Articles tagged with 'steel'
22 October 2009 | Christine Edwards had earlier asserted that poor welding practices and procedures were responsible for the failure of major structures such as the Westgate Bridge in 1970. Not so, say representatives from the country's leading welding and steel institutes.
8 October 2009 | Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia's report may be useful for anyone involved in the specification or construction of reinforced concrete structures. It also assesses additional measures to enhance the chloride resistance of concrete.
30 September 2009 | BubbleDeck, a new building system designed to reduce concrete usage in building, has made its construction debut on the $1.88 billion Gateway office project in WA.
20 January 2009 | Affordable modifications to steel-framed components in buildings can reduce the speed at which fire spreads in those buildings by 25 per cent.
29 September 2008 | Performance venues and innovative abodes dominated the honours at this year’s Australian Steel Design Awards for Victoria and Tasmania. The program is organised by the Australian Steel Institute (ASI), the nation’s peak body for that sector. The state awards are part of the ASI’s first-ever national steel awards program to be held in Australia.
2 September 2008 | Building with steel allows houses to be built on previously unpopular steep sites incorporating up to five levels in height.
2 September 2008 | The rail provides a better ‘blind’ than pipe rails over the same spacings. Without the extra width an additional rail would be required at the lower levels to contain calves.