Construction workshop activity template (1)

CONSTRUCTING ENVIRONMENTS ENVS10003

ACTIVITY_CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP

NAME: Tang Xin You

GROUP MEMBERS: Joshua Chan, Vuk Milacic

1_DESCRIPTION (length, width, depth, composition and structural properties) AND PHOTO OF ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED

Materials: Ply Wood, Pine Wood, Hammer, Nails, Saw, Set Square, Tape Measure

2_PHOTO AND DESCRIPTION OF ALL TOOLS USED

Hammer: - Delivers impact to an object

- Drive nails into wood

Saw: - To cut through wood

Tape Measure: - To measure the span of the wood

Set Square: - To allow various angles to be drawn



3_SKETCH OF YOUR DESIGN AND PHOTOS OF ALL FOUR DESIGNS



4_PHOTO AND DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE AND FAILURE MECHANISM OF ALL FOUR DESIGNS

• Small pieces about 2 inches and 7 inches in span respectively are cut • The 7 inch piece is nailed in the middle of the remaining wood • Our assumption was that the thicker the beam, the stronger it would be

• Clearly we were wrong because the load path of this beam is only up to 100kg. • There were numerous reasons for the failure of this structure.



• They were o Wrong nails were used for the structure, hence not tightly locked in together o Design was not compact enough

5_DESCRIPTION/DEFINITION OF THE FOLLOWING KEY CONCEPTS

Span_

- The full extent of something from end to end.

Cross Section_

- A surface or shape that is or would be exposed by making a straight cut through something, esp. at right angles to an axis.

Strength_

- The quality of being strong

Compression_

- A force acting on a body, tending to compress the body. (Pushing action).



Tension_

- The state of being stretched tight

Flexion_

- The action of bending

Shear_

-

Deflection_

- The degree to which a structural element is displaced under a load

Buckling_

6_EXTRA NOTES AND COMMENTS

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