29 November, 2007

Precast Erection

First, to install Column and brace with propping. All beam support is to be installed prior to put up the column.

Second, after grouted the bottom of column, prop is release and the process continue to the rest of columns.

It installed with a big crane with a sufficient capacity and boom lift is used to assist for lifting operation.

After that, beam is to be installed up to the required level. The pocket of beam will be cast in situ to joint the column and beam together.

Scaffolding is erected to provide a working platform for stages installation.

The process is repeated from column to column.

After that, follow up with beam installation.

Thing is look simple and like a puzzle. In fact, it required a intensive skill and technical support to make it happen.

It is a Big Man LEGO...

21 October, 2007

Place To Visit

The place that you must go...
Shall i call it as Island or Hotel?

Dubai...
Unbeatable scene..

It is rather call it an artist paint job..

Best Seaview to reduce the tension in a conference room.

This is what so called Up to sky, Down to sea.. Natural acquarium right at the lower floor.

Breath taking dinner hall..

Can't believe it is a swimming pool..

Grand Lobby...

Guest Room 1...Guest Room 2...


Guest Room 3...

Bath room???........

02 September, 2007

WaterFront ? Water Feature !

Walking down to street, i found this interesting water feature right in front of a restaurant.

Water flow is so nature. First glance on this feature, it gives me a very comfortable feeling. You can sense the water flow like in a stream of the deep in jungle.

Few big stones are placing randomly at the pool. The base is cover with a small river stone and the colour reflect the nature scene of a stream.

Incoming water is flowing in below the small stone, it look like a small foundation.


Perimeter of the pool is surrounding with a gap to allow overflow water to discharge without shed to the floor. A net is installed to filter small tiny stone from choking the pipe.


A nature sense of decoration depend on how good you bring the nature scene insert in a modern building. i wish to have one too..

30 August, 2007

Coupler

One of the common joint connection - COUPLER. It is a connector to join 2 pieces of bar together.

Coupler is used on certain circumstances. Construction constraint, heavy congested of lapping bar, provision for new element connection, etc.

The inner part of the coupler is spiral threaded to allow next connection bar.

Some grease is applied on thread to smoothen the connection bar in tightening.


External feature or shape of coupler can be in Hexagon shape to ease tightening whereby spanner can be used.

Somehow some parallel feature of coupler pattern is still applicable. Chain wrench can be used for tightening purpose.

No surprise to see this material, as more to come in future as technology goes on.