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Posted by gudi on August 26, 2008, 8:31 am
On Aug 11, 3:23 am, ze...@hotmail.com wrote:
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> There's lots of references to the new stadium in China hosting the
> 2008 Olympic (BirdsNest) saying it was made from X miles of "unwrapped
> steel". Anyone want to describe what unwrapped steel really is? Is
> it like HSS (Hollow Structural Sections)? Where can I find a picture
> of what a typical cross section and connection looks like?
No. It means the total arc length of all curved and straight lengths
of steel structural columns, channels,angles and beams etc. used in
its construction when they all are laid straight end to end... an
indicator of
the size of Nest and an indicator of the amount of steel that went
into the making of the gigantic structure.
Narasimham
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> 2008 Olympic (BirdsNest) saying it was made from X miles of "unwrapped
> steel". Anyone want to describe what unwrapped steel really is? Is
> it like HSS (Hollow Structural Sections)? Where can I find a picture
> of what a typical cross section and connection looks like?