Structural Engineer’s Pocket Book This Page Intentionally Left Blank Structural Engineer’s Pocket Book Fiona Cobb AMSTERDAM BOSTON HEIDELBERG LONDON NEW YORK OXFORD PARIS SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO SINGAPORE SYDNEY TOKYO Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann Linacre House‚ Jordan Hill‚ Oxford OX2 8DP 200 Wheeler Rd‚ Burlington‚ MA 01803 First published 2004 Copyright ª 2004‚ Fiona Cobb. All rights reserved The right of Fiona Cobb to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted
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1.1 WORKING CAPITAL CONCEPTS Business activity Business activity is dynamic in character and subject to wide fluxions. The movement from working capital to income and profits and back to working capital is one of the most important characteristics of business administration. This operation is concerned with the deployment of funds with the hope that they will generate returns‚ rendering an additional amount called profit. If the operations of an enterprise are to run smoothly‚ proper relation
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Steel Industry Introduction: Steel plays a vital role in accelerating growth and development of a nation. It is used as a basic material in the manufacture of metal products‚ electrical machinery‚ transport equipment‚ textile‚ etc and thus considered to be the backbone of the human civilization. It is a product of large and technologically advanced industry having strong forward and backward linkages in terms of material flow and income generation
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convert entirely to rust and disintegrate. Surface rust is flaky and friable‚ and provides no protection to the underlying iron‚ unlike the formation of patina on copper surfaces. Rusting is the common term for corrosion of iron and its alloys‚ such as steel. Many other metals undergo equivalent corrosion‚ but the resulting oxides are not commonly called rust. Other forms of rust exist‚ like the result of reactions between iron and chloride in an environment deprived of oxygen – rebar used in underwater
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Importance of water use in the steel industry Water’s ever-growing importance in the industrial manufacturing arena has been demonstrated by an increasing concern regarding the sufficiency of both its quantity and quality for use in industrial applications. In general‚ water is used in steelmaking as a: coolant for equipment‚ furnaces‚ and intermediate steel shapes; cleansing agent to remove scale from steel products; source of steam; medium for lubricating oils and cleaning solutions;
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institute of steel construction certification programs as well as provide training‚ education‚ and resources. Their consultation division uses industry experts to provide assistance to individuals and organizations to help achieve quality goals. Some of the services they provide include training to provide internal audits‚ supplier audits‚ assistance in quality company‚ products‚ and continuous improvement planning and more. The AISC certification sets the quality standards for the structural steel industry
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3 Quality and service Investing in quality and service The Company Metsec plc is the UK’s largest specialist cold roll-forming company‚ providing structural steel components for the UK construction and manufacturing industries. We have been established for over 75 years and are based in Oldbury in the West Midlands. Today‚ Steel‚ Railway Systems‚ Automotive and Profilform‚ all occupy top positions within their respective markets. We focus on adding value through expert design‚ precision
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productive and most profitable steel and steel products company in the world. We are committed to doing this while being cultural and environmental stewards in our communities where we live and work. We are succeeding by working together. Nucor ’s History Nucor Corporation is the largest steel producer in the United States and had net sales of $12.7 billion in 2005. Nucor is the nation ’s largest recycler. In 2004‚ Nucor recycled approximately 17 million tons of scrap steel‚ with 5 million of those
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Nucor Corporation 1995: after 30 years of success‚ what next? The Nucor story is about how a nearly bankrupt enterprise became the most productive and profitable company in the U.S. steel industry. It is also a story of how the two top managers of Nucor Corporation set a standard of personal and corporate behavior that continues to inspire social and economic civility within and beyond U.S. borders. The change in fortunes for the company began in the summer of 1965‚ when the new Chairman
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FERRO CEMENT Introduction The term ferrocement is most commonly applied to a mixture of Portland cement and sand applied over layers of woven or expanded steel mesh and closely spaced small-diameter steel rods rebar. It can be used to form relatively thin‚ compound curved sheets to make hulls for boats‚ shell roofs‚ water tanks‚ etc. Ferro concrete has relatively good strength and resistance to impact. When used in house construction in developing countries‚ it can provide better resistance to
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