1. Steel House Frames in Five Days
2. Nepean Bridge Still Going Strong with Steel
3. Simple Solution over Ballarat Bypass
4. How to Form Steel Plate
5. AS/NZS 3678 - 250 Floor Plate
6. Promenade Homes Built to Last in Steel
7. Coming Soon - New Websites for BHP Steel
8. Did you know...?

Steel house frames can now be designed, fabricated and erected for an average-sized home in less than five days. It’s made possible through the Scottsdale Steel Framing System, a revolutionary mobile roll forming system that takes the manufacture of ZINCALUME® steel building frames out of the factory and directly on site.

http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=12fivedayframes

A major steel bridge has recently been inspected to determine the current condition of the corrosion protection systems. The Nepean Bridge at Camden, NSW, was opened in March 1973 and consists of twin box girders with composite reinforced deck, supported on concrete piers. The inspection and refurbishment of the corrosion protection system has ensured ongoing protection for the bridge at an economical price. For more:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=12nepeanbridge

A clever design by VicRoads Engineers, coupled with smart construction methods provided a competitive solution for a pedestrian bridge over the Ballarat Bypass in Victoria. The bridge provides an important link for the local community allowing easy access to the nearby school and shops. Find out more about the design features that contributed to the substantial cost savings
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=12ballaratbypass

Many plate applications require that the steel be formed to varying extents, ranging from simple cold bending in a press brake to deep drawing in complex, multi-stage die presses. The latter is a specialist process outside the scope of this note, however, the metallurgical principles involved and some general guidelines appropriate to more conventional forming operations are outlined here:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=12formsteelplate

Floor plate (or chequer plate) is one of the most popular flooring solutions for industrial and commercial buildings. Strong and easy to fabricate, the product features raised patterning on one side and comes in thicknesses from 6 to 12 mm. View the full specifications and datasheet of this product here:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=12floorplate

One of South-East Queensland’s most ambitious development projects on the Gold Coast features housing built exclusively with a heart of steel. The first display home on Promenade Avenue at Robina’s Town Centre is now open, featuring steel framing technology made from ZINCALUME® zinc/aluminium alloy-coated steel. Find out more here:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=12promenadehomes

The next few months are going to be some of the biggest in the history of BHP Steel. As you may be aware, on July 1, 2002, BHP Steel will be publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and will be separated from BHP Billiton. Read all about the exciting web-related developments that are just around the corner….
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=12newwebsite

Five completely trivial but fun facts to boggle your mind. The theme for this edition of 'S.O.S' is space. Did you know:

• Pioneer 11's speed going past Jupiter was over 172,200 kph, the fastest speed ever traveled by a man-made object.
• If you attempted to count the stars in a galaxy at a rate of one every second, it would take around 3,000 years to count them all.
• Each of the Space Shuttle's solid rocket motors burns 5 tons of propellant per second.
• The accuracy with which Voyager arrived at the planet Neptune is equivalent to the feat of sinking a 3630 km golf putt (assuming that the golfer can make a few illegal fine adjustments while the ball is rolling across this incredibly long green.)
• During each launch, the Saturn V generated eighty-five times as much power as the Hoover Dam. The combined power of the first two stages generated enough energy to supply all of New York City for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Thanks for reading,

Adam Rollings
BHP Steel - Internet Manager

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