And the BLOG begins

Greetings all,

The Construction and Structures Blog has began, with the first tut exercise: at least 3 photos of a commercial construction site.

The site I visited is a local shopping centre (Epping Plaza (think the Epping train line and you'll have an idea of where it is)) under its stage 2 construction.

this photo shows the overall stage the building is at, nearly completed on the outside however the front entrance area still showing its 'skeleton' of mainly steel framing.

This photo is the other side of the building, being a shopping centre it is yet another entrance, however unlike the previous side the aesthetic part is completed. Note the timber trusses used in the adjacent areas (i know its hard to see hence then next picture). possible a cost cutting element seeing that timber could easily cater for the not so large span.

close up of the timber trusses used

this photo demonstrates the variation between a store construction and the internal walkway of the centre. the shop has columns scattered around helping carry the roof load while also seperating the space, while the walkway is an open space which would have used long spanning steel.

that concludes the 1st post, be on the watch for a possible update on this buildings process in the weeks to come.