Constructing Journal Week 8

Tutorial 1:1 Scale Drawing of Section Detail

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Figure 5 - Very Light

The section detail I was given draw out in 1:1 size can be seen to the left (Fig.1) Unfortunately there was no link back in the series of drawings we were given to a larger scale section, so it was very hard to translate the 1:5 scale into its 1:1 scale.

I discovered that the bricks used in this detail were slim line as I looked up brick sizes and scaled off the section detail to find that the size was approxi-mately similar to those on the section detail.

Things often look different on the section detail then in real life and this has become evi-dent when I came to drawing the 1:1 as measurements were completely different. Figure 2 shows a purlin which can be seen in BLUE and it looks totally different than it does in the section detail. I found it good to acknowledge this as it made me understand what I was looking at better.

PINK is the beam on the section detail. In real life it looks like the image to the left (Fig. 4)

Readings and Glossary Word

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Butt- Jointed Glazing is where glass is joined end to end with a strip of silicon in between. It can be used in anything which has glass, for examples a series of windows.

The readings/Podcasts this week were about glass and different types of glass and different ways of using glass. This was inter-esting because glass is used everywhere and after this week I can now identify some types of glass. This reading was also very helpful when reviewing our case study building which was Or-mond College Centre of Theology, as the building has at least two sides which are purely glass windows all connected to one another.

A02 Site Visit 6

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As seen in figure 10, the concrete used in the pool is in situ and also shotcrete. There are steel reinforcing bars in the pool which are aligned to look like mesh.

The pool is in its own shell, that is, it is completely isolated from the rest of the house. The reason that this has been done, is so that the pool can expand and contract independently from the rest of the house, as not to cause crack-ing and weak points in the house.

Everything that was done this week was to do with concrete. As seen last week there was steel mesh across the floor for when the concrete was poured, to act as a reinforcing agend. This week the concrete was being poured from the truck, through a line pump, and into the basement floor. As can be seen, there are steel posts for supports, however for aesthetic purposes, these will not be seen in the final design of the building and will be hidden in the walls.

The device shown above is a ‘helicopter’ it is used to smooth out the concrete. It brings the water to the surface of the concrete to give it an even finish. This is purely for aesthetic purposes.

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