THE CONCRETE APPROACH
TO SELECTING THE IDEAL STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
Selecting
a structural system for your building design can be a process that offers great
opportunities to explore potential solutions and cost savings. These many design
opportunities are key considerations when working through initial building design
concepts.
Architects and engineers throughout the country are taking advantage of
reinforced concrete, designing solid, lasting structures of distinctive quality.
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Structural ramifications take a key role early in a project's life. As
schematic design brings more definition to a project's parameters, there are key
opportunities to integrate the building's structure with design intentions.
The Conceptual Selection Process is a viable way to review pertinent
criteria for determining the ideal structural system for a design. Analyzing these key
criteria at the conceptual stage aids in the selection of a system that enhances the
initial concept.
Developing project criteria through review of the requirements, desires and
constraints is essential to maximizing the integration of structural selection with
building design. The most important factors can then be used to evaluate the systems.
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