Diagrids are load-bearing structures made of steel diagonal grids. They were first used in the great buildings of the turn of the millennium, such as the Swiss Re Tower in London ('The Gherkin') and the Hearst Magazine Tower in New York City. Dagrids owe their ensuing popularity…
by McMullin, Paul W., Price, Jonathan S.
fromArchitect's guidebooks to structures
Steel Design covers steel design fundamentals for architects and engineers, such as tension elements, flexural elements, shear and torsion, compression elements, connections, and lateral design. As part of the Architect's Guidebooks to Structures series it provides a comprehensi…
