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The Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest stadium, took five years to complete and was China's centrepiece for the 2008 Olympic Games. It is an architectural wonder constructed with more than 42,000 tonnes of steel. It is the largest steel structure in the world.

Steel is a metal alloy comprised of iron and carbon, so the history of its manufacture begins with iron-making, which began in what is now modern-day Turkey around 2000 BC. Iron Age iron was forged using processes that often meant that byproducts like charcoal were included in the final product.

Steel structures are formed from a skeleton frame that consist of vertical columns, horizontal beams and so on made from steel materials, riveted, welded or bolted together, often in a rectilinear grid. Steel structures are typically used for medium and high-rise, industrial, warehouse and residential buildings.

The use of steel instead of iron for structural purposes was initially slow. The first iron-framed building, Ditherington Flax Mill, had been built in 1797, but it was not until the development of the Bessemer process in 1855 that steel production was made efficient enough for steel to be a widely used material.

The use of steel instead of iron for structural purposes was initially slow. The first iron-framed building, Ditherington Flax Mill, had been built in 1797, but it was not until the development of the Bessemer process in 1855 that steel production was made efficient enough for steel to be a widely used material.

Structural engineers use this manual in analyzing, and designing various steel structures.

Henry BessemerCitizenshipBritishOccupation(s)Engineer and inventorKnown forDevelopment of the Bessemer process for the manufacture of steelAwardsAlbert Medal (1872)6 more rows