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At 60% completion stage9 storey55 1-2 bedroom residential apartmentsConcrete post tension slabs Steel roof structure Pre-cast panels Ban beam hold slab upBoard pile for heavier buildings loading at end of piles Concrete reinforced only on perimeter to minimise costs 200mm steel slab - $8,000 per tonneOnly steel column on the top level Approximately $350- 500,000 $13 million construction budget Up to 40 people on site per day
Copper PVC storm water, sewage Reinforced concrete block work Steel sheeting stairs form work
Hatch access panel service componentsWith insulation fibreglass
Fire-check fire rating (dividing wall metal stud wall) 90-90-90Concrete slab
Sprinkler for fire rating
Extruded aluminium door frames rubber seal
General Building Details
1st Floor
Ground Floor
Cara BrognoConstructing EnvironmentsWeek 7 Journal('Off Campus' Construction Site Visit)
DuctsExtraction fansStandard galvanised steel sections purlins Cant run flexiduct over 5 metresCast in plates set in concrete
Steel trussCircular bar braces- stop from twistingBatterns to plaster finishes, not studs
Ply used for cabinet and towel rack
Storm water In-situ concrete Brass tap fittings
Single stud wall
Double stud wall offset (gap) for sound infiltration
Steel rods for diagonal bracing
Bolted connection
Drain pipe
9th Floor
Cara BrognoConstructing EnvironmentsWeek 7 Journal('Off Campus' Construction Site Visit)
Cara BrognoConstructing EnvironmentsWeek 7 Journal('Off Campus' Construction Site Visit)
8th Level
Concrete column stacks run through entire building and break the span of slabs Concrete on lower floor are thicker and heavier Seams of floor ply where ply wood joins form work Every slab 2 direction, post tension Steel reinforcement bars connecting panels
Holes to be filled with grout
Crane own footing system (eventually removed by a mobile crane full day time period)Crane has a counter weight on it for balance
3mm steel sheeting To eventually be installed solar panels, duct work & anchoring system
Roof