Steel Construction Detailing

Whenever one sees “The Centre” it seems like a structure cladded in the blanket of steel. The outer scenario is aptly described the real story. Created with whole and whole structural steel, not even the usage of reinforced concrete core, The Centre is situated in Queen’s Road Central in the Central and Western District in Hong-Kong. Holding the fifth position of tallest skyscraper in Hong-Kong, The Centre was designed by Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers (HK) Ltd. It was the part of Land Development Corporation project which involves the demolition of old buildings. The construction has started in 1995 and completed in 1998. The translation of its Chinese name is also the central centre which quite ironic it is located at the boundary of Central and Sheung Wan (Wing Kut Street. The Centre is an office sky scraper possess the height of 346 m. From top to bottom it is made of structural steel. It is a 73 storey building with floor area of 130,032 m2....

Steel Detailing is the creation of shop drawings for a steel fabricator. A steel fabricator is an organization who gives, and at times - introduces, the steel framework for a development venture. A steel detailer's obligation is to produce the drawings that the fabricator will use to cut and weld all the important individuals together. A steel detailer likewise produces the layout instructions to encourage the establishment and erection of the steel framework. Structural steel detailing is a discriminating procedure of structural designing and requests close to 99% precision. Indeed, even a modest blunder can prompt a loss of significant time and cash. Structural steel detailing is an essential and obligatory process in a wide range of assembling and development exercises, such as erection of residential and commercial buildings, factories and institutes, as well as shipbuilding. The procedure of steel detailing is a key 'interchanges interface' that interfaces k...