Structures & Materials Wk 1 Best soil to build on sand (doesnt move, cheap, no clay content) Clay the 2nd

the 2nd worst Filled site the worst ( Have to use piles/ raft slab) Founding depth where you are citing your foundation. Go down 900 moisture level quite low. Platform floor yellow tongue: general use Red tongue: toilets Curing concrete drying the concrete Edge Beam the stiffening beam, main structural component of a slab.

Packing sand normally, naturally occurring sound, max particle size of 3mm, usually washed & has high clay content. Concrete high compressive strength, but lower tensile strength, therefore usually reinforced with materials (steel) strong in tension. Weight - 2.4 tones per cubic m. Waffle slab stays permanently, good thermal protection, allows greater coverage of steel bars. LVL Laminated Veneer Lumber. An engineered wood product that uses multiple layers of thin wood with adhesives. Advantages stronger, straighter, more uniform over typical milled lumber. Less likely to twist, shrink due to its composite nature. Made in a factory under controlled specifications, allows users to reduce onsite labour. Typically used for headers, beams, rim board & edge forming material. Comparable material is (PSL: parallel strand lumber). Posi-struts Advantages: services can be run between chords and webs, load-sharing ability, larger clear spans, less shrinking timber problems, reducing internal load bearing walls. ODHW Ordinary Hardwood. (Common size at 100x 50) stress grade F8. +: cheap. -: unseasoned, heavy. KDHW Kiln dried Hardwood. Seasoning controlled process of reducing moisture content (MC) of timber, so it is suitable for the environment. +: fewer tendencies to warp split or shake. Although lighter, will be stronger/more reliable. High MC is difficult for finishing (paint/varnish). 2 ways of drying Natural (air) or Artificial (Kiln), both are compartmental progressive. Both methods require the timber be stacked & separated to allow the full circulation of air around the stack.

Single span 1 support Continuous span more than 2 supports. The wider the span between supporting structures, the deeper the joist will need to be as to not deflect under load. Ruler Easier to bend because of increased distance of fibers. Plywood Usually 3 or more odd numbers of veneers glued together. Odd numbers: reduces warping. +: flexible, inexpensive, workable, re-usable & locally manufactured. Precast concrete construction product from a controlled environment, transported to the construction site and lifted into place. +: Identical members can be made using the same form/mould, faster erection time, control of concrete quality. -: Have to make sure design incorporates all aspects (openings for pipes/services), bad thermally, once it creates a thermal path making it hard to revert. Building Construction Australia (BCA) R value minimum value of 1.5 (R value is a measure of thermal resistance). Sandwich panel 2 layers of external 60 mm external, 90 mm material inside, therefore sun heats up outer layer, but doesnt go through inner. WMS Work Method Statement, states how it will be accomplished, responsibility passes on through subcontractor. Water is both a live and dead load. 1800 x 1800 grid most economical for 1684. Sub-floor Design Access, Soil type (most important), Storage, Excavation, Slope, Demolition Removal. Strip Footing 3-11TMC: 3 bars, 11mm diameter of each bar, Trench Mesh Activities: soil report/permits, land surveyed, site excavation/ strip, set out, excavation, steel reinforcement, inspection, concrete pour, base brickwork, stump set out, stump holes drilled, inspection, stump placement & concrete pour, bearers & joist, plumbing rough in (if required), sheet flooring.