Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Week 1-Photo's of a building during construction

The following photos are of a commercial development in Pakington St, Geelong West, using concrete and steel construction. Consisting of 10 retail spaces and 4 office spaces, the work was carried out by Lyon Construction and designed by Peter O'Reilly.



Front Entrance
This photo shows the architectually designed front entrance with members that are more decorative than structural.


Side View
This is a view of the retail shops (ground level) and office space (top floor).



Detail of UB
This is a detail of a universal beam connected to a universal column. A cleat is welded to the end of the UB and bolted to the UC. The concrete suspended slab is cast on site using formwork.


Ceiling

This a photo of various structural elements such as a UB, ceiling and fly bracing, purlins and timber studs. Welded cleats fix the UB to the purlins. The truss in the back wall consists of struts and webbing, which prevents distortion from lateral wind loads.