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1. How do you know when the design you’ve chosen for a site is the correct one?
-- The correct design is based off how efficiently you have used the space for its purpose. The property needs to flow well and be useful.
2. As a developer for the site, how does knowing about past owners and the uses of the property help you develop the site?
-- How the site has been used previously will govern how it can be used today. On the surface, the ground may seem safe, but you never know what has been buried or what the soil has been through.
3. In what ways do the view of a site, its terrain, the solar aspects, wind, and sound influence site orientation?
-- When building on a property, you have to know what its purpose will be and what its needs are in order to orientate it properly. If you're building a business, you probably want high visibility. If the building is tall, you'd want low winds. All these things
4. How does knowing about current neighbors help you in developing a site?
-- In smaller communities like Wells county, neighbors will make or break you. Word travels around quickly here and if your neighbors don't like what you're doing, life can be made rather unpleasant.
5. What difference does it make if you do or do not abide by the regulations and requirements for developing and building property?
-- If your property is not up to code, serious fines can be instated until you fix the issue. Building inspectors can deem the building unsafe and it will not be able to be used.
6. What regulatory agencies should you know? Why is it important to work with them in preparing to develop property?
-- Your local zoning and building committees. Also, it would help to work with the city council in order to be part of the city. By cooperating with these committees, you're ensuring a safe and smooth ride to completion.
7. Zoning is not a requirement in all localities. How does zoning help or hinder land development?
-- Zoning helps development by designating what can and can't be built in and around a property. Contractors interested in building a housing complex will be much more interested in a property if they know the area around them won't have large factories springing up anytime soon.
8. The environment is affected when land is developed. How does an environmental impact study help or hinder a developer in preparing to develop property?
-- In some cases this can help the ability for a contractor to build in an area because it may help the environment. On the other hand, as in most cases, if the study shows building may hurt the environment, different paths may have to be taken to replenish the environment in the long term.
9. What do wetlands, covenants, and prior ownership have to do with site selection?
-- Obviously, it would be more difficult to build a sturdy foundation in a swamp, so special procedures would have to be taken to drain the area to make it suitable. This may mean a higher cost to build which would make the area less desirable. The same would go for previous ownership. If the prior owner buried tanks for oil or gasoline, these will have to be inspected yearly which may mean more cost as well.
10. How did completing a traffic analysis around the property help in providing information about the property?
-- It will show how many cars travel around the property, it will also outline what the visibility is.
11. As an owner of the property, what issues were of concern to you and may affect the development of the property after you completed the viability analysis?
-- Once again, money is the biggest issue. If by completing a viability analysis, you realize you'll have to go through special hoops, you may be weary of building where you were thinking. Also, if you cannot attain the proper permits, you may not be able to build there.
12. What is the relationship of regulations to the viability analysis?
-- The more regulations, the more problems you will have with your viability analysis.
1. How do weight and applications of loads affect the design of a structure?
-- The heavier a building will be, the better the foundation will need to be. The may mean making the foundation thicker or reinforcing it better.
2. What are the factors that determine if soil is suitable to support a structure?
-- The type of soil is a major factor in determining the ability to sustain the structure. In some regions where soil is especially sandy, big structures could not be built with the soil conditions. Soil is often trucked in from other areas and filled into the area. Also, frost penetration plays a big role with the soil. If the frost reaches 20" at points, the foundation must go below that level.
3. How does the various load types, soil bearing capacities, and drainage influence the design of a foundation?
-- Depending on all these factors, different foundations can be chosen. Buildings may need to be supported by a continuous foundation, or maybe piling foundation.
1. If a beam bends in one direction, what is the effect on the column?
-- Depending on the location of the column on the bending beam, it will either compress or stretch. If the beam is bending down on the end of the column, it will compress but if the beam is bending down on the end opposite the column, it will stretch.
2. If a column compresses too severely, how does that affect a beam?
-- The beam will move down with the column and could crack the ceiling and ruin the structural integrity of the building.
3. In the design of a column and beam system, what are the geometric and physical principles that must be considered for safety and sustainability of a structure?
-- We would need to consider the weights of the materials being used and the length of the beams. If a beam spans a distance too long without being supported, it will bend to much and not support what it should.
4. What information is provided in column schedules? What additional information is needed in designing a column and beam bracing system?
-- A column schedule would tell you the type and number of columns being used. You would also need to know the type of beam being used to determine where the supports need to be placed.
1. How are trusses able to span large distances?
-- Trusses are able to span large distances because of their shape. Generally trusses are constructed of some sort of triangle, the strongest of all geometric shapes. Triangles distribute the weight more effectively than other shapes.
2. What do I have to understand in order to use mathematics to predict truss strength?
-- For this class, a general knowledge of MD Solids is always helpful. In real life, a good knowledge of trigonometry would be helpful. This includes Pythagorean theorem and sine cosine and tangent.
3. How are different roof styles and pitches related to different architectural styles?
-- Different architectural styles have different roof pitches. For instance, the cubic style has very low pitched roofs whereas Victorian houses had very high pitched roofs. Different pitches give the house different aesthetic appeal.
4. What is the effect of different materials on the strength of a rafter or a truss?
-- Tensile strength, or the amount of bending a material can withstand before breaking, has a major effect on how strong a truss is. The higher the tensile strength of the material that makes up the truss, the more weight it will be able to hold.
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