THE THINKER ARCHILOGS
CHRISTOPHER DAVID NG MAN KING
BUILDING STRUCTURES (ARC 2423)
PROJECT 1: Fettucine Truss Bridge
Project 1 has for aim to enhance the understanding about the strength of materials from the strongest to the weakest in appearance. In order to prove that the smallest and simplest material could withstand consequent loads, the fettucine, a simple piece of baked pasta has been chosen as material for the upcoming fettucine bridge. The goal was to reach the highest loading limit with a bridge of least than 150g in weight and with a constant clearance of 500mm.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Ability to understand strength of materials
2. Ability to identify type of truss bridges
3. Ability to design truss systems from existing truss bridges systems
4. Understanding of forces in a structure
5. Ability to recognize loading limit and failure points
6. Ability to design adequate and stable truss bridges
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PROJECT 2: Extension Proposal of a R.C. bungalow
Project 2 has for aim to contribute in the understanding of the importance of forces in real construction context. As for reference, the project, mostly based on the R.C bungalow extension is an exercise designed to help understand the load path and force distribution of within an existing structure. This exercise is mostly based on the employment of UBBL constants, shear force diagrams, UDL, point loads and bending moment diagram. Each student was to design a proposal of an R.C. Bungalow Extension not more than 100 sq m and compulsorily to be of two storeys.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Ability to understand strength of materials
2. Ability to identify one way and two ways slabs
3. Ability to design skeletal structures containing columns and beams
4. Understanding of forces in a structure
5. Ability to recognize loading limit and failure points
6. Ability to identify loading factors such as live load and dead load.
7. Ability to design spaces for a particular activity only as the space will be subject to a certain loading limit.
The picture shows the skeletal structure of the R.C. bungalow extension proposal.
