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Metsec plc, previously known as Metal Sections and TI Metsec, is a UK-based cold roll-forming company which was acquired by voestalpine AG in 1998. The company is based in Oldbury , [ 77 ] and makes metal products for the construction and manufacturing industries.
Steel frame structure Rectangular steel frame, or "perimeter frame" of the Willis building (at right) contrasted against the diagrid frame at 30 St Mary Axe (at center), in London. Steel frame is a building technique with a " skeleton frame" of vertical steel columns and horizontal I-beams , constructed in a rectangular grid to support the ...
The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) was founded in 1956 and promotes the design and construction of metal building systems in the low-rise, nonresidential building marketplace. A nonprofit trade organization, MBMA's headquarters is in Cleveland, Ohio. [ 1 ]
A lightweight steel structure is achieved by the use of high strength steels and an efficient framing system. [1] Since this reduces the weight of the superstructure, there is a substantial cost savings in foundation work. [4] Faster to erect than comparable concrete structures.
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) is a not-for-profit technical institute and trade association for the use of structural steel in the construction industry of the United States. AISC publishes the Steel Construction Manual, an authoritative volume on steel building structure design that is referenced in all U.S. building codes.
Formed in 1998, The Steel Network was the original developer of Applied Science International's SteelSmart System software. TSN transitioned into manufacturing soon after with the development of the first cold-formed steel connectors for Vertical deflection conditions in commercial light steel framing.
Frederick J. Griffiths (December 11, 1878 - October 17, 1951) was an early, English-born engineer in the Stark County, Ohio steel industry. He is best known for working with Henry Ford to develop a vanadium alloy steel in order to produce lighter-weight, stronger automobiles.
SMBH, Inc. located in Columbus, Ohio, was founded in 1972 as a structural engineering firm for the architectural industry. Founded as Lantz and Jones, the firm changed its name to Lantz Jones and Nebraska, Inc. in 1975 to reflect a change in ownership. [2]