Download or read book Basics Steel Construction written by Katrin Hanses and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2017-05-22 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buildings with wide spans, such as industrial plants and warehouses, are usually built with steel. The architect must understand the specific material properties and requirements of steel as a construction material, including its static properties, which influence dimensioning and profile selection. Step by step, Basics Steel Construction imparts the basic understanding needed for planning with steel as a building material.