Thursday, October 31, 2013

Developmental Work

Site plan:
Fig. 1- Site plan of new boardwalk system implemented into Avon By The Sea
Key: 

Support structure:

Fig. 2- Orthographic drawing of supports


Fig. 3- Side view of system spanning 3 supports 

Fig. 4- Layout of joists (view spans over 3 supports)



Wear deck: 
Fig. 5- Sample of material for wear deck.  Trex Transcend.  




Fasteners: 
Fig. 6- Example of hurricane strap used to anchor joists to concrete supports.  
Fig. 7- Example of a different style of hurricane strap. 

Citation for Fig. 6 and Fig. 7: "H/TSP Seismic and Hurricane Ties". Simpson Strong Tie. Web. 

Trex Hideaway Universal Fastener with grooved composite deck board
Fig. 8- Example of way to anchor wear deck to joists.  

Citation for Fig. 8: "Accessory Hardware".  Trex Decking.  Web.


Exploded View:  
Fig. 9- Exploded view of the system including supports and joists