Heavy Steel Frames: Fabricated from hot-rolled steel sections, heavy steel frames are significantly thicker—often above 6 mm—and heavier. They are used in buildings where high load-bearing capacity is ...

For over a century, wood pole structures have been used to support overhead powerlines. Over time, as the utility industry expanded, the basic wood pole structure has evolved, but regardless of ...

During the 1850s, due to the manufacturing processes being developed in Britain by Sir Henry Bessemer, it became possible – in theory – to produce sufficient steel of adequate quality to make it an ...

A steel-frame house in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, that withstood Hurricane Melissa is shaping a US$5-million investment push by Modular Jamaica into local housing manufacturing as the company moves ...

Despite the fact that in the past the UK was at the forefront of developments in innovative housebuilding techniques, steel housing has consistently failed to gain a foothold in the market. With a new ...

Different structures have different functions or purposes. The individual parts of any structure need to be selected, arranged and fixed together carefully to make sure the structure carries out its ...