Using 80-ksi steel in upper perimeter columns—a first in the U.S.—helped the design team reduce the steel by almost 20% at 320 S. Canal, a 51-floor office tower under construction in Chicago’s Loop.
Structural steel is a construction material produced from specific grades of steel and formed in a range of industry standard cross-sectional shapes. Structural steel grades are manufactured with ...
In Europe, structural steel must comply with the European Standard EN 10025, which is governed by the European Committee for Iron and Steel Standardization (ECISS), a subset of the European Committee ...