Steel frame construction

Esquema

Getty AAT: Processes and techniques by specific type

Jerarquía

<additive and joining processes and techniques> > assembling (additive and joining process) > construction (assembling) > <construction by form>

Descripción

Refers to a building technique used primarily in bridges and buildings, in which a skeleton frame of vertical steel columns and horizontal I-beams are constructed in a rectangular grid. The grid is used to support the floors, roof, and walls of the building. The development of this technique made the construction of the skyscraper possible.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300015341

Otros términos

  • staalwerk [nl]
  • obra de acero [es]
  • steel-frame construction [en]
  • construction, steel frame [en]
  • frame construction, steel [en]