Lai Mun's
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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 2 (ARC 2513)
Project 1 : Skeletal Construction “A Shelter For One”
Introduction
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.
Tasks
In this project, we are grouped into a team of 6 and construct a shelter according to the following specifications.
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SCALE-Your shelter should be constructed to fit for one person in a sitting position (1:1 ). Max height is 1.5m. Max base size is 0.75 x 0.75 m
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CONSTRUCTION- It should demonstrate the knowledge of skeletal frames and its joints (Should be elevated at least 5 inches from the ground)
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JOINTS-The joints should be constructed to reflect actual joints. Eg, if a group chooses recycle steel materials for the frame, the joints should be made to resemble bolts and nuts etc. You are not allowed to use inappropriate materials for joints such as rope for steel.
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MATERIALS- You are only allowed to use recycle materials such as newspaper, pet bottles, cans, etc. However, the chosen materials must relate to its function. Eg, roofing materials should not be made from newspaper.
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OTHER DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS- This is just a minor component however; the shelter should be light and portable. (Resistant to outdoor weather, Allows easy access in and out from the shelter, Shelter SHOULD NOT BE OVERLY DESIGN and must conform to the design criteria)
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TEST-The completed shelter will be tested to withstand the weight of average 60kg person up to 2 minutes.
Finally, we are to document the analysis of the design, construction progress and test result into an A3 bound report.
Report :
Conclusion
Through this project, I have a battle understanding of skeletal structure and its relevant structural components and apply these construction systems into design. I am also able to understand how skeletal structure reacts under loading and recognize the implication of construction systems in design. Besides that, I am also able to analyse the issues of strength, stiffness and stability of structures including modes of structural systems, forces, stress and strain and law of static. Finally, even though we did not have a good result in this project, we were happy because we were able to explore new and creative construction designs which were a little different compared to the rest of our classmates.