Composite Construction

par **bentafat_rachid** Dim 6 Jan - 11:46

The history of structural design may be explained in terms of a continuous progress toward optimal constructional systems with respect to aesthetic, engineering, and economic parameters. If the attention is focused on the structure, optimality is mainly sought through improvement of the form and of the materials. Moreover, creative innovation of the formcombined with advances of material properties and technologies enables pursuit of the human challenge to the “natural” limitations to the height (buildings) and span (roofs and bridges) of the structural systems.
Advances may be seen to occur as a step-by-step process of development. While the enhancement of the properties of already used materials contributes to the “in-step” continuous advancement, new materials as well as the synergic combination of known materials permit structural systems to make a step forward in the way to optimality.
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