Structure Type Selection
Concrete vs. Steel: Which is the better building material?
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Selecting the optimum building structural system is the critical first step in creating a successful project! By simplifying the design process, everyone on the project team — architects, engineers, contractors and owners — can focus on the most effective, economical design for the building.
Solid and rational criteria for structure type selection are provided using CRSI's "Guide to Structural System Selection." The second critical step consists of selecting bay sizes for the structural system, evaluating selected structural systems, and developing comparative cost estimates.
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CRSI's Guide to Structural System Selection offers an orderly way to review pertinent criteria that will lead to the selection of a suitable structural system. Criteria are classified in three ways: "required," "desired," and "constrained." The "Guide to Structural System Selection" offers insight and examples of each of these criteria. It also features a case study of what can happen if all building elements are not considered early in the structural selection process. |
