The concrete frames of a new St.
Official statistics say only 20% of buildings in rural areas have metal or concrete frames.
The units are made of steel slabs and concrete frames prefabricated off-site.
The greater rigidity and continuity of concrete frames give them more versatility, but steel is favoured for very tall structures for reasons of economy in construction and space.
In 1892 he closed his construction business and became a consulting engineer, building many structures with concrete frames composed of columns, beams, and slabs.
Shores are also used to support the forms for cast-in-place concrete slabs, beams, and girders in reinforced concrete frames.
In Haiti, because there is virtually no lumber for building, structures have been made of concrete blocks, often with inadequately reinforced concrete frames.
Chileans responded with better construction codes, better structural and earthquake engineering; buildings were made with massive reinforced concrete frames and backed by numerous reinforced concrete walls, called shear walls.
A glowing green disc hovers high in the sky at night, casting an eerie glow over a forest of minarets, cranes and concrete frames that seem to stretch endlessly into the dusty distance, like a vast field of dominoes.
Even in Beijing, where rich expatriates and members of China's new business elite combine to boost demand for swanky accommodation, many villas and unadorned concrete frames stand empty and unattended.
On successive nights beginning in early April, the modules, which have steel and concrete frames, will be trucked four to five at a time to the building site from the factory.
