Week 6 constructing environment studio journal
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Constructing environment
Week 6 studio journal
Jianpeng Deng, 657598
This week, regarding to the e-learning section, the videos are mainly about the
materials that are used for construction purpose. More specifically, it is about
metals, the nature of which is malleable and ductile, it means that metals can be
made in any shape, and they are ‘elastic’ enough to be bent and they are not
brittle. Of all the metals, iron is widely used in construction industry and this is
because iron is one of commonly seen elements in the world, which turns out it is
a cheap material. Also, we are introduced other metals like aluminum, copper
and zinc; each of them has strengths in different aspects, therefore they are used
in very different ways, for example, copper is cheap and well-conductive and so it
is generally used in electrical wires. Alloys are combinations of different metal
elements so as to achieve certain purpose; for example, bronze that is made of
copper and tin is excellent at sustainability. Moreover, the very downside about
metals is corrosion or rust, therefore, protections are very necessary; there are
few ways to prevent metals from rusting, they are painting/lacquering that cover
a layer of insulation on metals, and electro plating is that one metal is carried by
electrical current to cover the surface of another.
For the in-class section, the four groups take turns to explain the findings about
the building drawings they are assigned to, the buildings are Eastern Student
Centre, Msle building, Queens college extension and Ormond theology center
reception. Msle building is my group’s task, we take notes of the building
structures like primary and secondary structures, walls, roof and the corridor on
first floor, and all this information will be helpful in the following model making.
Primary structure is the main structure that transfers both live and dead loads to
the ground, in this case, it refers to the walls at both sides and the stairs at the
back of the structure. Secondary structure is the sub-structure that the main
purpose of which is not to be load-bearing; however, in some ways it does help to
transfer loads to the ground, in this case, the façade of the structure should be
included in this category, since the load of the roof mostly relies on the walls at
both sides, therefore, the front door is rather individual.
Here are the pictures of the model of Msle building as shown below. This is not
the whole structure of Msle building, but only to the grid 1-2 times A-E in
accordance with the drawings, it clearly shows the corridor in first floor that is
supported by the a “I”-shape beam and “C”-shape purlin, in addition, the roof is
made of plasterboard ceiling at the bottom, and then on the above there are
beams, metal cladding and roof insulation at the very top.
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