HISTORY OF STEEL IN

Steel Buildings Symbol of

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
Modern Architecture
Steel is crucial in development Mill at Derby- 1793
of economy and is considered By William Strut, wooden beam
as backbone of human sheeted in iron
civilization.

Dithering Flax Mill-1797 first fully

integrated iron-framed building,
oldest iron framed building in the
world, by Charles Bage

Important milestones in
Architecture was
development of iron and
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steel in construction.
 ADVANTAGES OF USING STEEL IN STRUCTURES
High strength
The high ratio of strength to weight (the strength per unit weight)
Excellent ductility and seismic resistance
Elasticity, uniformity of material
Thespecific strengthis a material'sstrength (force per unit area
at
failure)divided by itsdensity. It is also known as thestrength-to-
weight ratioorstrength/weight ratio. In fiber or textile
applications
MARKET FORMS OF STEEL
 Metal is an element, compound or alloy that is a good
conductor of both electricity and heat.
Metal crystal structure and specific metal properties are
determined by holding together the atoms of a metal