The steel structure of a single-story factory building is generally a spatial rigid skeleton composed of purlins, skylight frames, roof frames, brackets, columns, crane beams, brake beams (or trusses), various supports, and wall frames and other components. These components can be grouped into the following systems according to their roles: (1) Horizontal plane frame –…
I. Rebar Rebar is a steel bar with ribbed surface, also called ribbed steel bar, usually with 2 longitudinal ribs and transverse ribs evenly distributed along the length. Among them, rebars are categorized into Grade I rebars (round bars), Grade II rebars (HRB235), Grade III rebars (HRB400), and Grade IV rebars (HRB500). Ribbed steel bars…
In Qianjiang Century City, Hangzhou, a 310 meter high, steel structure connected Hangzhou Century Center (Hangzhou Gate) stands out with great momentum. Not far from the Hangzhou Century Center, the Hangzhou Qianjiang Century City Talent Special Housing, which has been listed as the “National Healthy Housing Demonstration Project”, has also been successfully put into use,…
The creation of steel goes back to four thousand years ago, though it wasn’t used to its full potential until 1856. Henry Bessemer created a way to use oxygen to lower the amount of carbon in iron, which is what created steel. Even though the use of steel for construction started over two hundred years…
Recently, with the completion of the lifting of the last steel beam, the main structure of the comprehensive outpatient and emergency comprehensive building of the Public Health Treatment Center Construction Project of the Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University has been successfully capped, becoming the first capped comprehensive building of the project, laying a…
A mainstream media gathering event was held in Neijiang with the theme of “Chasing Green and Moving Forward, Carbon and Mysterious Future”. During the event, media reporters from Sichuan and Zhejiang visited the construction site of the Neijiang Martyrs Memorial Hall project and the new campus of the Neijiang Municipal Party School to gain a…
Steel structure connections include riveting, welding, hybrid riveting joints, bolt connections, etc. The advantages of riveting are reliable force transmission, good toughness and plasticity, easy quality inspection, and strong resistance to dynamic loads. But the riveting method also has its drawbacks: complex structure, steel and labor consumption. Steel structure is a type of building structure…
1、 Preparation before budgeting For a beginner to make a steel structure budget, some knowledge should be essential. Firstly, one should know the construction process of the steel structure, including how to obtain materials, how to cut materials, and how to construct each process. This can prevent disclosure when calculating the engineering quantity in the…
Over the past 30 years of reform and opening up, China’s steel structure manufacturers have achieved rapid development in their manufacturing industry. Currently, this industry is in a historical development period from being a major manufacturing country for steel structure manufacturers to a manufacturing powerhouse. There are nearly 3000 qualified steel structure manufacturers and enterprises…
Entrusted by the Standard Quota Department of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development, on July 13, 2023, recommended by the Construction Market Supervision Department of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development, and led by the China Building Metal Structure Association, the acceptance meeting of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural…
On June 3rd, the press conference of the 2023 National Construction Steel Structure Industry Conference was held in Shanghai. At the press conference, the reporter learned that the theme of this conference is “green and low-carbon, intelligent construction, and promoting high-quality development of the steel structure building industry”. Focusing on the “dual carbon” goal, the…
The widespread popularity and promotion of steel structure buildings are closely related to their advantages. We all know that the construction speed of steel structure buildings is known for its speed, because steel structure components are easy to manufacture in factories and assemble on construction sites. The factory’s mechanized manufacturing of steel structural components has…
The application and development of steel structures not only depend on their own characteristics, but also are constrained by the development of the national economy. For a long time after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, due to the restriction of steel output, steel structures were restricted to be used in Megaproject projects…
In recent years, domestic steel Structural engineering is developing from some traditional industries, such as bridges, power stations, water pipelines, oil pipelines, large petrochemical plants and storage tanks, offshore drilling platforms, to building steel structures. The production of building steel structures has the advantages of short cycles and intensive factory processing, and is gradually replacing…
Buckingham Group has been awarded the contract to build the 500,000 sq ft cross dock logistics facility with construction set to start this month and complete next April. It will be the second unit to be brought forward at Symmetry Park, Kettering following the completion in February of a 312,875 sq ft unit which was…
Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) and the Calgary Stampede celebrated the ceremonial ‘topping out’ of the steel structure for the BMO Centre expansion, as the final 90-foot piece of steel was set into place. In just 11 short months, crews installed 9,000 metric tons of steel to form the structure of the BMO Centre’s 565,000…
Tong Pengfei Director of Digital Design Institute of Zhejiang Zhongnan Curtain Wall Design Institute, Director of Curtain Wall Program Institute Curtain Wall Expert of China Building Decoration Association In 2006, I entered the architectural curtain wall industry and became a member of the Zhongnan family. My teacher, Dean Liang Shuguang, told me: the curtain wall…
On the morning of April 8, the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics Summary and Commendation Conference was grandly held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. On this festive day, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics Organizing Committee Opening and Closing Work Department, Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics…
There are many types of glass curtain walls, which can be divided into the following types based on different factors such as glass type, installation method, and support structure:
On June 25th, with the last large-span steel structure truss steadily rising and being lifted into position, the main steel structures of the five plots (G7F-2, G7F-3, G6F-1, G6F-5, G7F-1) of the National Information and Innovation Park Phase I project in Beijing Economic Development Zone, which were jointly constructed by China Construction Second Engineering Bureau…
The campus design matches the company’s distinct approach to the growing baby product and accessory industry — delivering “higher standards of innovation and style,” according to the UPPAbaby website. The architectural team from Bergmeyer Associates, based in Boston, used smooth insulated metal panels (IMPs) with metallic coatings and a glass curtain wall to further the contemporary…
Inspired by the city’s industrial history, the Nashville Warehouse Co. marks the first large-scale mass timber project in Music City. Designed by Chicago-based Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, the three-building complex offers 200,000 square feet of Class A office space. Rising five stories, the structures are notable due to their floor-to-floor heights: 18 feet at ground level…
IntroductionSteel structures help define our modern world. It is no overstatement to say that steel production and construction are primary shapers of our reality. Given steel’s importance to the globe as a whole, pioneers within the industry whether its production or construction are looking to adopt newer technologies to improve the industry as a whole.…
1、 Chemical composition 1) Chemical composition Carbon: The main component that constitutes the strength of steel. If the carbon content increases, the strength of the steel will improve, but the plasticity, durability, cold bending function, weldability, and rust resistance of the steel will decrease, especially the impact resistance at low temperatures. Manganese and silicon: favorable…
Hoisting and positioning of large steel structure trusses for the 900 MW nuclear heating project at Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant At 9:45 on June 18th, the large-scale steel structure truss of the C-D section of the pipe rack (I) in the 900 MW nuclear heating project area of Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant began to be…
At 10:08 on July 10, the first underground steel column in the Sports Center of North China Electric Power University slowly emptied and was successfully installed in place, marking that the steel Structural engineering of the project officially turned from the preliminary preparation stage to the on-site construction stage. It is reported that the project…
Contractor Farrans Sacyr JV, designer Arup and client Translink have celebrated Belfast Grand Central Station’s topping out ceremony to mark the completion of the main building’s steel frame. The new transport hub will replace the current Europa bus centre and Great Victoria Street train station with an 8ha site in Weavers Cross, a new neighbourhood…
Hualong Network – New Chongqing Client News (Chief Reporter She Zhenfang, Correspondent Wang Chunguang) On the morning of June 19th, as a 72 meter span box shaped sheet truss was slowly lifted into position, the Western (Chongqing) Science City Science Hall project, undertaken by China Power Construction Road and Bridge Group, welcomed the node of…
A County Durham-based structural steel supplier and installer is set to be liquidated next week, Construction News can reveal. Intelligent Steel Solutions Ltd, which operates from a three-hectare site in Peterlee, provides cold-formed structural steel to construction projects. Its website says its services include light gauge cold form structural steel, facade infill, load bearing structures…
Global Heavy Steel Construction for Building Market Growth 2023-2029 is the latest research study released by HTF MI evaluating the market risk side analysis, highlighting opportunities, and leveraging strategic and tactical decision-making support. The report provides information on market trends and development, growth drivers, technologies, and the changing investment structure of the Global Heavy Steel…
Enersense, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, will deliver steel structures to Aker Solutions in Norway. Aker Solutions is involved in various offshore projects internationally. Aker Solutions has ordered steel structure modules (pre-assembled units) from Enersense for the Hugin A production platform which is part of the Aker BP-operated Yggdrasil oil and gas development in…
(1) Before processing the steel structure, the construction personnel shall prepare the process regulations and the chief engineer shall approve them. Carefully inspect the process preparation of each process, and prepare and mutually review the processing drawings. (2) Inspect various materials and tools required for processing, and ensure that the process equipment meets the requirements…
The advantages of high strength and good ductility of steel determine that steel structures have the characteristics of light weight, good seismic performance, and large bearing capacity. At the same time, steel structures can be processed on site, with a short construction period, and materials can be recycled. Therefore, steel structure buildings have been widely…
The construction of Xiamen North railway station (hereinafter referred to as “the new Xiamen North railway station”), the main station building of the highly concerned new Fuzhou Xiamen High Speed Railway, ushered in a key node – in the morning of October 8, with the last piece of 2400 ton steel truss lifted off and…
Recently, the foundation laying ceremony of CSCEC Steel Structure (Egypt) Manufacturing Base for enterprises in the China Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone (TEDA Cooperation Zone for short) was successfully held. Waleed Youssef, Vice Chairman of the Southern Region of the Suez Canal Special Economic Zone, Dr. Ibrahim Abdel Khalek, Vice Chairman of…
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rom August 18th to August 19th, the High Quality Development Summit Forum for the Steel Structure Industry in the Yellow River Basin and the 2021 Shandong Steel Structure Industry Association Annual Meeting were successfully held in Jinan. More than 200 enterprises in the Shandong steel structure industry, representatives and experts from the 8 steel structure…
Construction and steel, as the pillar industries in China, are important engines driving the development of the national economy. In recent years, China’s construction and steel industry has been facing a new stage of development, anchoring the goal of 3060 “dual carbon” and continuously transforming and upgrading. At the recently concluded National People’s Congress and…
On June 19, 2023, Guangzhou Baiyun railway station was officially capped, marking the overall completion of the steel structure of the station building and entering the stage of indoor and outdoor decoration “There are more than 100000 steel structural parts and components of Baiyun Station,” said Liu Jun, chief engineer of Guangzhou Baiyun railway station…
If you’re developing a new self-storage facility, you’re likely wondering which materials will be best for your project in terms of aesthetics, maintenance, longevity and cost. Metal is a key component of most buildings in this industry, but why does it dominate the landscape, especially when there are so many other options from which to…
Earlier this year, US construction giant Trimble and its modelling software arm Tekla joined ResponsibleSteel. Here, Technical Manager Mick Hodgson explains what this means and where steel sits within a net zero future for the built environment industries. It’s no secret that the carbon impact of construction is coming under even greater scrutiny. There’s plenty…
The framing system for Bone Structure homes is made of steel tubes manufactured in factories and designed to connect together on-site. Photo courtesy Bone Structure. It was the aspiration of Stanford’s Atmosphere and Energy Program director to live in a net-zero home that was “strong, durable and could withstand a major earthquake, as well as…
Question 1: What are the advantages of rock wool in building insulation and fire prevention? What are the issues to pay attention to when doing well in external wall insulation and fire prevention? Building fires are a very scary thing that no one wants to see. Rock wool itself is made of silicate fiber inorganic…
Unlock a world of possibilities with steel structures for your construction projects. Steel has long been recognized for its strength, durability, and versatility, making it the preferred choice for a wide range of applications. Join the steel revolution and experience the numerous benefits it offers. Why choose steel structures? Join the steel revolution and elevate…
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In the industry, steel structures can usually be divided into five categories: light steel structures, high-rise steel structures, residential steel structures, spatial steel structures, and bridge steel structures. Mainly used in load-bearing buildings that do not bear large loads, lightweight H-shaped steel is used as the support for the door steel frame, C-shaped or Z-shaped…
Steel structure refers to a structural form composed of steel plate materials, connected by hot rolling, cold bending, or welding materials, that can withstand and transmit loads. It is one of the main types of building structures. What are the characteristics and uses of steel structures? Steel structures are widely used in engineering construction. In…
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