Building Construction II

Project 1 : Skeletal Construction (Temporary Bus Shelter}

Experiencing and understanding skeletal construction is important as it is one of the most widely used structures for building support. As a designer we should know how skeletal structure works.

Objectives & Learning Outcomes

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.
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

Report

Structural Model

Project 2 : Understanding Forces in Building Construction

A building normally comprises of several different types of constructional systems, either due to its function or building code requirements. As designers, it is very important that you understand when and where each of the different type of constructional system is used. Today, tensile and grid shell construction methods are becoming widely used structures for building support. It provides the required load bearing resistance and aesthetics required by designers. Today, technological advancement is creating the path for innovations in building construction through exploration of materials, construction techniques and information technologies to produce more effective design approaches and features that will suit the designers’ preferences, environment needs and etc..

Objectives & Learning Outcomes

To create an understanding of building components used and its assembly.
To demonstrate good drawing skills in building details and how it reacts under loading and force
Identifications of basic structural systems in construction
Differentiate in terms of loads and forces acting on structural elements

Model ; Millennium Dome

Presentation Boards

Sypnosis

For this module, both prject 1 & 2 tasks are assigned to us to improve our knowledge based on what we had learnt during lecture and tutorials. After going through the lectures and tutorials by lecturers, I have learnt a lot and gain a lot of knowledge about how different components and formwork are formed during constructions from the simplest to more complicated method of construction. Besides that, we also have to manage our time well inorder to complete the assignment on time.