Currently, the entire world is plunged into an unprecedented health and economic crisis with billions of lives affected by the worldwide pandemic, Covid-19. Nearly every province across Canada is suffering from the consequences of shutting down non-essential businesses and enforcing social isolation. In addition to worrying about their own health and the health of their...
The advancement in structural fabrication technology has lead to the development of several lean and general steel fabricating machinery since the 1970s. The automation in this industry has an interestingly long history. Most of the structural fabrication in the past used to be labor intensive. Activities like layout, cutting, drilling, and welding were conducted manually by construction laborers....
Wall bracing is a construction technique used to improve the structural stability of a building. Bracing systems include wood and steel components that distribute load evenly and laterally, increasing the safety of the superstructure. Traditional framing systems can support the weight of the roof and floor slabs but it cannot resist lateral stresses caused by...
