Purlin Essays

  • Causes Of The Collapse Of Southland Stadium

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    These spine trusses supports an area of half of the event courts and one quarter half of the community courts2. The entire roof comprised of 0.55mm thick profiled metal sheet cladding supported on the cold formed steel purlins with two lines of purlin braces in each bay. These purlins were supported by the steel roof trusses which are fabricated from Rectangular hollow sections and square hol... ... middle of paper ... ...gs should not be opened to public until and unless it has been carefully

  • Log Home Construction

    1976 Words  | 4 Pages

    The Non-Traditional structure that I chose to design is a log home. When doing research on styles of construction I was a little overwhelmed with the options that are available for construction methods. The first thing I needed to find out is what type of footing and foundation is needed to support the immense weight of the logs. An 8"x16" footing and 8" foundation is sufficient enough to support the weight of a log home. There are three different options available for supporting the floor joist

  • Truss Configuration

    856 Words  | 2 Pages

    centre distance span: 2m • Height of building : 5m The dimension details of the truss are given in table 1. Roof trusses are subjected to the following types of load: • The dead loads of roof trusses consists of weight of roof covering , weight of purlins, weight of festering and self weight of the trusses. • live load or imposed load IS 875-1987 (Part-2) recommends that for roofs with slope up to and including 100. Live load measured on plan should be taken as 1500 N/m2 where access to roof is provided

  • Essay On Ancient Hawaii

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    Ancient Hawaii, an old civilization. This has shaped modern Hawaii and our lives. From its climate, politics, education, religion, art and architecture, technology, economics, and social live. The ancient Hawaiians are fascinating. The Islands of Hawaii are located in the Pacific Ocean with eight main islands. Its climate is mild and summer highs are usually in the upper 80s and winters are in the low 80s. There are also wet and dry seasons on the islands. Due to the rain, The islands has become

  • Comparing Kinkaku-Ji, Golden Pavilion, And The Forbidden Cities

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    The architecture of China and Japan was very advanced during the early ages of the world. Some examples of architectural achievement were the the Kinkaku-ji, Golden Pavilion, and the Forbidden City, both significant for their time. Different and similar influences created major contrast and resemblance. Chinese gardens created a natural beauty throughout the country. The Japanese made elegant profiles to their buildings along with plain interiors to create a simple elegance. In sum, the vibrance

  • Internal Architecture Trumps the Need for Beautiful External Architecture

    1415 Words  | 3 Pages

    Introduction. Since 1970, there has been a high alert for environmental problems. Some people may think that automobiles are the main cause of the non-recyclable resource. Even building and homes use half of the non-recyclable resource. Sustainability architecture is not the newest concept. The sustainable architecture is rarely ever used, reason behind is the both the architect and the client. It’s the job of architect to involve the client in the idea of the sustainable architecture. Due to the

  • Bunker Hill Bridge Analysis

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    The Bunker Hill Bridge in Catawba County in North Carolina was built in 1895 and reconstructed in 1994. The bridge is significant because it is the only remaining historic type of "Improved Lattice Truss" bridge. This historic construction was patented in 1839 by Herman Haupt and in 1894, commissioners of Catawba County asked the residents to construct a bridge over Lyles creek. The Haupt truss design is of civil engineering interest because it is an example of innovation in mid 19th century bridge

  • Brick Building Case Study

    3779 Words  | 8 Pages

    BRICK CONSTRUCTION Introduction Brick is a small rectangular shape solid, one brick cannot build anything. However, stacking bricks can make wall, brick wall can support building. China have long history of using brick structure, this research is to study what is brick structure, how can it adapt in modern architecture and how can brick structure affect the construction method of modern architecture. Following study will mainly research on the types of brick, how to construct brick wall and brick