plan)
(First floor plan)
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7_STAGE OF WORKS. DESCRIPTION AND IMPLICATIONS
Week 3 ~ Week 5: wall system
Week 6 ~ Week 8: floor system (because they’ve already finished the ground floor,the floor in here means first floor and second floor)
Stage of Works: frame stage.
This stage is important because the either wall or first(second) floor support all thedead loads(roof etc.) and live loads (people, furnitures etc.) around the house, and itdecides the stability of a building. It have to resist the shear load, such as wind orearthquakes.
CONCLUSION
Above content are the obervation I noticed during these 6 weeks, I’ve learnt manythings about materials, constructural types and structural systems of wall and floorsystems from tracing a full-scale process.
CONSTRUCTING ENVIRONMENTS SEMESTER 2 2013
ASSIGNMENT 02 FULL SIZE FINAL REPORT
OPTION 2. IN SITU
NAME: ZEYU LI (VICKY)
STUDENT NUMBER: 634091
REFERENCES
Abis 2013, Nogging, viewed 26th September 2013,
<http://www.abis.com.au/nogging>
Ching F 2008, Building construction illustrated, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken
The Family Handyman 2013,How joints work,viewed 11th August 2013,
<http://www.familyhandyman.com/floor/how-joists-work/view-all>