| More and more construction nowadays is being | | | | used for construction though nowadays most of the |
| carried with the help of steel components all over the | | | | manufacturers heat-treat metal parts in order they |
| world. In this ezine we take a look at the essence of | | | | become stainless and stone-like. Heat conductivity is |
| steel buildings parts, their advantages and | | | | another problem of metal structures that is why |
| disadvantages if there are any and touch upon the | | | | houses are not equipped with them in full scale. |
| modern approach to construction – prefabricated | | | | Somehow or other metal parts are indispensable in |
| steel buildings. | | | | building and construction. For civil engineering and |
| Steel building parts are the most solid and reliable | | | | industrial engineering they help to build long bays |
| type of all building materials that can stand the test | | | | without any kind of column or buttresses. Even |
| of time. Should we take this statement for granted | | | | outdoor construction is not deprived of using steel |
| or is it necessary to compare them with PVC building | | | | building components: fences, grilles, grates and sheds |
| components, silicate, fibreboard, lumber, wood, | | | | are made of steel as well. |
| masonry and other building types that have always | | | | No one denies the fact that lumber has been the |
| been principal building materials for any kind of | | | | only building material that could stand all kinds of |
| buildings whether storages, commercial buildings, | | | | damages except fire for centuries. Amsterdam, |
| barns or detached houses? | | | | Venice and other European cities have most of the |
| The reason of metal and steel components’ | | | | buildings that are situated on wood poling and will |
| wide distribution is simple: they are firm, more or less | | | | remain there for centuries. But we live in the 21st |
| cheap, aesthetic, non-combustible, do not require | | | | century that requires firmness, reliability and simplicity |
| further treatment and are environmentally friendly. | | | | of construction. That is why prefabricated steel |
| This is not the whole list of their advantages but | | | | buildings are so popular nowadays. |
| even these qualities are enough to draw attention to | | | | Anyway, prefab-buildings suborn by their universality: |
| metal and steel components. One issue needs even | | | | you do not need to be a builder or engineer - you |
| more elaboration: their elasticity and reliability. Time | | | | just buy steel building parts and construction |
| when hundreds of fibreboard-buildings and | | | | becomes the sphere you should not fear. With |
| pvc-houses have been swept away by storms, | | | | prefab-building components you can easily assemble a |
| tornados and other natural disasters has practically | | | | shed, a barn, a small warehouse and a lot of different |
| gone into non-existence – people do not want to | | | | things. Prefabricated steel components are widely |
| be scared anymore. This especially applies to the | | | | used in industrial engineering as well as they save |
| states that always experience unfavorable weather | | | | time, money and labor: warehouses, plants, ice |
| conditions, like, for instance, Texas and Kansas. | | | | palaces, riding-halls and hangars are usually made of |
| Reliable, solid and firm steel components enjoy high | | | | separate prefabricated metal building components. |
| popularity there. At the same time metal structures | | | | Finally what needs to be mentioned here is the fact |
| are made of metal and can often corrode. Corrosion | | | | that prefabricated elements can be dismantled easily |
| is one of the biggest disadvantages of metal parts | | | | and transported anywhere. |