Talk:Structural steel

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[edit] Definition

I don't normally hear rod, plate and bar called "Structural steel". To me, structural steel means a more complex shape, like all the other items listed on this page. A plate is just a plate, even if it's made out of vacuum arc remelt stainless.--Yannick 05:29, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

Yannick - Rods, plates and bars are "structural steel" as defined by the American Institute of Steel Construction, which is the organization that produces specifications for the design of steel structures (see www.aisc.org or the AISC's manual of steel construction). While rods and bars are not commonly used in steel structures, plates are used widely for many structural applications.

[edit] Overflowing captions

The overflowing information in the "captions" can be moved to the content of the article. —Dogears 22:58, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Feel free to do that; the massive gallery at the top was worse than the images along the side, and this was just a first step towards fixing that. I'll look into it when I have more time, if nobody else does. Georgewilliamherbert 06:54, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rebar

I intend to remove the sidebar box that is mostly about rebar cages, as it has nothing at all to do with structural steelwork. Would anyone prefer to move it to the article on reinforced concrete perhaps? -- Kvetner 17:38, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

If you delete it, I'd advocate you moving it. I expanded the "Steel vs Concrete" section of this article to explain the linkage, and that rebar isn't considered "structural steel". Georgewilliamherbert 20:19, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

I've now moved it to the rebar article, as well as made a few wider edits to the structural steel page. I'll have a go at the final section on steel vs concrete (there's more to say on the practicalities of construction, for a start, and to expand it beyond buildings to address other structures such as bridges and masts), but feel I've done enough for now! -- Kvetner 22:43, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Looks good so far. Georgewilliamherbert 22:57, 27 January 2007 (UTC)