The metal structures used in the construction of buildings are carried out by the main load in the further operation of the structure, which is why great attention is paid to the design of metal structures. It is almost impossible to build metal structures without preliminary creation of the project, you also need to take care of the supply of equipment. Even in antiquity, when creating complex architectural structures, preliminary design of structures was carried out, which took into account the ability of building materials to withstand heavy loads (materials resistance). And it is thanks to this that the magnificent structures of antiquity have survived to this day.
The design of metal structures is carried out by calculating the strength of the load -bearing metal structures and spans. Drawing a simple drawing, this does not mean the creation of a full -fledged project of metal structure. When designing, all the technical characteristics should be reflected by which the design created should have, in addition, the project includes a list of all initial data (location of the object on the ground, the availability of transport, the availability of energy sources). The project also includes the entire process of manufacturing the structure and subsequent operation: terms, reproductiveness, costs, technologies, and so on.
If earlier, to create a project of metal structures of a large facility, it could take a fairly long period of time (several months or even years) and entire departments of design bureau have been involved, then at present, thanks to the introduction of the latest computer technologies, the situation has changed fundamentally. The design of metal structures takes much less time and almost one engineer of the designer can cope with the project.
