Steel Portal Frame Construction

This is a drawing of part of a steel portal structure. It is fully labelled with all the parts that are used to construct this type of building. It is hard to see the cleats and purlins correctly however they are labelled so hopefully you get the gist of it.

Bunnings Warehouse

For this weeks activity i have choosen Bunnings warehouse situated in Warnponds just below the Deakin campus. This is an example of a long span, single story building. The photo shows a large overview of the building and and helps demonstrte the massive size of it.
This is a steel column that is at one of the ends and in the centre of the buliding. This column would be one of the main structual elements in the building. The picture also shows two large rafters bolted to the cetre column.
This is a close detail of a very complicated section of the building. It shows round beams bolted to a centre column which provide bracing at the edge of the building. You can also see a large rafter that is also bolted to the centre column.