Building Construction 2 (ARC2513)

Building Construction 2 (ARC 2513)

Name : Teo Kean Hui
Student ID : 0310165
Course : Bachelor of Science (Hons) (Architecture) March Intake 2013
Lecturer : Ms. Sufina Abu Bakar

Content

Project 1: Understanding Forces in Skeletal Structure
Project 2: Understanding Forces in Solid Structure and Surface Structure

Project 1: Understanding Forces in Skeletal Structure

Objectives

• To create an understanding of skeletal structure and its relevant structural components.
• To understand how a skeletal structure reacts under loading.
• To demonstrate a convincing understanding of how Skeletal Construction works.
• To be able to manipulate Skeletal Construction to solve an oblique Design problem.

In this project, in a group of 5 we are required to built a towel with minimum height 30cm using not more than 100 pieces of popsticle stick and without using any glue.

Popstical towel

Bcon report final from Teo Kean Hui

Learning Outcomes

• Apply construction system in design.
• Recognize the implication of construction systems in design.
• Analyse the issues of strength, stiffness and stability of structures including modes of structural
systems, forces, stress and strain and laws of static.

Through this project, I've learnt to cooperate with group member to be able to complete this task and also time management to held a group meeting. Besides that, I've more understanding on how the bracing system work and which type of bracing is the most suitable and best for constructing this towel so that it can resist as much load as possible.
Moreover, I've also realise that to achieve a successful structure, testing the structure is also one of the most important part to study and understand so that it can be improved and can withstand more load than before after modification.

Project 2: Understanding Forces in Solid Structure and Surface Structure

This project is split into 2- group task and individual task.

Objectives

• To create an understanding of solid structure and surface structure and its relevant structural
components.
• To understand how a solid structure and surface structure reacts under loading.
• To demonstrate a convincing understanding of how Solid Construction and surface construction works.
• To exploit the qualities inherent in Solid Construction and surface construction.
• To be able to manipulate Solid Construction and surface construction to solve an oblique Design

Group Task

We are required to propose building that has been constructed by using either a solid or surface construction to study and understand about the structure of the building. In group of 7, we have chose China Pavilion on Shanghai Expo 2010 and research on the structural system on how it function, material and load distrubution.
Then produce a model that as alike as the original building as possible thus show the structural system and some main component of the building.

Chine Pavilion Expo 2010

B cont china pavilion from Teo Kean Hui

My fellow group members and I

Individual Task

In this part, each of us have to choose a construction detail of this building and research then produce 2D detail drawing showing the construction details through isometric or section. I've chosen the detail about how the column and the beam connection.

Detailed drawing

Learning outcomes

• Identifications of basic structural systems in construction
• Compare solid and surface construction systems.
• Differentiate solid and surface construction systems in terms of loads and forces acting on structural
elements.
• Recognize and apply the implications of construction system in design.
• Analyse the issues of strength, stiffness and stability of structures including modes of structural
systems, forces, stress and strain and laws of static.

From this project, I've more understanding on the structure used in the real world construction and what method being used to achieve stability and strength. Besides, I've also learnt to cooperate with group member to be able to complete this task and also time management to held a group meeting to discuss and model making.
To achieve the look alike effect, we are choosing the model making material carefully that most suitable and alike the real construction material of the building we have chosen.