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Construction Site Visit
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Week 7 Tutorial Activity Construction Site Visit During the week 7 tutorial, we went on a site visit to two different construction sites in Melbourne’s metropolitan region. Site #1 The first site was in its early stage of development; initial extraction of the land was being conducted with machinery digging a large whole for two underground levels of the structure. Safety gear such as high visibility vests, steel-‐capped boots and hard hats were required as construction was taking place at the tie of our visit.
Removal of soil was taking place while we were on site. The depth shown in image 1 and 2 is only reflects the halfway mark in totally extraction as the structure will house two basement levels. The soil is also considered good to excavate.
• Starter bars drilled into the side • Tapping beam joining structural elements
Image 1: Students at the first site in appropriate gear
Image 2 and 3: Measurement of the amount of land that had been dug up
Image 4 shows the machine used for excavation. Image 5 shows the buildings surrounding the site. We were also given the opportunity to talk to the site manager who showed us the working drawings and floor plans of the building. The north side is said to be 5 stores whilst the south side 6 stories in order to align with the surrounding buildings.
Image 4: Machinery used for excavation
Image 5: Surrounding buildings
Site #2 The second site we visited was the construction site of the first high-‐rise retirement village in Melbourne.
General elements of construction site
Rooms
Image 6: Progressive images of the building
Image 7 and 8: Cables and heater vent
Images 9,10 and 11: Ceiling handle to guide guests, personal cabinet to help alzheimer's guests and multi-‐purpose bed
Images 12 and 13: Tension cords positioned in concrete and Concrete hole accommodating for things like a green roof or sky lights