Rathbone Wine Group warehouse site revisited

Rathbone Wine Group

CREMA Constructions 

Sabre Drive, Port Melbourne, Vic. 

Above image: the south facade of warehouse. Depicts the near completion of a facade composed of tilt up concrete panels and steel framework that overhangs the tilt up walls (they are canter-levered by the tilt up panels).

Above Image: depicts the bracing required for a concrete lintel and tilt up panels. The bracing is attached to the slab on ground.

Above Image: close up of connection of bracing to concrete lintel and the brace that connects the lintel and tilt up panel. You can see the concrete tilt up panel has a small 'shelf' for the lintel to rest up. To equalise the load passing through the small shelf the brace has been placed on the top. You can also see that there are a number SHS connected to the lintel and panel and they have been connected via bolts through concrete.

Above image: depicts the concrete tilt up panels connected to a concrete footing. Also shows the I-column frame and its connection to the concrete panels. Below is the close up. you can also see the support system being set up for the roof. I am assuming it will be corrugated steel, which will be coated to protect against salt because this site is very close to the Port and if it is not coated then the roof will deteriorate. 

Above image: close up of connection of a concrete tilt up panel to the I column. I have been brain storming on how they connect the panels to the column, perhaps they have used a type of vertical elasto-plastic connector (acts like a high strength glue). Or the are bolted together via braces on the interior side. 

Above image: i just thought this image was interesting because it shows where the concrete panels are going to meet up, you can see what the exterior facade will like like and you can see the interior at the same time. 

Images taken by Rosemary McConville

date images taken: 20.04.08

week 6 tutorial

sorry the image is blurry (long story). This image depicts a two story office  block section taken at the load bearing outer wall and column. 

* both ceilings are suspended and the space between the Universal Beam and ceiling allows services to run through.

* The flashing between the mortar and brick: is no longer fastened because it can result in failure in high winds. 

* key:

> UC: Universal Column

> SHS: Square Hollow Section

> RHS: Round Hollow Section

site visit

This site is in Pot Melbourne next to the bay however i was unable to find a street sign or the location in Melways, so i have sited the permit number instead:

date taken 20.04.08

taken by: myself

permit number: 2007/0138

designer: MIRVAC home builders

I thought this site was interesting because it allows one to visualise the initial steps when  creating a residential property. The footing systems and services have been shown above aswell. 

for those who missed the LYSAGHT lecture

I thought that since a few people were unable to attend the Bluescope guest lectures i would add some information i learnt. Overall the guest lectures were unable to finish the presentation because of time restrictions, overall it was interesting to have additional knowledge about products available.

Bondek II: it is used as a platform during construction and used in suspended floors. It results in less concrete in the slab. It is used instead of plywood during concrete setting.

 

So one product i thought was interesting is CUSTOM BLUE ORB. This product is used for roofing and walling however it designed to curve. It can curve without distortion, one of the lectures' said the smallest circle you can create from this product had a radius of 9 metres!!! thats pretty cool. 

I also looked up this product in the 'Lysaght Referee 31st Edition' handbook (its quiet good) and according to the handbook Custom Blue Orb (please do not quote me, but if you need to quote this information read the book please):

• at the end of the curve there needs to be a minimum of 100 mm straight section (obviously this would effect your design if you decided to use this material)fi
• fixing: it can be pierced fixed to either timber or steel supports. In other words the fasteners that are being used pass through the product. The placement of the fasteners are important as well (the referee does talk about this in more detail).

so they were the two main things i found interesting during the quick presentation.

Below is a picture of:

Public Lavatories

Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Shuhei Endo Architecture Institute

The below project is an interesting example of the use of curved materials. I dont know what product they used but still the possibilities are only expanded.

week 4 and 5 tutorial exercises, fun facts and a reflection on blogging

Week 4: Steel end-wall frame (i know its the wrong direction once more, im still working on fixing that, perhaps a comment on how to fix this????)
above: week 5. Depicts a load bearing pre-cast concrete panel warehouse construction.

Above are the two exercises completed during week 4 and 5!! i just realised that i have referred to the viewers as 'you' however does anyone actually read these blogs apart from the marker? So if 'you' are readings this, perhaps a comment on a post, hint hint ( i know very subtle but i have to try because so far no comments). Therefore, i have decided to add some interesting facts, i said fun in the post name to entice 'you' to read this (tricky hehe) and therefore leave evidence of 'your' existance by ... a comment. 

INTERESTING FACTS 

• A discussion arose from the last tutorial about possible connections between Kliplock and concrete tilt-panels. A few options are as follows:

i. A saw cut

ii. a widget ( a post about widgets shall follow soon)

iii. silicon seal

• Connection information for concrete tilt-up panels: between panels the most common used connection is sealant however grout has more structural strength.  Also tilt-up panels do not have a unified point between them when being joined. Therefore a gasquet (i hope thats spelt that correctly) is placed between the panels. This is then surrounded by sealant. 
• the definition of MASTIC: i heard this term during this weeks lecture and i was a bit confused. So i asked and the response was that mastic describes the expansion joint between a panel and the reinforced concrete floor. 
• For a fire rated staircase concrete is used because of its fire-resistance qualities. However spray on concrete has a life expectancy, and after a certain amount of time the concrete starts to disintegrates. Therefore when a fire occurs the steel can liquify when not protected properly. 
• a blind footing is useful and more simple when  footing is needed and the soil is unstable. a blind footing transfers load into the bedrock rather than being placed into unstable soil.

hope this was interesting for you.

WATERFRONT!

Image 1: Construction of additional part of Waterfront campus
Close up of poured concrete floors
Closer image of one level: steel trusses

Taken: 4.04.08

taken by: Rosemary McConville

Deakin University 

Waterfront Campus

Geelong VIC 3217

I thought i might add some Geelong images, since i spend so much time down here. So here are a few images from the construction next door to Deakin (hopefully our lecturer will be taking us on a tour during Anzac Day, he did hint at it last lecture!). I shall be reposting this site in a few months just so you can compare the progress.