{"id":2549,"date":"2023-02-06T12:17:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T12:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uaeenterprises.com\/?p=2549"},"modified":"2023-02-06T12:21:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T12:21:03","slug":"what-is-structural-steel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uaeenterprises.com\/news\/what-is-structural-steel\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Structural Steel? Shapes and Standards."},"content":{"rendered":"

Sructural steel<\/b>\u00a0is a category of\u00a0steel<\/a>\u00a0used for making\u00a0construction materials<\/a>\u00a0in a variety of shapes. Many structural steel\u00a0shapes<\/a>\u00a0take the form of an elongated beam having a\u00a0profile<\/a>\u00a0of a specific\u00a0c<\/a>ross-section. Structural steel shapes, sizes,\u00a0chemical composition<\/a>, and mechanical properties such as strengths, storage practices, etc., are regulated by standards<\/a>\u00a0in most industrialized countries.<\/p>\n

Most structural steel shapes, such as\u00a0I-beams<\/a>, have high\u00a0second moments of area<\/a>, which means they are very stiff in respect to their cross-sectional area and thus can support a high\u00a0load<\/a>\u00a0without excessive\u00a0sagging<\/a>.<\/sup><\/p>\n

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Structural steel roof at\u00a0Manchester Victoria Station<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Common structural shapes<\/span><\/h2>\n

The shapes available are described in many published standards worldwide, and a number of specialist and proprietary cross sections are also available.<\/p>\n

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A steel\u00a0I-beam, in this case used to support timber joists in a house.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n