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Week 1 Studio session activity report

Theme: compression

Studio ActivitiesMaterial: a kind of Timber wood which is a composite material, seemingly baned insome countries.

Activity requirement#to build a tower as tall as possible, and with possible few material.#the tower should be able to accommodate an object, (say, it is a little toy elephantin this case, which is supposed to be able to move in and out.)

Key points, aim#to get information of construction concept,#block laying techniques

Load path diagram#Principle: the applied load at the top gives a compression to the loadsunder it. This strength is delivered continuously to each where thestructure is formed and supported. Forces are formed by factors ofdirection and scale, and each force have an opposite force to keepstability. As shown on the diagram, the force of compression isdelivered to the ground which the feet of this structure are. While theground has also generated a force back on feet to keep it stable.#Reference linkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y__V15j3IX4&feature=youtu.behttps://app.lms.unimelb.edu.au/bbcswebdav/courses/ENVS10003_2014_SM1/WEEK%2001/Basic%20Structural%20Forces%201.pdf

Initial plan#initially, we planned to build a tower with concrete basis of a round shape,subsequently with blocks placing on. We assumed the diameter of the roundbecome diminishing as the tower goes higher.

Barrier/ Conflict#as the “construction” going in process, at the rather beginning we changed ouridea to make the basis a square. Followed by a rather rectangular structure

#another rather frightening part of this construction is to leave anentrance for the elephant to be accommodated. By referencing othergroup’s example, we learned the layer at where the entrance isMuch more diverse than other side

# In case ofpreventing thehigher layer of thetower is leaning tofall, we fixed withother several blocksto support. While,later on we find it isunnecessary for theconcrete load path.

Other groupAs the diagram shows,the side by side blocks,as a system of load pathhave hold on the weight,the number of the blocksis more than other layer.Thus every individualblock has load on smallerforce.

Final outcome

Finally, we managed to take away blocks from the model, amazingly we find themodel still stable after taking away a lot of them. The load path has shown itsstrength.

Glossary#Masonry, is bricks or pieces of stone which have been stuck together with cementas part of a wall or building. Like a pyramid.

#Reaction force, when one object apply a strength on another object and keepstable, the other object must be having apply a strength back on it.

Week 2 knowledge map

Building system

StructuralSystem

Structure system

Solidstructure e.g.Great Wall

EnclosureSystem

FrameSystem:Eiffel Tower

Mechanical/service System

Sheel system:Sydney OperaHouse

#Superstructure#Columns,Beams,Loadbearing

Hybrid system:BeijingOlympic Park:Bird Nest

#door,windows, roof,facade,exterior walls

#water supply system,#sewage disposal#Heating, ventilating#electricity

Week 2 Studio session activity report

Theme: FrameMaterial: Balsa Wood stick

TaskTo build a frame structural tower with balsa wood stick and glue. # pay attention tothe joint.

Plan and in practice# a concrete basis to support the tower where the podia is tightly fixed.*difficulty__ glue stick does not work well on the slippy surface of the balsa woodstick.

# a back bone should be going through the whole structure as a support, attachedwith other several sticks to be supporting the construction.* problem: still the glue, we substituted with tape, while the take will cover thesurface of the stick, thus it shall be very hard to bound many stick at the same levelof a stick.

Frame Analysis

#long podia, stretch out tospread the weight

#connection from thepedia to the main trunk,in order to make morestable structure

Problems

# although we took the height of the tower into consideration, the podia we made,which was later on found still not sufficiently long enough to have a stable structure

#lack of preparation of material. Thus we could not efficiently connect the sticks

Comparison with others’ idea#typical stable and material-savingstructure, with stable triangular crosssection and neat structure.

Glossary#structural joint1*Pinned joints theoretically allow rotation but resist translation in any direction.2*Fixed joints maintain the angular relationship between the jointed elements,restrain rotation and translation in any direction, and provide both force andmoment resistance.3* Roller joints allow rotation but resist translation in a direction perpendicular intoor away from their faces.