Sentences with phrase «of timber structure»

We can supply and fabricate all components of a timber structure - from mass timber products such as CLT and NLT, to steel connectors, cables, and castings, to integrated structural panels complete with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems pre-installed in our shop.

They may be for holding up posts of a timber structure inside the ditch, or they could be pits that have small cremations in them — something you do find in Cornish barrows.

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Unlike the 18 - storey student residence rising at the University of B.C., or the 25 - storey office tower planned for Vienna, the proposed Terrace House is not entirely wood - framed; developer PortLiving is calling it a «hybrid timber structure» — wood framed on its upper floors, but using more conventional steel and concrete construction methods lower down.

Since I have a reporter's pass, I have 45 minutes to explore the world's largest free - standing timber - frame structure free of tourists.

Zubizarreta says the reason is as follows: «People are somewhat wary of the idea of living in a wooden house: it's an organic material, it's less consistent that concrete or steel and can catch fire, etc.» In this researcher's view, the reason for this wariness is largely a cultural one: «Today, there are excellent treatments to improve the durability of timber; with respect to behaviour in the event of fire, the CTE - M standard specifies how the structure has to be designed.

Mikel Zubizarreta, a member of the UPV / EHU's IT 781 - 13 group, highlights the advantages of timber in building works: «Although it is not as tough as other materials used in structures, it is a better insulator, in other words, it is more energy - efficient and less dense so the structure weighs less.

Before the IT 781 - 13 group explored these timber structures, they looked at the Environmental Contribution Index of Concrete Structures (2008) and the Index of Steel Structurstructures, they looked at the Environmental Contribution Index of Concrete Structures (2008) and the Index of Steel StructurStructures (2008) and the Index of Steel StructuresStructures (2011).

In the current tests of the two - story, 22 - foot - tall structure, the researchers are studying the behavior of full - scale seismic safety systems made from advanced wood materials — including rocking walls, which can rock during a temblor and then re-center back by itself, and a mass timber floor designed to withstand strong earthquakes.

«The novel lightweight construction materials resemble the framework structure of a half - timbered house with horizontal, vertical, and diagonal struts,» says Jens Bauer, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

Previously responsible for the Creation Museum, the organisation has constructed the world's largest timber - frame structure, a 160 - metre - long, 25 - metre - high biblical boat, built in part to «dispel doubts that Noah could have fit two of every kind of animal onto a 500 - foot - long ark».

At the Vienna University of Technology, a completely new construction method has been developed, which does not require any timber structures at all: a flat concrete slab hardens on the ground, and then an air cushion below the plate is inflated, bending the concrete and quickly forming a sustainable shell.

Benson suggests that much of the corn consumed by the ancient people of Chaco may have come from the Chuska Slope, the eastern flank of the Chuska Mountains some 50 miles west of Chaco Canyon that also was the source of some 200,000 timbers used to shore up Chaco Canyon masonry structures.

An overview of the main technologies used to date historic structures and their components focusing on dendrochronology, radiocarbon dating and Hurford Wholesale is a distributor specialising in Native Hardwoods of Joinery Timber, Solid & Engineered Flooring, Decking, Wall Cladding & more.

The solid structure of a timber gate provides the optimum privacy with matching pedestrian access gates available, making it the perfect choice for family homes and commercial properties.

As a result of # 2.8 million of construction work, the school's old buildings have been replaced with a single - storey insulated timber structure, which features modern heating, lighting and ventilation systems to ensure excellent energy efficiency.

At the heart of this design are glued laminated (Glulam) timber support beams which would normally enable the structure to span large distances without intermediate columns, creating an uninterrupted composition.

Play areas with colourful safety surfacing, timber play structures, and installations that challenge children visually, physically and emotionally, in terms of problem solving and working as part of a team, are replacing the soulless asphalt playgrounds of my youth.

School grounds should be inspected for potential hazards such as: • Verandah poles outside doorways, in thoroughfares or in situations where students are unlikely to see them, especially while running; • Steps and changes in level which are poorly proportioned, difficult to see or lack handrails; • Fencing, gates and railings which students climb and which have structural problems, sharp protrusions, splinters or other hazards; • Trip hazards at ground level — protruding drainage pit covers, irregular paving, cracks or tree roots in thoroughfares, broken off post or other remnants of old structures; • Loose gravely surfaces on slopes and where students run; • Slippery patches which may stay damp in winter; • Rocks which students can fall onto or throw around; • Embankments which students can slip down or which have protruding sharp objects; • Blind corners in busy areas; taps and hoses which are positioned where students play or walk; window glass at low levels through which students could fall; • Holes, cracks or exposed irrigation fixtures in ovals; • Trees or shrubs with poisonous parts, sharp spikes or thorns or branches at eye level; • Splinters and deteriorating timbers in seats, retaining edges and other wooden constructions; • sSeds or other areas with hazardous chemicals or machinery to which students have access; rubbish skips which students can climb into or around, or which place students at risk when trucks enter the school; • Areas within the site used for car parking when students are present; and, • Sporting equipment such as goal posts or basketball rings which have structural or other design or maintenance problems.

These guidelines included balancing the amount of timber, concrete and stainless steel in the structure, and letting the maximum amount of light stream in through the north - facing windows.

Haggerstone Island Resort keeps its guest numbers low, often below 10, and visitors stay in a collection of high - end huts clustered around the main house, a communal structure made of driftwood, timber and grass roofing from Bali.

Fueled by the creosote preserved timbers of the wharf structure, the fire spread quickly.

Our brand new Lodge is situated on top of the hill, overlooking the cove, and has been built with timber milled on site to resemble the same outer structure as our Whale Interpretive Centre.

The buildings» materials comprise of timber, glass, and concrete, creating an open plan structure which is infused with light.

The timber frame structure located on the banks of the Kicking Horse river, was built with re-claimed Douglas - fir posts & beams and designed by Vancouver architect, Brad Lamoureux.

True to its reputation, it sports a typical open space living structure seen in the handsome bamboo and timber frame - rugged, tough and holistically engrained with the real Balinese style of living.

Like Robert Morris, on the other hand, Richard Serra made his work by experimenting with materials; for example, he threw molten lead into the corners of a room, or he cut, propped or stacked lead sheets, rough timber, etc. in order to create large, strangely balanced structures.

Social Structure II, an outdoor sculpture for the US Embassy in Sarajevo, is a cedar timber structure with inset, laser cut panels of powder - coated Structure II, an outdoor sculpture for the US Embassy in Sarajevo, is a cedar timber structure with inset, laser cut panels of powder - coated structure with inset, laser cut panels of powder - coated aluminum.

Three reclaimed timber structures intersect the back corner of the gallery in an open triangular configuration that contrasts with the fluid and tactile ceramic forms they support.

The structural details of FFTT as a «strong column — weak beam» balloon - frame approach using large format Mass Timber Panels as vertical structure, lateral shear walls and floor slabs.

«The timber structure of the pavilion is expressed in the internal spaces as part of the aesthetic of the scheme, and creates an elegant interior space.»

In case of the timber - framed building in Pfeifergasse 9 in Nürnberg with asymmetric building construction with a gabled roof with one roof side reaching down to the first floor and inadequate reinforcement of the supporting structure, the constructional problem was to restore the visibility of the timber frame construction, to observe the German Energy Conservation Regulations (EnEV) of 2009, and to consider the aspects of the preservation of historic buildings and the simultaneous stabilization of the building.

Roof: Traditional 3» corrugated cladding consisting of 0.7 mm thick PVC Plastisol coated galvanised steel externally, with 25x75mm vertical battens at 600 mm centres with 50x50mm horizontal battens fixed at 600 mm centres, with Timco 300INW 8 x 300 wafer head screw on 180 mm Kingspan Kooltherm K7 rigid insulation, on Intello Plus airtightness membrane and vapour check, on 120 mm cross-laminated timber panel forming main roof structure or 78 mm cross-laminated timber panel kitchen roof structure.

His primary areas of interest are design for disassembly and the emerging use of mass timber for building structures as it relates to the potential they hold for reducing a structure's carbon footprint.

We procure steel components of the structure and often pre-install them into the timber elements, creating modular components.

From larger panel sizes possible (12 «x60») for faster erection times to a wide variety of wood species, DowelLam is a mass timber product that is ideal for floor wall and roof structures.

Aside from what they found within the structure, they sourced timber from a nearby deconstruction and purchased FSC - certified, sustainably harvested wood — itself an expression of the work Ecotrust does to support healthy working forests.

The speed argument is erroneous too: many timber frame companies, for example, are able to prefabricate passive house systems in a factory and put them up on site quickly, with less exposure of the building structure to the wind and rain.

• where solar panels are added then the bottom 100L of the DHW cylinder volume is taken as the solar store • 5 % compact fluorescent lighting • living area fraction 25 % • glazing: PVC 16 mm, argon filled double, soft e with U-value of 1.7 w / m2k • masonry structure, medium thermal mass • number of storeys = 2 • number of sheltered sides = 2 • concrete slab ground floor, timber upper floor • thermal bridging factor = 0.11 CASE STUDY RESULTS

The structure is comprised of a one storey concrete podium and two concrete cores that support 17 storeys of mass timber and concrete structure.

The objective of the project was to construct a low energy structure within a short time period — making solid timber and timber cassettes the optimum rapid and sustainable solution, as it eliminates the requirement for wet trades onsite and therefore an accelerated programme of works was achievable.

As the professional tiny house building industry evolves, we're seeing an increasing number of builders experimenting with different ways to get these structures up, ranging from flatpack prefabrication, to advanced timber framing techniques and CNC - cut panelized construction systems.

This glazed facade is comprised of a timber - aluminium post-and-beam structure with extensive tripleglazing.

The working activities of a Rough Carpenter include assembling materials in order to construct wood or metal frameworks, anchoring various forms and structures with the use of nails, bolts or timbers and marking lines on materials by using pencils.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS • Adept understanding of structural engineering pertaining to steel bridges, timber structures, tunneling, and retaining wallOF QUALIFICATIONS • Adept understanding of structural engineering pertaining to steel bridges, timber structures, tunneling, and retaining wallof structural engineering pertaining to steel bridges, timber structures, tunneling, and retaining walls.

• Adept understanding of structural engineering pertaining to steel bridges, timber structures, tunneling, and retaining walls.

Once the project is completed, teams of researchers will also study the building to glean more information about how mass timber functions in taller structures.

Among these is cross-laminated timber and other types of structural timber that have emerged as a new and real alternative to building tall structures using concrete and steel.

The timber frame structure located on the banks of the Kicking Horse river, was built with re-claimed Douglas - fir posts & beams and designed by Vancouver architect, Brad Lamoureux.

The owner's created the island out of the same timber they used to form the main structure of the building.

Icons of American leisure architecture, Log Homes, have evolved from single - room structures built from the hand - carved timbers that were evacuated from the homestead to artful residences designed for beauty and enjoyment.