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CTC-275 Construction Methods. Intro. Many different ways to build same building How many ways can you build a ham and cheese sandwich? Types of ham, bread, cheese, toppings. Construction methods change when Materials change Why thatch roofs? Why teepees and long houses?
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Many different ways to build same building • How many ways can you build a ham and cheese sandwich? • Types of ham, bread, cheese, toppings
Construction methods change when • Materials change • Why thatch roofs? • Why teepees and long houses? • How important where nails to building • Price Impacts • Equipment changes • Horses to steam engines to today • Erie Canal was dug with shovels and rock sleds • Steam engines were stationary with belts going from pulleys to the engine
Construction methods change when • Power Changes • Man -> Horse -> Steam -> {Electricity, Hydraulics, Pneumatics} • Energy Availability • Why did electric heat go out in the 1970’s • Why did insulation become big in the 1970’s • How does energy effect building? • LEED
House Construction • What materials can be used to build a house and what equipment is required • Wood – hammers, saws, drills, squares • Can also use engineered wood • What has happened to lumber in last 100 years? • Concrete – either cast in place, precast, or shotcrete • Can be above ground or below • Steel • Stone • Brick • Adobe – only need forms • Haybales
House Construction • Wooden houses can be constructed using three methods • 1. Balloon Framing • 2. Platform Frame • 3. Modular – assembly line • (can do Concrete the same way)
House Construction • What has happened to houses in the last 30 years? • What is the trend in housing and construction • Lexus Ad - quiet • Subaru Ad – 0 waste
Questions • What made skyscrapers possible? • How old is concrete and who first used it • How old are nails? • What happened to make nails the preferred fastener