Steel classification

Steel alloy iron + carbon

Low carbon upto 0.25% Medium carbon 0.25 to 0.7%

High carbon 0.7 to 1.5 %

Steel sections

Built up sections

TRUSS
In architecture and structural engineering, a truss is a

structure comprising one or more triangular units constructed with straight members whose ends are connected at joints referred to as nodes. External forces and reactions to those forces are considered to act only at the nodes and result in forces in the members which are either tensile or compressive forces.

Planar Truss

Space Truss

Trusses for span less than 15m

King post
Queen post Pratt

Howe
Simple fink Compound fink

Howe Truss
Span 9m to 12m

Pratt Truss
Span 6m to 10m

King Post & Queen Post Truss

King post up to 6m
Queen post up to 10m

Truss for span greater than 15m

North light
Bow string Arch steel

North light truss

Bow string truss

Towns Lattice Truss

Vireendral Truss

Vireendral Truss

Surface cleaning
Wire brushing
Blast cleaning Flame cleaning

Cutting & Machining

Shearing and cropping
Flame cutting or burning Arc plasma cutting

Cold sawing

Punching and drilling

Drilling machine
Numerical controlled drilling

Straightening, bending and rolling

Gag press beams, angles, channels and heavy bars
Plates rollers Spot or Pattern heating

Fitting and reaming

Temporary fitting riveting, bolting or welding

correction of minor defects Riveting or bolting holes misalignment small holes after the pieces are assembled - made and reamed correct size

Fastening method
Riveting
Bolting crane rails Welding commonly used

Finishing
Structural loads bearing smooth sawing, milling

or more

Surface treatment
Metal coating Hot dip galvanising Metal spraying Electro plating Paint coating Primer adhesion of other coats and corrosion inhibition Intermediate coat film thickness Finishing coat gloss, appearance and protection from environment

ERECTION

Lifting

Bolted connection

Braced domes
Materials Steel pipe, nuts, bolts and washers

Cutting

Flattening

Drilling

Bending

Painting