Advanced Construction Technology
By Professor Chris Gorse & Ian Dickinson – licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution – NonCommercial – Share Alike License
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Erecting a central core: Frames Case
Study - Bridgewater place Leeds
Chris Gorse and Ian Dickinson
These slides should be read in conjunction with Emmitt, S. and Gorse,
C. (2010) Barry’s Advanced Construction of Buildings. Oxford, Blackwell
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Building Dimensions & characteristics
Construction
• Substructure
– Bored pile foundations.
– 2 level Basement formed in sheet pile retaining structure.
– Insitu concrete columns and floors up to level 1.
• Superstructure
– 5 cores provide lateral support to structure formed in
reinforced concrete constructed using slip & step form
methods.
– Post tensioned concrete floor slabs used for level 1 and above.
– Insitu concrete circular columns self finished within office
areas.
– Structural steelwork used to form certain minor structural
elements.
Base of lift shaft (central core). The deep foundation allows the lift shaft to
act as a cantilever beam.
Reinforcement in the lift shaft foundation
Core and frame structure
ACCESS STRATEGY (west)
Lift shafts erected first
Reinforced concrete floors are tied into the lift shaft