Point-fixing Glass Curtain Wall
Point fixed glass systems are used most frequently in structural glass curtain walls to create transparency and depth of vision for the occupants. The glass panes are either bolted or clamped with com...
Unitized curtain walls and their limitations
Unitized curtain walls have become the preferred method for enclosing buildings, as more building owners, architects and contractors see the benefits of this type of construction. Unitized systems all...
Why your builder chose flexible copper tube for gas distribution?
I’ve never heard of copper tube for gas distribution, is it new? Not really. Flexible copper tube is commonly used in gas distribution systems…and not just in new homes. For more than 30 y...
Building a warehouse without going broke
Typically, 80 percent of warehouse costs come from eight areas: concrete, steel, earthwork, site utilities, roofing, general conditions, fire protection, and design fees. Focus on controlling costs fo...
PVC celuka foam boards
Potentech PVC Celuka Foam Boards/Sheets are using the Celuka extrusion process. The world-leading equipment and rich experience with this process and this material have enable Potentech to create the ...
Floating wind farms showing signs of a promising future
Not so long ago, erecting a wind turbine farm in deep water would have seemed a futuristic idea, but not anymore. Pilot floating wind turbine projects are showing positive results and they may become ...
Cold-formed steel insurance savings
Cold-formed steel (CFS) is non-combustible, which reduces the risk of property loss during construction and over the life of the structure. Reduced risk of property loss leads to lower insuranc...
Ultra High Strength Galvanized Steel Strands of WISCO Reaching World Advanced Level
Recently, WISCO’s project on Integrated Innovation and Product Development in the Manufacturing Technology of Ultra High Strength Galvanized Steel Strands passed scientific and technological achieveme...
Aluminium and life cycle thinking
Environment using 50 built works from 1895 to 1986, with four historic exemplars being inspected and presented in depth. Twelve twentieth-century award-winning and historically significant ...
Why we recommend aluminum for trucks, trailers & buses
In the commercial road transport industry, aluminum’s success is not only due to its lightness; aluminum applications also provide great design flexibility for manufacturers, lower costs for oper...
Aerospace sheet & coil as supplied products by Shanghai Metal Corporation
Aerospace Sheet & Coil SMC Aluminum offers the following sheet products specially tailored for the aerospace and high-strength market: 2024-T4 SMC Aluminum T-Form Aircraft sh...
China to cut steel capacity by 100-150 mln tonnes in 5 years
China plans to cut steel production capacity by 100 million tonnes to 150 million tonnes over the next five years, the State Council, China’s cabinet, said on Thursday. No new steel projects wil...
Why your builder chose solid brass hardware?
What is hardware? Hardware refers to any metal item which works in concert with the doors, windows, cabinets and vents in your new home. Examples of these functional, yet decorative, pieces include do...
Grain-oriented electrical steel m3 prices dip slightly despite solid demand
The MetalMiner monthly GOES MMI reading dipped slightly from 202 to 195 against smaller import volumes. Market participants report to MetalMiner that grain-oriented electrical steel prices have fallen...
What makes sliding doors be so unique and useful?
According to H. Arnason, a sliding door is a type of door which opens horizontally by sliding, usually parallel to a wall. Sliding doors can be mounted either on top of a track below or be suspended f...
Are you actually aware of mezzanine floors and what are they used for?
Mezzanine floors enable the working height of a space to be utilized to its full potential by doubling or tripling the surface area. They can be designed as storage areas, changing rooms or offices, a...
Application as the most important aspect in curtain walls
Establish System Track Record Select a curtain wall with a demonstrated track record in similar applications and exposures. Verifying track records may require significant research by the designer. AS...
Everything you have to know about curtain walls
A curtain wall is defined as thin, usually aluminum-framed wall, containing in-fills of glass, metal panels, or thin stone. The framing is attached to the building structure and does not carry the flo...
The seven types of power, problems that they can make and how to overcome them
According to Joseph Seymour, being able to talk effectively about power, such as knowing the difference between an interruption, and an oscillatory transient, could make a huge difference when making ...
Features, usage and construction of industrial plants
Industrial plants serve many functions.They can protect people, products, and equipment from the weather, preserve and conserve energy.What is more, condition the inside environment to be suitable for...
The history , types and usage of poly vinyl chloride foam
History PVC foams came into use as core materials in the 70’s. As sandwich structures in marine applications began to be optimized, a need for a low-density, consistent, moisture resistant core ...
What long span structure is and what it is used for?
History The start date of using long-span structures is the nineteen century .Which generated the need for long span enclosures at a time when the technology of cast iron structures was sufficiently a...
What are steel frame structures famous for?
Most steel construction is done with a type of steel called mild steel. Mild steel is a material that is immensely strong. Take a circular bar of steel 1 inch / 25mm in diameter. This immense strength...
The generation of high rise buildings and their important advantages
High rise buildings are becoming more prominent these days due to following reasons like scarcity of land , increasing demand for business and residential space , economic growth , technological advan...
Pre engineered buildings are factory-built buildings of steel
Pre engineered buildings are factory-built buildings of steel that are shipped to site and bolted together. What distinguishes them from other buildings is that the contractor also designs the buildin...
The rise in use of artificial grass and reasons why
The market for artificial grass is growing quickly. Driven by a combination of better manufacturing techniques combined with an increasing awareness of the longer term environmental and economic benef...
Selective pallet racking as the most often used system in warehousing
Selective Pallet racking is the most commonly used racking system in warehousing. This is for a number of reasons; most commonly this type of racking is the most cost effective racking system an...
Pallet racking, its benefits of usage and safety considerations
Pallet rack is a material handling storage aid system designed to store materials on pallets. Although there are many varieties of pallet racking, all types allow for the storage of palletized materia...
What do you have to know before installing a home solar electric system?
Making sure your home solar electric or photovoltaic (PV) system is sized, sited, installed, and maintained correctly is essential for maximizing its energy performance. When installing a PV system, c...
What is solar electricity and how does it work?
What is Solar Electricity? Photovoltaic (PV) modules make electricity from sunlight, and are marvelously simple, effective, and durable. They sit in the sun and, with no moving parts, can run your app...
Historical development and description of box girder
With an expansion of highway network all around the world resulted in an increase in traffic, population and extensive growth of metropolitan urban areas. The extension has lead to many changes in the...
Steel building and its importance nowadays
A steel building is a metal structure created with steel for the inward backing and for outside cladding, rather than steel surrounded structures which by and large utilize different materials for flo...
The major purposes of turning gear operation during turbine startup
A jacking gear (also known as a turning gear) is a device placed on the main shaft of an engine or the rotor of a turbine. The jacking gear rotates the shaft or rotor and associated machiner...
The most beautiful pedestrian bridges around the world
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD Scale Lane Bridge, Hull, England With a shape reminiscent of an apostrophe, the Scale Lane Bridge provides a unique mode of transport across the ...
What are the types of arch bridges we know?
The origins of the use of arches as a structural form in buildings can be traced back to antiquity (Van Beek, 1987). In trying to arrive at a suitable definition for an arch we may look no further tha...
How the electricity grid works
How the electricity grid works The electricity grid is a complex and incredibly important system, and one of the most impressive engineering feats of the modern era. It transmits power generated at a ...