KRISTOPHER TEOH
ARCHITECTURE LIFE
Building Construction 2 (ARC 2513)
Project 1: Understanding Forces In A Skeletal Structure
Project 1 was to introduce us to skeletal structures in construction and to help us have a better understanding of how it works. Skeletal structures are meant to support the loads and transfer the forces produced by them all the way to the ground and then the foundation of the building.
For this project, My team and I were tasked to construct a skeletal tower using our knowledge on skeletal construction and how the forces work within them. Before constructing the main skeletal tower, we experimented with several ways to make the structure and determine which ones to use in the final product. However, after we constructed the structure and tested it with several loads, the structure collapsed at only 18kg. We realised the main problem with our structure was due to the vertical supports not being well connected all the way down. Therefore, the load could not be transfered properly downwards. This cause the structure to twist and then break appart upon reaching 18kg.
For project 2, groups of students are suppose to create a model showing materially and construction details based on surface construction or soild consruction.Once the model is done, we had to make a report. After that, individually, we were suppose to provide technical drawings based on the building we selected.
We were tasked with making a model based on a surface structure as told by our lecturer. My group decided to go with the Bird's Nest Stadium in China for the surface construction model. The model was made using only white board. We cut out the shape of the steel beams and truss and assembled them using glue. Strips were used to create the random pattern of steel structure that created the bid nest effect. We decided to spray the model with metallic spray to make the model look like a steel structure just like the original building. Finally, we used tracing paper to represent the PTFE membrane at the top of the structure.
Project 2: Understanding Forces In Solid Structure and Surface Structure
