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QUESTION ONE The Brock Commons house has just been viewed as the tallest wood building in the North America. The structure is 13-story that is found in the Pointe-aux-Lièvre's eco-neighborhood in the city of Quebec. The tall strong timber structure has been developed on the platform made of cement. The structure is 134 feet in its stature. The structure is special by the way that it is comprised of totally the strong wood. The wooden structure is found in the staircases and furthermore in the poles of the lift. The outside walls and the cross are likewise made of the wooden segments. The structure is a mix of the glulam bars and sections and furthermore the CLT segments. The shot which has been made by the new, bigger and the taller building made of wood has been perceived as a choice which is feasible in the nation particularly by the building and the construction network(Poirier et al 2016). The procedure has been made conceivable by the advancement of the results of the forested areas. The methodology and the reasoning of the whole project was essentially to utilize the materials in the most prescribed way which took into account accomplishment of the cross breed arrangement of solid characteristics and timber. QUESTION TWO The various loads on the floors selected for the study Timber FactorsSolution Temperature Timber tends to become much stiffer and brittle when exposed to very high temperature. This normally results into the twisting effects. The construction of the Brock building has used technique of allowance provision to compensate for the effects of the twisting. Moisture The quality of timber is lowered when it is excessively exposed to the moist environment. The timber will actually rot. The construction has used water proof material at the foundation to limit the access of water to the building.
C Concrete Water/cement ratio The construction of the foundation of the building has been done using concrete whose performance is normally affected by the water/ cement ratio. The construction of the structure has employed the right ratio of water /cement so as to improve on the durability of the building. Moisture exposure The concrete is normally affected in terms of the performance when it is exposed to too much moisture content. Use of plastic material that is water proof to limit the moisture exposure Steel Moisture Steel is capable of undergoing rusting when it is excessively exposed to lots of moisture. The steel has been reinforced within the concrete to limit the exposure to moisture. Expansion and contraction The metal will need some allowance due to temperature change for expansion and contraction to take place The construction process has allowed room for the variation of length of the steel due to changes in the temperature.
Figure 1: The dead loads are actually acting downwards (Zhuo 2016). Figure 2: Dead loads acting from the roof system (Zhuo 2016). Figure 3: Dead loads acting on the floors downwards (Zhuo 2016).
QUESTION THREE 1st Storey: Dead Load: What is assumed: The calculation that has been done is on the assumption that the floor is suspended. Floor system = 0.75 kPa (assumed) x (6/2 + 4/2) x (5.6/2 + 4.4/2) = 18.75 kN Column = 0.45 x 0.4 x 4.75x 24 =20.52 kN Wall unit = 20 x 0.175 x (6/2 +4/2) x 4.75 =83.13 kN Total= 121.4kN SecondStorey: Dead Load: Floor = 0.15m (assumed) x 24 x (6/2 + 4/2) x (5.6/2 + 4.4/2) = 90 kN Floor system = 0.75 kPa (assumed) x (6/2 + 4/2) x (5.6/2 + 4.4/2)= 18.75 kN Column = 0.45 x 0.4 x 3.46 x 24 = 15 kN wall system = 20 x 0.175 x (6/2 + 4/2) x (5.6/2 + 4.4/2) = 60.55 main Beam = 24 x 0.6m x 0.8m x (6/2 + 4/2) = 57.6 kN Supporting beam = 24 x 0.25 x 0.45 x (6/2+ 4/2) = 13.5 kN Total = 256.4 kN Live Load:
LL = 4 KN//m2(assumed) x (6/2 + 4/2) x (5.6/2 + 4.4/2) =100 kN Second upper or Third storey (i) Dead Load: System Slab = 0.15m (assumed) x 24 x (6/2+ 4/2) x (5.6/2) =51.4 kN Beam = 24 x 0.6m x 0.8m x 6=68.1 KN Floor system = 0.75 kPa (assumed) x (6/2 + 4/2) x(5.6/2) =10.5kN Vertical Column = 0.45 x 0.4 x 3.06 x 24 =12.22 kN wall system = 20 x 0.175 x (6/2 + 4/2) x 3.06 =54.55 kN Total = 197.77 kN (ii) Live Load: (2ndUpper StoreyRooms) LL = 4 KN/m2(assumed) x (6/2 + 4/2) x (5.6/2) =50 kN (2d) Roof Level: Wall unit = 20 x 0.175 x 1.81 x (6/2+ 4/2) =32 kN Dead Load service = 0.75 kPa (assumed) x (5.6/2 + 4.4/2) x (6/2 + 4/2) =18.75 kN Total =53.75 kN
Dead Loads of roof = 0.75KN/m2x5 x5=14.17 Roof Materials kN = 1.5KN//m2x5 x5 =57.25 KN Addition of Dead Load = 122.4 + 255.4 + 197.77 + 51.75 + 56.25 =682.57 kN Base strip Size of 2m width (instead of 4m) x 4m (range Length) x .75mm thick Loads on the Ground Footing Foundation= 24.0 x 2 x 4 x .75 =145.0 KN Pressure force on the soil = 989.64 / (2.0 x 4.0) = 124.71 KN//m2 4 Plan for live loads
5. Dynamic load calculation Taking into account the height of the building that has been assumed to be 4.4m ,the multiplication thus becomes 4.4*maximum number of floors A=W*L 4.4*0.5*1/12 =0.125ft2 but P=0.00256*V2 =70*70*0.00256;12.5 The value of the coefficient is equivalent to 0.8; therefore F=0.125*12.5*0.8=1.25. 6 Durability Steel is typically influenced by the procedure of the corrosion. This can be controlled by the utilization of the galvanic erosion insurance. The solid might be
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