The Manufacturing of Structural Steel Shapes

Covered in this session will be a basic overview of modern steelmaking processes involved in the production of W, MC, C, M, L, S, and piling shapes. Topics include:

- Electric arc furnace operations
- Ladle metallurgy furnace operations
- Continuous casting
- Rolling operations
- Testing and metallurgy

This presentation was given as the second of eight sessions of Night School 18:  Steel Construction:  From the Mill to Topping Out. 

You can find other sessions from this Night School in the Education Archives at the following links.

• Session 1: Introduction to the Steel Construction Process: The Team Behind the Building
• Session 3: Steel Fabrication: A Virtual, Detailed Tour of the Steel Fabrication Process
• Session 4:  Connection Design as the Fabricator's Representative 
• Session 5: It Doesn't Get Built Without the Erector
• Session 6: Erection Engineering: Stability During Construction
• Session 7: Field Fixes and Solutions
• Session 8: Quality Control and Quality Assurance

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The Manufacturing of Structural Steel Shapes

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