Building Structural design for Steel, Wood & Concrete Material framing
By Author: Richard Bothom
Date: 09-09-2010
The selection of building material and framing system depends on load bearing capacity,
functionality, economy and desired lifespan.
The...
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Building Structural design for Steel, Wood & Concrete Material framing
By Author: Richard Bothom
Date: 09-09-2010
The selection of building material and framing system depends on load bearing capacity,
functionality, economy and desired lifespan.
The framing system must have sufficient
bending characteristics to accommodate architecture style of the building and non-structural
elements.
Frames are basic skeleton of the building made with wood, steel, reinforced
concrete or prefabricated materials.
Light weight wood frames are most popular for the construction of 2 to 3, single or multiple
residential apartments.
Structurally it is a repetitive bond of wood joists on wood studs.
All
wood buildings are engineered in compliance with the International One and Two Residential
Building Code.
Commercial and industrial wood buildings commonly have larger floor spans
with few retaining walls.
Steel buildings are made up of repetitive framing of steel beams and columns.
The beamcolumn co
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