Structural steel is primarily used for construction purposes, but it can also be found throughout the automobile & energy infrastructure industries. There may even be instances where structural steel is used to build various machinery, equipment storage tanks, tools, household appliances & for food and beverage packaging.
Since this blog is focusing primarily on the applications of structural steel in the construction industry, we will touch upon that a bit more here. What specific structures are built with structural steel?
• High rise buildings
• Residential buildings
• Industrial pole barns or sheds
• Bridges
• Parking garages
In general, structural steel is a preferred material of engineers, designers, architects and contractors throughout the construction industry. Its strength is unmatched which makes it ideal for the building of the structures mentioned above.
However, the material itself must also be able to handle tension, be easy to work with, ductile and, of course, be affordable too. Structural steel possesses all of these qualities so you can see how it has become a popular material choice for structures of all kinds.
Another important quality of structural steel is machinability.
You may be wondering what this means? Well, machinability is defined as “the ease with which a metal can be cut (machined) permitting the removal of the material with a satisfactory finish at low cost.”
This quality is important because it allows for structural steel to be made into many unique shapes.
Baobab Safety Tree manufactured by SOLHAR
The iconic baobab tree was chosen by our client as the symbol for the safety drive due to the characteristics of the tree. We were asked to design a tree our of metal sheets that would look as near as possible to the real tree which they would like to permanently place at the mine as symbol of the mine’s commitment to safety and the strength and presence of safety on the mine.
Plat Hond, Alex Voster van Ekapa – Bull Run 2024
SOLHAR is lief om deel te wees van gebeurtenisse in die Noordkaap.
Alex Voster van Ekapa het vir ons vrywill gegee om bietjie sy kar “Plathond “ toe te rus. Hier is die eind resultaat.
775 Lvl Crusher Chute built by SOLHAR in Kimberley
Client required new structure free standing from apron feeder, so the material deposited in ore pass do not fall on apron feeder blades but rather in chute from where it is moved by apron feeder to crusher.