Prestressed Concrete : GCCA Prestressing can reduce the volume of concrete required in construction, lowering the use and transportation of materials, as well as boosting durability and service life. Concrete is intrinsically resistant to compressive stresses, but its resistance to tension is much lower. To provide tensile capacity, reinforcement can be added. This reinforcement can […]
In the PropertyManager, you can convert solid line segments to construction lines by selecting For Construction in the PropertyManager. To add centerlines in a rectangle, select Add construction lines and select either From Corners or From Midpoints in the PropertyManager. Where is the construction line in SolidWorks? Converting Sketch Entities in a Drawing to Construction […]
What is cold molded fiberglass? – Cold-Molded refers to the process of bending boards around forms in order to construct a boat. Generally, it is a ‘wood’ boat, although it can be coated with epoxy or glass if desired. In comparison to traditional fiberglass boats, cored-hull designs have a ‘core’ of wood glassed in between […]
Increased demand for efficiency drives tenants to buildings with more clear height. – Source: Midwest Real Estate News, by Richard Prokup, Sr. VP, First Industrial Realty Trust Over the last 30 years, the industrial real estate market has seen buildings grow taller to help high-volume tenants in their quest for increased warehouse efficiency. During the […]
Construction Grade Bamboo Species – The list below shows all the known construction grade bamboo species (in alphabetic order), and it includes the maximum length and diameter of each species along with its average wall thickness measured at the lower part of the culm. Wall thickness is species-specific, and certainly correlated with culm length and […]