Structural steel

Structural engineer William LeMessurier’s decisions regarding the Citicorp building’s repair display his strong morals and provide an excellent example of the actions that should be taken to prevent a possible catastrophe. Once he discovered an issue with the building he designed, he persisted to conduct more research, inform the companies and people involved, and support the reconstruction of the issues found in order to protect the safety of the public and the integrity of his engineering…

buildings and other commercial for the economy, residential, and civic structures that served a rapidly industrializing society.” • “ the development of new building technologies that focused for the most part on the use new material such as iron and steel, reinforced…

Trains are one of the oldest and essential source of transportation. One big machine produces massive power to pull the mass 8 or 10 times of its mass on steel tracks and transports it to thousands of mile between the cities. Steam engines power the trains in its initial stages. Now, Diesel Engines and Electric power trains are used. There are four forces acts on a train. One of them is its weight which balanced by the typical reaction of the tracks. The third one is the thrust force produced by…

industrial revolution. It allowed thousands of tons of high quality steel to be produced and delivered in a single day. To this day, Bessemer-Converter-inspired machines are the basis for making many steel products found in every household today.(lemelson.mit.edu) Robert Durrer was the first modern engineer to advance the Bessemer converter with one slight modification - instead of blowing air it blew in pure oxygen leading to far purer steel.(tc.umn.edu) Eliminating nitrogen found in…

advantage of the surrounding landscape which makes it one of the best examples that show the strong relationship between architecture and nature. The house is one of Mies’ iconic projects where the main structural elements used are steel and glass. The house is defined by eight white I-shape steel columns that support the frameworks of the roof and floors. The house is raised 5 feet and 3 inches off the ground allowing the structure to extend into the landscape because he intended the house to…

to travel. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS One common feature of high-rise building is having a steel framework to support other structures. The structure of MBS’s walls are not load-bearing and consist of large areas of windows made possible by the concept of steel frame and curtain walls. Steel studs attract moisture, especially in Singapore with humid climate. The moisture can into the steel frame if we assume steel are not insulated, and then dewater on wallboard directly. The interior walls will…

becoming increasingly important in the context of the modern desire of construction materials which are less highly processed and have low toxicity [2][3][4]. Nowadays, there are several available techniques where these materials can be used with structural purposes, namely as earth blocks (adobe), compressed earth blocks (CEB), rammed earth and cob [5] but the lack of scientific data and lack of experience by the mainstream construction industry in using these materials remain barriers to be…

metal, but concrete, epoxies, and clay are also used. Other common metals used in the casting process are aluminum, iron, steel, stainless steel, gold, silver, copper, and…

• Carry out investigations and recommendations regarding the most efficient structural system, optimal site retention and shoring solutions to identify areas for savings in construction cost and program. • Undertake the review and verification of engineering design drawings and other technical documentation prepared by colleagues/engineers…

tectonics and material expression are both still very important and relevant in modern day architecture, and there are many buildings that show this. The houses similarly share the concept of being of “skin and bones” design. They are both constructed of steel and glass materials, and…