Stainless Steel Applications in Architecture
Bridges
Doors, entrances, elevators and column covers
Exterior wall panels
Fasteners, stone anchors and masonry fixings
Floors
Interiors
Kitchens and bathrooms
Low profile glass curtain wall and roof structures
Plumbing and water handling
Prisons and detention facilities
Railings
Reinforcing bar
Roofing
Sculpture
Structural design
Swimming pools
Bridges
(ASSDA) Stainless Steel Makeovers http://www.assda.asn.au/makeover.html
Doors, entrances, elevators, and column covers
Successful Use of Stainless Steel Building Materials (click here)
Steeled against the elements -- Stainless steel doors can stand up to fire and corrosive environments (click here)
Answers for architects who design for beauty, performance, utility and prestige with nickel stainless steel
(click here)
Stainless steel in architecture, building and construction -- Guidelines for building exteriors (click here)
(SCI) SCI-P-179 Architect's Guide to Stainless Steel - this may be purchased at www.steel-sci.org
(SMACNA) Disney's California Adventure Theme Park, Anaheim, CA (click here)
(SMACNA) Architectural Sheet Metal Manual - this may be purchased at http://www.smacna.org/techpubs/
(SMACNA) David Geffen Foundation Building (click
here)
Exterior Wall Panels
Timeless Stainless (click here)
Successful Use of Stainless Steel Building Materials (click here)
Stainless steel in architecture, building and construction -- Guidelines for building exteriors (click here)
Answers for architects who design for beauty, performance, utility and prestige with nickel stainless steel
(click here)
Stainless steels for building exteriors (click
here)
(Euro-Inox) Stainless Steel Facades (Architectural Series, volume 2) http://www.euro-inox.org
(SCI) SCI-P-179 Architect's Guide to Stainless Steel - this may be purchased at www.steel-sci.org
(SMACNA) Jin Industrial, Moorpark, CA (click
here)
(SMACNA) South Coast Plaza Bridge, Santa Ana, CA (click
here)
(SMACNA) Los Angles Metro Rail Stations (click
here)
(SMACNA) University of Michigan Art and Science Building, Dearborn, MI (click
here)
(SMACNA) Architectural Sheet Metal Manual - this may be purchased at http://www.smacna.org/techpubs/
(ASSDA) Cast Stainless Curtain Wall Fixings http://www.assda.asn.au/castings.html
Related web sites:
Empire State Building http://www.esbnyc.com/index2.cfm?noflash=1
Weissman Art Museum http://hudson.acad.umn.edu/surprises/home.html
Skyscraper facts http://www.skyscrapers.com
Famous Buildings http://architecture.about.com/library/bl-buildings.htm?once=true&
Skyscraper Museum http://skyscraper.org
Great Buildings Collection http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings.html
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Fasteners, Stone Anchors, and Masonry Fixings
Practical guide to using marine fasteners (click
here)
(SSINA) Stainless steel for: Wall ties, stone anchors and masonry fastening systems http://www.ssina.com/publications/index.htm
(SSINA) Stainless steel fasteners http://www.ssina.com/publications/index.htm
(ASSDA) Stainless Fasteners http://www.assda.asn.au/pin.html
(SMACNA) Architectural Sheet Metal Manual - this may be purchased at http://www.smacna.org/techpubs/
(SCI) Stainless Steel Masonry Support Systems - Best Practice Information Sheet for Specifiers, 2000. ref
P298
(SCI) Stainless Steel Masonry Support Systems- Best Practice Information Sheet for Contractors, 2000, ref P
297
SCI-P-157 Stainless Steel Angles for Masonry Support
Floors
Stainless steel in architecture, building and construction -- guidelines for roofs, floors and
handrails (click here)
Interiors
Successful Use of Stainless Steel Building Materials (click here)
Stainless steel in architecture, building and construction -- guidelines for roofs, floors and handrails (click here)
Answers for architects who design for beauty, performance, utility and prestige with nickel stainless steel
(click here)
(SSINA) Stainless steel for handrails, railings & barrier applications http://www.ssina.com/publications/index.htm
(SMACNA) Portland International Airport, Portland, OR (click
here)
(SMACNA) Los Angles Metro Rail Stations (click
here)
(SCI) SCI-P-179 Architect's Guide to Stainless Steel - this may be purchased at www.steel-sci.org
Kitchens and Bathrooms
Sinks of stainless clean best, beat bacteria (click here)
Effect of wiping and spray wash temperature on bacterial retention of abraded domestic sink surface (click here)
Cleanability in relation to bacterial retention on unused and abraded domestic sink materials (click here)
Stainless steel in architecture, building and construction -- Guidelines for maintenance and cleaning (click here)
(SMACNA) Disney's California Adventure Theme Park, Anaheim, CA
(click
here)
(ASSDA) Stainless loo locked into safety http://www.assda.asn.au/loo.html
Low Profile Glass Curtain Wall and Roof Structures
(ASSDA) Stainless cables and fittings taken to new heights http://www.assda.asn.au/stainlesscable.html
Plumbing and Water Handling
Stainless steel in water handling & delivery systems
Effect of chlorine on common materials in fresh water (click here)
Stainless steel piping (click here)
A report on the field corrosion resistance test on stainless steel piping for building service (click here)
Piping manual for stainless steel pipes for buildings (click here)
Volume 1: A report on the performance of stainless steel pipe for water supply in underground soil
environments (click here)
Volume 2: A report on the performance of stainless steel pipe for water supply in underground soil
environments (click here)
Stainless steel plumbing (click here)
Stainless steel for potable water treatment plants (click
here)
(ASSDA) Stainless taps into time & cost savings http://www.assda.asn.au/stainlesstaps.html
Prisons and Detention Facilities
(ASSDA) Stainless loo locked into safety http://www.assda.asn.au/loo.html
Railings
Successful Use of Stainless Steel Building Materials (click here)
Stainless steel in architecture, building and construction -- guidelines for roofs, floors and handrails (click here)
Answers for architects who design for beauty, performance, utility and prestige with nickel stainless steel
(click here)
(SSINA) Stainless steel for handrails, railings & barrier applications http://www.ssina.com/publications/index.htm
(SCI) SCI-P-179 Architect's Guide to Stainless Steel - this may be purchased at http://www.steel-sci.org
(SCI) Stainless Steel Tubular Handrails and Balustrades, 1999, SCI ref P274 - this may be purchased at http://www.steel-sci.org
(ASSDA) Stainless Sports http://www.assda.asn.au/crowd.html
(BSSA) Designing stainless steel handrails and balustrades http://www.bssa.org.uk/index.htm
Reinforcing Bar
Long life ambition (click here)
Stainless steel reinforcing as corrosion protection (click
here)
The resistance of stainless steel, partly embedded in concrete, to corrosion by seawater (click here)
(EuroInox) Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steels in Soils and in Concrete http://www.euro-inox.org
(SSINA) Stainless steel rebar for construction applications http://www.ssina.com/publications/index.htm
Guidance on the Use of Stainless Steel Reinforcement, 1998, The Concrete Society, Tech.rpt 51
Stainless Steel Reinforcing Bar, 1997, EFC Report No 18, Institute of Materials
Use of Stainless Steel Reinforcement in Highway Structures, BA 84/02, The Highways Agency Stainless steel
rebar web page http://www.stainless-rebar.org
Roofing
Timeless Stainless (click here)
Successful Use of Stainless Steel Building Materials (click here)
Answers for architects who design for beauty, performance, utility and prestige with nickel stainless steel
(click here)
Stainless steel in architecture, building and construction -- guidelines for roofs, floors and handrails (click here)
Technical manual for the design and construction of roofs of stainless steel sheet (click here)
Architecture -- A demanding market for stainless steel (click here)
Stainless steel membrane roof (click here)
(SSINA) Standard practice for: Stainless steel roofing, flashing, copings http://www.ssina.com/publications/index.htm
(Euro Inox) Stainless Steel Roofing, Architectural No.3 http://www.euro-inox.org
(ASSDA) Stainless Sports http://www.assda.asn.au/crowd.html
(ASSDA) Stainless cladding in KL http://www.assda.asn.au/airport.html
(ASSDA) Stainless cables and fittings taken to new heights http://www.assda.asn.au/stainlesscable.htm
(SMACNA) South Coast Plaza Bridge, Santa Ana, CA (click
here)
(SMACNA) University of Michigan Art and Science Building, Dearborn, MI (click
here)
(SMACNA) Courthouse Square Gazebo, Tampa, FL (click
here)
(SMACNA) Stowers Institute for Medical Research (click
here)
(SMACNA) Architectural Sheet Metal Manual (website under construction - link to list of US specifications and
guidelines) http://www.smacna.org
Sculpture
Answers for architects who design for beauty, performance, utility and prestige with nickel
stainless steel (click here)
Successful Use of Stainless Steel Building Materials (click here)
Gateway Arch website http://www.nps.gov/jeff
Structural Design
Design manual for structural stainless steel (click here)
Long life ambition (click here)
(SSINA) Stainless Steel Structural Design Resource Center (click here)
(SSINA) Stainless steel for structural applications http://www.ssina.com/publications/index.htm
(BSSA) Structural design of stainless steel http://www.bssa.org.uk/index.htm
(BSSA) Comparison of structural design in stainless steel and carbon steel http://www.bssa.org.uk/index.htm
(BSSA) Calculating the deflections in stainless steel beams http://www.bssa.org.uk/index.htm
(BSSA) Shear capacity of stainless steel bolts http://www.bssa.org.uk/index.htm
(BSSA) Bimetallic corrosion risks from contact with galvanised steel or aluminium (No. 143) http://www.bssa.org.uk/index.htm
(SCI) SCI-P-179 Architect's Guide to Stainless Steel http://www.steel-sci.org
(SCI) SCI P291 Structural Design of Stainless Steel http://www.steel-sci.org
(SCI) Section Property and Member Capacity Tables for Cold-Formed Stainless Steel http://www.steel-sci.org
(SCI) Protection of buildings against explosions http://www.steel-sci.org
(SCI) Design of stainless steel fixings and ancillary components http://www.steel-sci.org
(SCI) Stainless Steel Masonry Support Systems - Best Practice Information Sheet for Specifiers, 2000. ref
P298 http://www.steel-sci.org
(SCI) Stainless Steel Masonry Support Systems- Best Practice Information Sheet for Contractors, 2000, ref P
297 http://www.steel-sci.org
(SMACNA) Town Square Paddle Wheel, Grand Forks, ND (click
here)
ANSI/ASCE 8-90 Specification for the Design of Cold Formed Stainless Steel Structural Members http://www.asce.org
(ASSDA) Stainless cables and fittings taken to new heights http://www.assda.asn.au/stainlesscable.html
Swimming Pools
Stainless steel in swimming pool buildings (click
here)
(ASSDA) Stress Corrosion Cracking in the Air Space of Indoor Pools http://www.assda.asn.au/Pools.pdf
(BSSA) Stainless steels for swimming pool building applications - selection, use, and avoidance of SCC http://www.bssa.org.uk/index.htm
