LOGBOOK LILLIE CALLOW

 TUTOR GROUP 7 MARK  

SEMESTER 2 2014  

ENVS10003 CONSTRUCTING ENVIRONMENTS

   

WEEK THREE  

STUDIO�REPORT���

• STRCTURAL ELEMENTS • GEOMETRY + EQUALBRIUM • FOOTINGS AND

FOUNDATIONS • MASS AND MASONARY

MATERIALS

Whilst walking around the university dring the week 3 guided tour it was very interesting to note the differences in construction and physical techniques that had been applied to each of the buildings. This proved to be a invaluable experience to myself as it opened my eyes to the bigger picture and how these concepts are applied on a real life scale. The university also represented great diversity in the areas of physical attaction or design in its modern and historical architecture aswell as highlighting some its best formatted buildings in terms of engineering on campus.

Initally I think its important to recognise the historical vs modern takes on university spaces that have been applied over the court of the universities life span. Old arts, a building that defines the beging of UniMelb constasting significantly to that of the

new Melbourne School of deisgn.

The use of eposed sandstone bricks that have been applied in the old arts structure contrast heavily agains that of the MSD

especially with their application of extruded aluminium window frames. The steel sun protection also outlines the key differences in objectives for the era that they were

built. In cpmarison there is a huge amount of steel used in the MSD.

 

STUDIO�REPORT�CONTINUED�It was evident that as we moved around the university that state of theart

desing of the buildings was often more of a key contributer than the actualsimplistic need for materials. It was evident in Arts west and in Union

house specifically that this was the case.

In both these images I have highlighted evidence of physical features that look like they are holding importnant loads in these structures. Howveer upon closer examination neither of these attributes are doing anything they arepurely for

looks.

Hightlighted in green are the attributes that actually do carry the full borne load of these structures. From this it is clear that the university cares a large amount

about the ohysical appearance of these buildings despite the added cot they impose onto the university.

Load diagram of the stairs near union house

Only necessary beam in Arts West (bracing triangulation (added strength)

 

STUDIO�REPORT�CONTINUED�Eveidence of different structures like the use of a membrane structre

was also directly obvious upon visit north court. This structure supported in the centre where is meets in importnant in the diversity in building

types at the university. This forms of structure is provides covering for a genrally open space aswell as providing at a reasonable price and being able to have it delivered at an exceptionally quick pace in comparison to that of other large brick, concrete and heavy steel structures like the

MSD. This membrane structure is kept standing through is tension forces which acts in the similar way to that of a childrens play groun shade

cloth.

Heavy on steel,, the new sports facilities take on a much more costly yet attractive, and possibly more durable structure for their outdoor

covering on the outside of the pavilion. On the underside of the roof it is evident that timber has made a prominent standing. This stays

consistent with the other phycial aspects of the pavilion and provides physical attraction whilst the actual roof covering is not wooden.

Noteable at the new pavilion also is the use of non slip materials to ensure footballers done slip when moving to the change rooms and the use of an acoustic wall to dorwl out noise that may come

from their celebrations. Insitu concrete was regularly used in this design which could have been areason

for its extra length in construction.

 

STUDIO�REPORT�CONTINUED�It was interesting to note that as we moved around the university and looked at the dfferent buildings how bricks were being used differently in most of the structures. It was also importnant to note how

they had been weathered or wor over time.

Glass bricks – design however providing structure, warmth with the stagnant air and a bigger noise clearance from the mian walk ways

Rendered and used for decoration around the edges of buildings

To build up a key structure (BBQ)

With weep holes

Different shape and slightly different make up of a brick  

Water westhering due to lack of wepp holes

Normal size  

 

LEARNING�LOOP���

 

GLOSSARY��

Moment – A moment is a physics term for when mass is in motion, moments can be calculated by the product of the force magnitude and the perpendicular distance between the line of action and the point. Moments have units that are expressed in Newtone meters (NM). Moment = force x distance. Reta ining wal l – A retaining wall is a structure put in place that prevents the chances of an over tunring wall. Retaining walls are structures that disslow the movement of sil inot a consruction. Retainilwalls hold back unwaited soils and earth from a structure. They can be used when builidn gunderground or with undesirable differences in evelation provided by natural sloping. Pad footing – A pad footing is sometimes also known as an isolated footing. The pad footing is put in place to provide spreding of a point load across to wider ground and avoid all the load being taken in one place. Str ip footing – Strip footings are relative to loads that are coming from walls and multiple columns. Strip footings have to ability to spread the loads that are received in a mannor that is known as linear. Slab on the ground – A slab placed on the ground is a hortizontal elemet. This element is intended to carry loads that are of vertical nature in bending. Slabs or plates are not always found or used on the ground and in that case would be supported by beams (evelated ground). Substructure – A substructure in constructing terms is a structure that forms the basis of a building or an assembly – the substructure can be known as the foundations.