01 floor system BuildingConstruction151 The idea of a Floor System FLOORS Floor system are a building’s primary element supports both loads: a) Live load- I.e people‚ movable equipment) b) Dead loads-(weight of floor construction itself) Floor system transfers loads to: beam column or bearing walls. A construction‚ on ground level or at an upper level of a building or structure‚ on which people walk or place furniture or appliances. It is part of a room or space that forms it’s lower enclosing
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Unit 7 - Reinforced concrete slabs. (Study time allocation – 15 hours) Introduction. The topic of reinforced concrete slabs is somewhat related to that of beams but also needs to be considered as a separate unit. Types of slab. 1. Single span solid slab. 2. Single span ribbed slab. 3. Two way “waffle” slab. 4. Flat slab – No column drops 5. Flat slab showing column drop. Analysis of
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Effects of Reinforcement on Pile Integrity Testing and Possible Ssolutions Pile Integrity Testing (PIT) is a nondestructive low strain method used to determine the either the integrity or the length of the pile based on a known or assumed wave speedfor testing pile integrity in concrete piles. This method involves mounting an accelerometer on the pile top and sending a force wave through the pile using a set ofsmall hammers varying from 1 lb to 8 lb. When the hammer impact sendsprovides the stress
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The Anzac Bridge was first opened in 1995 was designed by Ken Wheeler from the RTA and took 6 years to build by the company Baulderstone Hornibrook. It is cable stayed bridge with a semi fan arrangement of the cables. It was built to replace the Glebe Island Bridge due to the bridge being unable to cope with large amounts of traffic. The Anzac Bridge was designed as a motorway to ease congestion and allow my traffic to flow through the bridge as well as including pedestrian paths and a bicycle path
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Why Should You Choose Concrete Paving? Determine the Exceptional Qualities of Concrete Paving Concrete pavers are an excellent choice for any outdoor surface. It’s ideal to use for your driveways‚ sidewalks‚ patios‚ and pool decks. They also come in a wide selection of styles and colors. You will surely have endless ideas on how you can improve your landscape if you use concrete pavers. So if you are planning to renovate your outdoor space soon‚ concrete paving is perfect for you. To get you more
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Control‚ Inc. v. Robert and Margo Rebar1010897Supreme Court of AlabamaDecember 13‚ 2002FactsOn August 28‚ 2000‚ Cook’s Pest Control and Mr. & Mrs. Rebar entered into a renewable "Termite Control Agreement" for 1 year. Under that agreement‚ Cook’s Pest Control was obligated to inspect for and treat termites for the Rebars. On August 16‚ 2001‚ Mrs. Rebar paid for the renewal of the contract and submitted an "Addendum to Customer Agreement". The agreement changed the terms of the contract‚ including
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lengthy‚ and gave the contractor way too many opportunities to claim extra compensation‚ especially if the contractor was working in cahoots with the architect. Work was proceeding on schedule when the city building inspector red-tagged the job. The rebar design‚ according to the inspector‚ did not meet code. The only practical solution was to add reinforcing steel. Elmer did his homework. He knew his contractor‚ J&G‚ would try to rob him‚ so he got check bids in advance. The
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focusing on the big picture (Rebar & Gersch‚ 2015); while a quantitative study breaks a problem down into small pieces and focuses on specific parts to see how they all relate (Rebar & Gersch‚ 2015). Qualitative methods focus on subjective information‚ and never try to predict or control the phenomenon of interest (Rebar & Gersch‚ 2015); on the other hand‚ quantitative methods focus on statistics and objective information‚ and can yield predictions and control (Rebar & Gersch‚ 2015). 2. What type
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safety and health programs have steps or measures to protect construction workers from falls on sites. Most fall-related injuries occur from unprotected side walls‚ wall openings‚ floor holes‚ not using scaffolding correctly‚ unguarded protruding rebar and not using ladders correctly‚ (OSHA‚ 2010). Falls from a height or from an elevation will count towards one third of all deaths in construction. Majority of construction work is conducted above ground‚ several stories in the air. Leading cause
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excavation machines Rebar Work: is used to reinforce the foundations‚ its sizes‚ configuration and installation is carried out in accordance with architect technical design. The main components of rebar are steel bars‚ offset bends‚ stirrups‚ hairpins‚ dowels‚ corner bars‚ etc. This task involves lots of manual handling whilst moving the steel bars‚ long sitting or standing in awkward body position and repetitive hand movement in teams of wires snap tying and using hand pliers. Fig. 4. Rebar
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