Construction Site, Eastern Beach Road

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the Carousel, Eastern Beach Road, Geelong Waterfront

an example of both long span and steel construction

Architect:McGlashin Everist Pvt Ltd

Engineer:Meinhardt (VIC) Pvt Ltd

Fabricator:Northsteel Pty Ltd.

tutoriall exercise week 3

long span construction

i discovered a book that was full of long span buildings, many of them airports. i found it useful and recommend it.
Wilkinson, Chris, Supersheds, Butterworth Architecture, Oxford, 1996.

i Have extracted some images i found interesting and relevant to my pictorial analysis of Southern Cross Station

Southern Cross Station, Melbourne. exterior view

although the entire structure has not been captured in the photograph, one can clearly identify that it is a long span building, employing the use of advanced construction technologies.

suothern Cross Station exterior

Primary spine trusses run north-south above each alternative platform support arches at four metre centres spanning in the east-west direction up to 40 metres.

The structural system forms a web, much like TREE and works in tention and compression to support the structural load.

http://www.steel.org.au/_uploads/946_2Steel_Aust_Mag_march_-_Spencer_St.pdf

long span

THE MAIN SPINE TRUSSES ARE SUPPORTED BY Y-SHAPED COLUMN ARMS AT 4O METER CENTRES

internal view of Southern Cross Station, Melbourne, Cnr Collins St and Spencer St.

Built by Leighton Contractors and designed by Grimshaw and Darryl Jackson Achitects.