Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Site Visits

Footing system for Stanchion Column. (Pad Footing) hold down bolts are used in making a rigid connection between the steel column and concrete.
Reinforcement bars embedded in tilt-up slab. The verticals are steel bars, ligatures wrap around these bars to hold them in place


Site Visits

Pakington Street - development
Geelong West


Tilt-up pre-cast concrete construction: manufactured off-site ensures high accuracy/factory conditions.

Hope Street - Office Complex
Geelong West

Steel portal frame construction. Here we see the exposed Z perlins, Rafters, Cross Bracing, Columns, and connection cleats.
Tilt-up concrete panels .

Detail of fly bracing > purlins to rafter connection. No welding is evident, hence holes have been pre-cut saving time and health/sa


Bolted connection as opposed to welding. These holes are pre-determined by engineers.