Finished Model

This is my Model fully constructed showing the intersection of my two processes.

Building My Model

I Started to build my model using clamps to hold it into position and using a hot glue gun for fixing because it held the MDF to together very well and also acted as a fillet weld.

Cutting Materials for my Model

I went and purchased my materials from mitre 10 and cut it up according to the cutting list. Pictures show the tools that were used and the techniques i used.

Precast Panels

I was unable to go to a factory that produced precast panels as they were located in melbourne or they were to busy to see me so i did some research on the net and found some infomation as well as pictures.

Major Project - My Schedule of Work

Friday: Do rough draft of my mind map.

Saturday: Complete Mind map and start laying out the poster including pictures.

Sunday: Complete most of the Model.

Monday: See Coen Pre Cast Panels for images, Finish the Model.

Tuesday: View a Crane Lift and Finsh Poster.

Wednesday: Hand Project in and Hope for the Best.

Major Project - Spotlight at Belmont

This porject that in under construction is a Spotlight in Belmont I went here to view panels being errected. I am also booked into go view another lift early next week.

This image shows how the panels and the steel are transported to site.



Although bad quality this image show the panel being put into place.



This image shows the lift points of the panel.

Major Project - Belmont Timber

I visited Belmont Timber to further my understanding of long span portal frame buildings.

This image depicts the intersection point between a new building and an exciting building. Although it may be hard to see but you can see the different method of bracing to the building on the left compared to the new building on the right.



This image shows how the purlins connect to the rafter via cleats. Note the diagonal bracing on some of the purlins.



This shows the knee joint of the portal frame using haunching.

Major Project - Atex Steel

I went and visited Atex steel to talk about the process that they take part in, i got some shop drawings and some photos of there workshop.

Heres a shopdrwaing of a rafter for one of there projects.


Here is where all the cleats and end plates are made and stored for later use.

This shows a rafter being fabricated by welding on end plates and cleats.

This Shows a rafter ready to be taken to site via a truck.

This is a 2t crane used to move the steel around the workshop.

Major Project - Meeting with Draftsman and Engineer

I went and had a chat with Rob Harrington about gettin some drawings as well as an idea of how the process's of the building take place he was able to supply me with two sections and also helped me get into contact with the other trades resposable for building the project.

This section is of a portal frame building using tilt panels as cladding the span of the building is 26m and it uses a box gutter.


This section is of a portal frame building using tilt panels as cladding, the building spans 40m and uses a facia gutter.

Week Three - Portal Frame End Section

After looking at drawings and building I came up with this section.

Week Two - Portal Frame Detail

Here is my portal frame detail.

Week One - East Swanson Docks

The building that i decided to photograph was the straddle maintenance workshop which is located at East Swanson Docks. The Building is used for maintenance work, this needed to be taken into consideration when building the portal frame building to allow for a over head crane to be properly be supported.

This picture shows the overview of the building from outside.



This picture is of a building next door which is a typical light weight portal frame building.



This picture shows part of the over head crane as well as the general make up of the steel work.



This Detail Depicts the join between the rafter and the stanchion above a roller door.



This Detail shows the way that all the rafters meet the stanchion in one of the corners.