Building Analysis 

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1.0        Executive Summary...........................................................................                

2.0        Introduction........................................................................................

3.0        Approach.............................................................................................

4.0        A load path diagram and technical description of the building's

        structural form.....................................................................................

5.0        Technical descriptions for the elements of the building.........

6.0         Conclusion...........................................................................................

Bibliography......................................................................................................                                                                  

1.0        Executive Summary

In terms of how the North  Hall Library building resists all vertical and horizontal loads and transfers these to the subsoil.  In relation to  technical descriptions for the elements of the building the foundation is assumed to be of a strip footing below a solid concrete floor.  A solid brickwork walls were also uncovered with good quality English bond.  The doors and windows use softwood timber and a mezanine structure completely independent of the main building structure accomodates the adapted use of the building.  The roof with plain tiles structure turned out to be  of timber with trusses and joists sitting on purlins.  

2.0        Introduction

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This work looks at how the North  Hall Library building resists all vertical and horizontal loads and transfers these to the subsoil.  The second part of the work looks at the technical descriptions for the buildings elemnents.   The North Hall Library building was built about 100 years ago but has been adapted.  It was designed to accommodate a different use but  now provides a place for books shelves and work stations for students.   The building is now a two-storey as a result of a mezzanine floor being incorporated.  The design allows the library to serve the needs of its ...

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