Author: Ganesh Kumar
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Always Check Beam Stock Lengths Before Detailing
When detailing steel, one important factor that’s often overlooked is the stock length of the beams. Confirming this early can prevent major rework later in the project. Recently, we worked on a façade support steel project that involved several CHS beams. Normally, CHS sections are available up to 12 meters in length. However, in this…
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TEK1’s Steel Detailing for Sydney Metro – Resolving Design Challenges – 6
In this blog, I’d like to share an issue we faced related to hanger locations. In this job, the floor steel was supported from the slab soffit. Initially, we placed the hangers as per the design drawings. However, during coordination with the concrete model, we discovered a slab void exactly at one of the hanger…
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TEK1’s Steel Detailing for Sydney Metro – Resolving Design Challenges – 5
We hope you found our previous blogs on the Sydney Metro project insightful. If you missed them, check them out. In this blog, I’d like to share an important lesson about concrete encasement for conduits that every steel detailer should keep in mind.Normally, conduit encasement falls under electrical scope, so detailers don’t focus much on…
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Mezzanine floor & stair handrails
TEK1 recently completed a Mezzanine steel & stair for a prominent organization in Australia. The goal was to provide detailed support steelwork for mezzanine floor & stair including handrails.
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Do not stick your neck out
While detailing a project for a leading organization in Australia, the client asked us to calculate material quantities for production and procurement. However, this involves high risk.As detailers, we don’t control the nesting process — which depends on factors like sheet size, scrap management, and fabrication methods. Each fabricator uses different nesting techniques. If we…
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Media wall
TEK1 recently completed a media wall support project for a prominent organization in Australia. The goal was to provide detailed support steelwork for a large media wall screen — with a unique challenge. Unlike most projects, we didn’t receive any structural design drawings. Instead, we were given only a concept design, leaving it to TEK1…
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Project – Bridge – 25
Tek1 recently completed a cladding project for a prominent organization in Australia. The project involved detailing cladding and its support system around a footbridge with unique challenges. The footbridge featured curved ends, but these were not simple linear curves, making the design and detailing process particularly intricate. Tek1 conducted numerous meetings with the client and…
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TEK1’s Steel Detailing for Sydney Metro – Resolving Design Challenges – 4
We hope you found our previous blogs on the Sydney Metro project insightful. If you missed them, check them out. In this blog, I’d like to share another connection detail we proposed to the structural engineer on the Sydney Metro project Since this is a metro project, fireproofing sheets are required on steel members as…
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TEK1’s Steel Detailing for Sydney Metro – Resolving Design Challenges – 3
We hope you found our previous two blogs on the Sydney Metro project insightful. If you missed them, check them out using the link below! In this blog, we’ll share about a connection detail that we proposed to the engineer. As per the design, a PFC beam needed to be supported by an I-beam above.…
