A louver or louvre is a window blind or shutter with horizontal slats that are angled to admit light and air, but to keep out…

Whenever a force is displaced by a certain amount or a displacement is induced by…

When the plane of loads acting transversely on a beam does not contain any of…

Most of the relationships presented in Arts. 3.16 to 3.19 hold only for symmetrical cross sections,…

Will a four-hour fire wall really resist the spread of heat and flames for 240…

Abstract: Aircraft and chemical processing equipment are now required to work at subzero temperatures and…

Steel structures Building regulations require certain elements of a structure to have fire resistance. Whether…

Steel is inherently a noncombustible material. It loses strength when heated sufficiently.  Steel structural properties…