Hot-rolled steel purlins predate modern metal building systems by decades. A multitude of industrial buildings constructed since the beginning of the twentieth century utilized hot-rolled channel and ...

5.1). FIGURE 5.1: Typical eave strut. Girts, purlins, and eave struts exhibit similar structural behavior. Since most secondary members normally encountered in metal building systems are made of ...

Industry's move to electric arc furnaces and architects' specification of light gauge framing systems are helping to improve the sustainability of building projects ...

And that's a bargain when you consider the benefits. A metal roof typically lasts 30 to 50 years and instead of covering the whole roof with plywood, you just nail a few 2x4 “purlins” across the ...

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A major project in Saudi Arabia is responsible for one fifth of all global steel, according to its chief investment officer.

In 1945, a B-25 bomber on its way to Newark Airport in New Jersey crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building. Amazingly, the building suffered only minor damage. The Empire State ...

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $102.801-0.070-0.07% 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $106.953-0.180-0.17% 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $110.063-0.344 ...

First, you need a building plan to create a ‘twig tier’ foundation – there go your two sticks. This first tier is one of five, with the wood, stone, sheet metal, and armored tiers increasing ...

“Offering a durable, high-quality building material ... Unlike other options like stone and steel, timber has a real warmth ...