A 14-Storey Timber Residential Building

Interpret and evaluate a structure in the built-environment. Engineers make decisions on materials, member shape and the connections for the individual members that make up a structure based on their understanding of how each of them performs under loading and over time. This project requires you to be that engineer and consider how these factors influence material choice and building shape. You (an engineer) have been approached by a client who wished to build a tall timber building at Robina, Gold Coast. The client recently visited Norway where he was inspired the Tall timber building named, “Treet” and now wishes for a very similar building to be built in Robina. In preparation for the future development you will need to assess the “Treet – a 14-Storey Timber Residential Building” from an engineering point of view. The following descriptive tasks are to be completed as you assess the structural performance of the building and prepare some details for the design and construction of the building at Robina, Gold Coast, Australia.