Natural disasters are some of nature’s worst events that cost a lot of lives, money and property loss each year. A lot of money and resources go into building back the lost houses, buildings when these disasters hit. Obviously, the human lives lost cannot be compared to any other losses. But a lot can be […]

Structural steel detailing is a very critical process in structural engineering and requires an accuracy of more than 99%. Steel columns, beams, trusses, stairs, handrails, braces, steel joists, metal decking, and many other large and small steel components are used in the construction of buildings, bridges, airports, and industrial plants. Without proper structural steel detailing, designing, […]

In February of 2018, India overtook Japan and now stands as the second largest producer of crude steel in the world. At present, China is the largest producer of crude steel in the world, accounting for about 50 per cent of the production. But even while being the second largest producer of crude steel, India […]

Since the beginning of the 20th century, the demand for sky scrapers or high rise commercial and residential buildings has been increasing at a tremendous rate. Due to the decrease in the availability of land for horizontal expansion, high rise buildings or sky scrapers are the answer to accommodate the ever increasing population in our […]