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Lecture 1A.1: Introduction to Steel's Role in Construction in Europe


OBJECTIVE/SCOPE: To inspire students with an enthusiasm for steel construction. To identify the advantages of steel for construction in Europe, emphasising its future potential and the rewarding challenge it offers to able students. To introduce ESDEP as a response to this potential. PREREQUISITES None RELATED LECTURES
Lecture 1A.2: Steelmaking and Steel Products Lecture 1A.3: Introduction to Structural Steel Costs Lecture 1A.4: The European Building Market

SUMMARY Steel has been produced for about 100 years. It is a modern material with an exciting future. The advantages of steel are described together with recent developments which have enhanced them, i.e. improvements in manufacture, enhanced range of properties, improvements in fabrication and speed of construction, adaptability, consistent quality, lightness, stiffness and strength.

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