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Tag Archives: SS
Stiffeners (SS)
image source: http://www.civilengineeringterms.com/steel-structures/stiffener/
Stiffeners:
– consist of steel/ wood plates fitted between flanges
– help prevent the buckling of flanges
– are used in various locations, including at the crown and points of change in direction.
Home Insurance Building (SS)
image source: http://www.allaboutskyscrapers.com/construction/introduction
Considered the world’s first skyscraper.
Internal Force in Bracing (SS)
While going through the Kaplan Questions and Answers, various forms of this question appear again and again.. I think it’d be a good idea to just memorize the solution.
d = width, h = height, P = lateral load, resultant force is in tension.
