Structural steel is a material used for steel
construction, which is formed with a specific shape following certain
standards of chemical composition and strength. They can also be defined
as hot rolled products, with a cross section of special form like
angles,
channels
and beams/joints. There has been an increasing demand for structural
steel for construction purposes in the United States.
Measures are been taken by the structural steel authority for ready
availability of structural steel on time for the various projects. The
people at every level are working hard to realize the purpose of
producing steel on time, like, service centers, producers, fabricators
and erectors along with the general contractors, engineers and
architects are all working hand in hand. Steel has always been more
preferred to concrete because steel offers better tension and
compression thus resulting in lighter construction. Usually structural
steel uses three dimensional trusses hence making it larger than it's
concrete counterpart. There are different new techniques which enable
the production of a wide range of structures and shapes, the procedures
being the following:
- High-precision stress analysis
- Computerized stress analysis
- Innovative jointing
The structural steel all over the world predominates the
construction scenario. This material has been exhaustively used in
various constructions all over the world because of it's various
specific characteristics that are very much ideally suited for
construction. Structural steel is durable and can be well molded to give
the desired shape to give an ultimate look to the structure that has
been constructed. There is a mention of The Super dome situated in the
United States and The Fukuoka Dome of Japan, both speak the unique
language of the unique capabilities of the structural steel.
Types of structural steel:
Various types of structural steel sections and their technical
specifications are as follows:
Applications:
Structural steel sections are usually used for construction of
buildings, buildings, transmission line towers (TLT), industrial sheds
and structures etc. They also find application in manufacturing of
automotive vehicles, ships etc.
