Article 3-Three Dimensional Modelling of Steel Portal Buildings

Mahendran, M & C Moore 1999, Three Dimensional Modelling of Steel Portal Buildings, August Edition, Journal of Structural Engineering.

As this article was from an engineering journal, it included many technical calculations that I didn't need. But despite this it did look at the structure of a steel portal frame. It looked at the cladding, bracing and details of a test portal frame that they constructed. I found the details to be of the most use.

Article 2-LVL

Forest & Wood Products Australia 2007, LVL, Timber.org.au, retrieved 30th May 2008, http://www.timber.org.au/NTEP/menu.asp?id=103#LVL_beams

This article looks at the material Laminated Veneer Lumber, or LVL. It looked at its manufacture, typical uses andproperties. It helped me to understand why LVL is used in Timber Portal Frame Construction.

Article 1: St Andrews Anglican Church - Timber Portal Frame

The church is a timber portal frame building using LVL box beams. The church was designed by Innovarchi Architects, and the structural engineers were Timberbuilt, and Reinhold and Stanaway. The church is located in Barry Street, Gracemere, Central Queensland and was constructed in 1995.

The article provided an overview of the construction technique used (timber portal frame). It looked at the materials used in this particular project, the type of joints that occur in a timber portal frame as well as the design features of the church.

Susan Fergueon, St Andrews Anglican Church, Forest & Wood Products Australia, retrieved 26/05/08, <http://www.timber.org.au/NTEP/Resources/08s.pdf >.

Tutorial 6

Above: Typical two storey office block section taken between columns.

This section shows the use of composite construction, which is a form of construction where two materials combine, taking the beneficial qualities from both materials. E.g. Steel and Concrete; tensile strength taken from steel and compressive strength taken from concrete.