Metal Building Systems

Abstract

During the last two decades, metal building systems have become an important part of the building construction industry. Today, almost 50% of the low-rise non-residential buildings under 150,000 square feet constructed in the United States, are metal building systems. Low-rise non-residential buildings include, one to two story, manufacturing, commercial, community and agriculture buildings. Historically, metal buildings were typically found only in industrial parks and agricultural areas, but with recent advances in materials, architectural treatments and design methods, they are now evident almost everywhere in the community.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA198793

Entities

People

  • Kevin E. Mikula

Organizations

  • University of Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Climate Change
  • Construction
  • Energy
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transmission
  • Industrial Plants
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Working
  • Procurement
  • Sandwich Panels
  • Structural Loads
  • Thermal Conductivity

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Systems Analysis and Design