Design of a Steel Railroad Warehouse

In choosing a thesis subject I have endeavored to select one that would be of practical use to one in the work that is to follow the college training. I have decided to present the design of a steel railroad warehouse at New Orleans for the Illinois Central Railroad as I am greatly interested in railroad work and intend to make that my speciality and because the design of warehouses has so far received only little consideration, but chiefly because a careful study of such a subject will give a knowledge of steel structural work. Nearly all railroad warehouses are of wood, 2but if a warehouse were to be built today it is certain that, except for small buildings and in localities where timber is exceptionally cheap, a wooden warehouse would not be considered. At present steel seems to be the material which most nearly approaches the ideal for such structures. This use of steel is due to the increase in the cost of timber and to the decrease in the price of structural steel, which now makes it possible to build a much stronger, a better looking, and more economical structure than would have been possible ten years ago. With a steel structure a settlement of a couple of inches would not in the least impair its efficiency, as the members would adjust themselves by flexure to meet the new condition. This property of a steel structure is of great advantage where the foundations must be located in soil saturated more or less 3with water, as would be the case near the sea or a large river. Where brick or stonework is built on such foundations, the masonry would be quite likely to crack. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 62597
Author: Tallyn, Louis Liston
Release Date: Jul 9, 2020
Format: eBook
Language: English