Tutorial 5

ABOVE: Tutorial Exercise-Week 5

The above tutorial exercise is of concrete construction using pre-cast concrete panels. The difference between this tutorial exercise and the previous one, is that insulation has not been used in this tutorial exerise and in the previous tutorial exercise the concrete floor slab is non-structural, whereas in this weeks tutorial exercise, a combination of a reinforced concrete slab and an infil slab make the concrete floor slab structural.

Tutorial 4

ABOVE: Tutorial Exercise-Week 4

This tutorial exercise looks at concrete construction, using pre-cast concrete walls.

Bendigo Market Place Extension Construction Site-Visit 1 (24/03/08)

ABOVE: Photo of Bendigo Market Place Extension showing both existing structure and extension. Also shows steel 'parallel chord' truss, steel portal frame and pre-cast concrete panelling.

ABOVE: Photo of Steel Portal Frame in Bendigo Market Place Extension. Showing connection to original structure (right of photo)

ABOVE: Photo of connection between portal frame and loadbearing pre-cast concrete panels

The photo's above were taken of the Bendigo Market Place Extension showing a steel portal frame. The extension also uses other construction methods along with the steel portal frame. The extension consists of two floors, while the existing structure only has one floor. The below ground floor of the extension will be an underground carpark that uses concrete construction. The ground floor, which is at the same level as and connected to the existing structure, uses loadbearing pre-cast concrete panelling, reinforced concrete slab floor, steel frame and steel 'parallel chord' trusses.



NOTE: The photo's were taken on the 24th March 2008, at Bendigo Market Place, 23-25 Mitchell Street, Bendigo.