Thermal Expansion
Thermal Expansion
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Have you had experience with thermal expansion of steel building with length of about 120 meter and about 5 floors. how many bays of bracings is enough? how you deal with big expansion loads?
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RE: Thermal Expansion
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RE: Thermal Expansion
RE: Thermal Expansion
I've done a few projects where we had expansion joints present during construction that were locked up once the building was closed in and tempered. I've always been a bit nervous about that philosophy though. If the heat goes off for an extended period for some reason, maybe all hell would break loose.
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