1. Advanced Construction Technology By Professor Chris Gorse & Ian Dickinson – licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution – Non- Commercial – Share Alike License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/

2. 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 Publishing

3. Building Dimensions & characteristics

4. 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.

5. Base of lift shaft (central core). The deep foundation allows the lift shaft to act as a cantilever beam.

6. Reinforcement in the lift shaft foundation

7. Core and frame structure

8. ACCESS STRATEGY (west)

9. Lift shafts erected first

11. Reinforced concrete floors are tied into the lift shaft

12. Further information supporting these slides can be found in the following publication and websites. Emmitt, S. and Gorse, C. (2010) Barry’s Introduction to Construction of Buildings. Oxford, Blackwell Publishing Emmitt, S. and Gorse, C. (2010) Barry’s Advanced Construction of Buildings. Oxford, Blackwell Publishing Virtual Site (2010) Virtual Site at Leeds Met University http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/teaching/vsite http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/teaching/vsite Virtual Site Gallery (2010) Virtual Site Gallery at Leeds Met University http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/teaching/vsite/gallery http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/teaching/vsite/gallery