Steel Construction Detailing

Classic and prototypical Sydney Harbor Bridge is an iconic bridge of Sydney which serving the city from previous century. It is known for its perfect crafted arched shape that dazzles beautifully at night time. Due to the arched shape it is also known "The Coathanger" however; the local folks addressed it as “the bridge”. Designed by British firm Dorman Long and Co Ltd of Middlesbrough , the construction of Sydney Harbor Bridge started in 28 July 1923 and completed in 19 January 1932. The bridge was inaugurated in 19 March 1932. There are many International records dedicated in the name of Sydney Harbor bridge-few of them are that it is the tallest steel arch bridge in the world and also has the world’s widest long span. At national level, it is the sixth longest spanning arch bridge. The panorama of the bridge is awestruck and fascinating with the nearby iconic Sydney Opera House which amalgamates with the dramatic view of Sydney Harbor Bridge in very smooth manner. ...

Nowadays Steel construction has taken the major portion of Construction industry as steel is used in majority of building due to its durability and strength. The strength and durability of steel is proved to be great advantage for buildings. Along with these two core benefits the structure employed steel as main component has numerous merits that leads the building for efficient survival. Some the advantages of steel structures are: Steel Structures take less time to construct. The erection is super quick in the case of steel structure. They are flexible to fair extent, that’s why steel is good in withstanding the dynamic forces such as earthquake or wind. The availability of ready-made structural sections is in wide ranges that spans from I, C, and angle sections. They not only possess the physical flexibility but also hold the structural flexibility leads to taking any shape it wants and appareled with any material. There are plenty of joining methods ar...

Something which marks the new era will always be considered as great in historical pages. Same is the case of America where Inland Steel Building has marked the beginning of modern commercial tall building in Chicago. It was first building which has made post World War -ɪɪ and Great Depression of 1930 in Chicago Loop. Situated in 30 W. Monroe Street, It has designed by Bruce Graham and Walter Netscape of Skid more , Owings & Merrill. Inland Steel Building is head quarter of Inland Steel Company which was established in 1930’s and at the 8 th rank of steel company in 1950’s. They wanted to mark their success by making an innovative and modern building and this is how Inland Steel Building has established. Inland Steel is a 101.30 m high building with 25 story. The building is designed as square steel grids fitted on green glass. Like every building Inland Steel has got an impressive facade. The facade is gray and made of steel. It contains windows of glazed gr...