As natural disasters grow more frequent and intense due to climate change, building materials and methods take on heightened importance for resilience. Steel framing systems offer unparalleled strength and durability to withstand severe weather events better than traditional wood-based structures. Its benefits...

Circular hollow sections (CHS) are hollow structural steel profiles with a circular cross-sectional shape. They provide several beneficial properties as structural members due to their geometry. The closed circular shape leads to axisymmetric properties allowing uniform stress distribution. CHS have high torsional...

Steel plates are flat structural steel elements with rectangular cross-sections that are used extensively in building and construction applications. They provide strength, durability, design flexibility and accelerated construction capabilities. Steel plate sizes typically range from 5 mm to 100 mm thickness and...

Flitch plates are steel plates that are bolted or welded to the sides of wooden beams to increase their load carrying capacity and stiffen the beams. They are typically used in situations where the wooden beam alone is inadequate to support the design loads. Wooden beams have been strengthened with steel plates...

Rectangular hollow sections (RHS) are steel profiles with a rectangular cross-sectional shape and hollow interior. They are used extensively as structural members in construction, mechanical engineering and transportation applications. The rectangular cross-section of RHS provides higher strength and stiffness...