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Topic : Common Structural Forms for High-rise Buildings in Hong Kong

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Features of structural steel construction (cont.)<br />

Construction aspects<br />

5. Demand greater transportation or cranages provision<br />

6. Complicated quality assurance procedures – especially <strong>in</strong><br />

the control of weld<strong>in</strong>g connection<br />

7. Difficult to make connection with rigid structures –<br />

especially <strong>in</strong> composite structure <strong>in</strong> which RC core structure<br />

is <strong>in</strong>volved<br />

8. More complex when build<strong>in</strong>g become more gigantic and<br />

taller – due to the huge number of structural members, some<br />

may be of very heavy section<br />

9. Induce more works at higher altitude

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