Structural steel -> Plate, bars, pipes, structural shape, etc
Cold formed steel -> Studs, trusts, roofing, cladding
Fastening products -> Bolt, nuts, washers
Reinforcing steel -> Rebar for concrete
Miscellaneous -> Forms, pans, hardware, etc
Structural steel:
Shell-type structure
Carries axial stress load
Shell serves a use function in addition to participation in carrying loads
- The main stress in tension is the containment vessel
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Framed structures
- Consist of skeletal framework which carries all the load
- Steel members are used to carry :
i) Lateral load when acting as beams and girders
ii) Axial loads when acting as struts and ties
- Steel frame are made of load bearing elements