Midwest Steel

How much is the price for reinforced concrete? And, if your an engineer, uh help.?

admin — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 00:00:57 +0000

Anyways, im doing a little school project and my teacher told me to find the cost of the material we are gonna use if we are the engineers. I first thought of carbon steel, but i saw that reinforced concrete doesnt rust and has a longer life. So anyways, what’s the cost? I decided to make an elevated 13 by 13 by 13 cube which equals to 2197 ft3 because my teacher told me the building uses 1500-2000 ft3/day of water. Anyways, i can’t change the structure anymore/ So my point is… how much is the material for that 13x13x13 cube? Is there a site that has that? Or does anybody know?

If you know, please write it in USD but if you are foreign just write it in your currency and i will just convert that.

And… any suggestions? THANKS!! Appreciated!! This is due in 1 WEEK!!
Oh.. before that do you think i should make my cube elevated with the stilt thingys or on top of a building?

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^^
Given the numbers, how will i solve for the price? What is the formula? I think i saw on one site reinforced concrete is 7.50 per square meter. Anwyays, how many sq. meters are there in my figure?

Sorry… don’t know much about this.

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business proposal/home ownership?

admin — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:02:14 +0000

I have found this house that looks great in an ok neighborhood,4 bedrooms,1 bath.however its located about 5 blocks from a steel mill. price is right @ 54000, built in the 70s, its my first big investment and was wondering if i should buy it?. any dangers of buying a house near a steel mill?. I am thinking about staying there for five years, pay off the morgage and then start renting it out, should i take the risk?. some neighbors i talked to say that its a great place to live.

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Building a computer help?

admin — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:00:31 +0000

I am building a new computer its going to be used for normal internet browsing, multimedia, and gaming here are the parts i have picked so far i would like to get some advice on what graphics card i should get i’m trying to keep it at a low price while still getting the best graphics possible at a that price please help.

Here are my current other parts that i have looked at BTW i found all these parts at Newegg

.NZXT Phantom 410 CA-PH410-B1 Red Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

BIOSTAR TZ68A+ LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core i3-2120 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32120

Rosewill Green Series RG630-S12 630W Continuous @40°C,80 PLUS Certified, Single 12V Rail, Active PFC "Compatible with Core i7,i5" Power Supply

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B

I am still looking for a good video card i have the system memory and optical drive if i am missing any components please tell me Thank you.
Also i forgot to mention so far this computer is about 600$ and i’m thinking of using the stock cooling that comes with system.

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building a gaming pc?

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:30 +0000

I am building my first computer as soon as I get my tax return here in the next couple months. I will probably use it primarily for gaming, movies, and music. Here is what I have come up with…I was just wondering if there is anything I should change, anything that may be incompatible with other parts in my build, anything additional I need such as cables, thermal paste, hardware, etc. All listed prices are from Amazon, and my absolute maximum is ,000, but cheaper is always better as long as they are quality parts.

Case – Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case – $ 99.99

Motherboard – MSI MB-Z68MA45 LGA1155/ Intel Z68 B3/ DDR3/ CrossFireX & SLI/ SATA3&USB3.0/ A&GbE/ MATX Motherboard – 0.99

CPU – Intel Core i5-2500K Processor – 9.99

Video Card – Galaxy Technology GeForce GTX 570 1280 MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 DVI/DVI/Mini-HDMI SLI Ready Graphics Card, 57NKH3HS4GXK – 9.99

RAM – G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM – $ 88.99

HDD – Western Digital 2 TB SATA II 64 MB Cache 3.5-Inch Retail Kit – WDBAAZ0020HNC-NRS – 9.95

SSD – Intel 320 Series 80 GB SATA 2.5-Inch Solid-State Drive Brown Box – 9.99

Optical Drive – LG UH12LS28K LightScribe 12x SATA Blu-Ray Combo Internal Drive, Bulk (Black) – $ 61.99

Heatsink – Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler, RR-B10-212P-G1 – $ 24.21

PSU – Corsair Gaming Series 600-Watt 80 Plus Certified Power Supply Compatible with Intel and
AMD Platforms – CMPSU-600G – $ 83.24

Monitor – ASUS VS247H-P 23.6-Inch LCD Monitor – Black – 4.99

Keyboard – Cyborg Gaming Keyboard with Tri-Color Backlighting – $ 75.99

Mouse – Cyborg R.A.T.7 Gaming Mouse for PC and MAC – $ 79.99

Sound Card – Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Sound Card (70SB073A00000) – $ 97.99

Speakers – Logitech Speaker System Z623 – 2.00

TOTAL_________________,956.28
I actually found all these parts on newegg.com, (except the motherboard), and all of the amazon prices were equal or less than those of newegg.

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Bullet proof Steel Reinforced?

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:02:38 +0000

I am looking for a Blast Proof Bullet proof Steel Reinforced Brief case with a digital password and a finger print processor for entry, with an internal camera recording all who open it and a built in voice recorder to hear the voices of all who open it, I need it to be able to take a Direct hit from a 50 MM Sniper Rifle, It needs to have a built in computer in it. Do you know where i would be able to Obtain one of these price doesn’t matter i can spend ,000,000 on it

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Building A Gaming PC.?

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:16:16 +0000

Ok before I was ordering on tigerdirect.com check my previous question and compare this setup and price.

SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B/BEBE – OEM

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case – Retail

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive – OEM

ZOGIS ZO88GT-E GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card – Retail

hec Zephyr750 ATX12V / EPS12V 750W Power Supply – Retail

Transcend 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model JM4GDDR2-8K – Retail

EVGA 122-CK-NF68-T1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard – Retail

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 – Retail

Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD – OEM

Thermaltake CL-P0401 110mm Full-Range Fan CPU Cooler – Retail
Price is 15.16 And I have 1 YR warrenty on CPU & Motherboard.

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I am building a new computer, please add any suggestions?

admin — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:01:45 +0000

I’m building it for some light gaming and other practical uses for school and what not.

these are my current components, my budget is around 550 for the desktop itself.

Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz 240-pin Desktop Memory
(already bought)

HIS H687FN1GD Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

BIOSTAR TZ68A+ LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS-550-PCAR-E3 550W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply

COOLER MASTER Elite 430 RC-430-KWN1 Black Steel / Plastic Computer Case

And I still need to get a HD, probably 1TB waiting for prices to drop for Black Friday.

What do you think of this current set-up and is it good enough or would I do better with more power?

Also, do I need a second fan for my case? This one only comes with 1.

Thank you!
Oh, and my CPU is the i5 2500K

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Structural Engs: Why are bridges not made of a stainless steel?

admin — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:03:39 +0000

We all see steel bridges, and most all of them are covered with large patches of rust. Which means a gradual weakening, and lots of maintenance problems. Are there no grades of steel that are relatively rust proof and suited for this use? Even if a bit weaker and thus needing more structure?

And if so, what would be the relative price difference? My point is, would it not be cheaper in the long run to build bridges with rust proof material and reduce the maintenance costs?

A similar question revolves around the Rbar used in concrete structures.
I’m not sure that doubling the capital cost of the bridge and slashing the maintenance costs is not a good deal. Consider that a bridge should be good for 100 years, and calculate the costs over that time. But the politicians would never buy it.
I thought galvanizing didn’t last that long, as the zinc "sacrifices itself", but as it does that, it gets oxidized. When it’s all gone, no more protection.

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Cost of a Metal Building?

admin — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:02:46 +0000

On what factors does the cost of a metal building depends and is steel the right choice for this?

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Is it worth it to build a steel framed house?

admin — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 06:39:53 +0000

Costs aside, do steel frames present any disadvantages as compared to a wood from?
That’s a good idea. I would rather have my house built of solid brick/stone. It would be an excellent insulator, no?

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