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Category: History
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After having the the Church of San Sebastian destroyed by fire and earthquakes in 1859, 1863, and 1880, Estebán Martínez, the parish priest of the ruined church, decided to ask Spanish architect Genaro Palacios to build a fire and earthquake-resistant structure. This meant the basilica could therefore not be made of wood or brick (the material they…
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(1) CHEAPER Once upon a time (translation: before the 1970’s), wood was used extensively in the Philippines for top cords, trusses and purlins. With the population boom and our forest decline however, wood is now simply too expensive to use. (2) EASIER Contractors, architects and designers started encouraging the use of angle bars for trusses…
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The history of the modern steel industry began in the late 1850’s when Henry Bessemer developed a converter that made steel easier to produce, paving the way for its eventual use in construction as it was too expensive to make before. Here, from wikipedia, is the patent drawing for Bessemer’s process: Of course we have…
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