Njengoba sonke sazi, insimbi yesimo sezulu isetshenziswe kabanzi ezimbonini namaphrojekthi ahlukene, ngakho-ke yimaphi amaphrojekthi adumile ensimbi yesimo sezulu? Ngezansi sibhala ezinye zereferensi yakho kanye nokuqonda okwengeziwe ngale nsimbi.

Ukusetshenziswa kwangaphandle

Eqinisweni, insimbi yesimo sezulu ivame ukusetshenziswa kakhulu ekudwebeni kwangaphandle. Ezinye izibonelo eziyinhloko zifaka i-Barclays Center e-Brooklyn, eNew York, kanye ne-Center for the Arts and Humanities e-Leeds Metropolitan University. Kuneminye imifanekiso eqoshiwe yensimbi yesimo sezulu edumile:

Isithombe se-Picasso eChicago

I-Barclays Center Leeds Beckett University

North Point Broadcasting Tower. Njalo njalo.

Ibhuloho, isakhiwo

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ingasetshenziswa ukwakha amabhuloho nezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza ezinkulu zesakhiwo. Ezinye zizofaka i-Australian Center for Contemporary Art kanye neGeorge River Bridge entsha.

Insimbi ye-Corten iphinde yatholakala iyimpahla yokwakha ethandwayo yokwakha iziqukathi eziningi, ezokuthutha zasolwandle, kanye nokunqwabelana kwamashidi abonakalayo. Lokhu kungabonakala kalula emgwaqeni osanda kunwetshwa uM25 eLondon.

Ukuqala nini ukusebenzisa i-weathering steel

Ukusetshenziswa kokuqala kwensimbi yesimo sezulu kwaba ngo-1971, lapho isetshenziswa yi-St. Louis Motor Company ukwenza izimoto zikagesi ze-Highliner. Isizathu salokhu ukunciphisa izindleko uma kuqhathaniswa nokusebenzisa insimbi evamile. Ngeshwa, nokho, njengoba izimbobo zokugqwala ziqala ukuvela ezimotweni, ukuqina kwensimbi yesimo sezulu kwakubonakala kungenakufeza okwakulindelwe. Kuthe uma kubhekwa kwatholakala ukuthi lo mdwebo udala le nkinga. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi insimbi yesimo sezulu esipendiwe ayimelani nokugqwala kanye nensimbi evamile. Lokhu kwakusho ukuthi kwakunganikezwa isikhathi esanele sokwenza ungqimba oluyisivikelo ensimbi. Ngo-2016, lezi zimoto zazibonakala zingekho kahle.

Insimbi yangaphandle yekhwalithi ephezulu

Enye indawo lapho uzothola insimbi ye-weathering esetshenziswa kabanzi kuzakhiwo zangaphandle kanye ne-landscaping. Kwatholakala ukuthi ithandwa kakhulu ngoba yenziwe nge-alloy eyabangela ukugqwala okuzivikelayo phezulu. I-vertan evikelayo imelana nokugqwala, okusho ukuthi akudingekile ukumelana nesimo sezulu noma upende. Ngaphezu kwalokho, akulimazi amandla esakhiwo sensimbi.


Insimbi yesimo sezulu ithandwa abadwebi bendawo ngenxa yokuguquguquka kwayo. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi izinzuzo zibonakala zikude kakhulu kunombala wazo ofudumele. Ngokuvamile, ungayithola ngendlela yamapuleti namashidi. Ngenxa yokuhlanganiswa kwayo kokuqina namandla, kanye nogqinsi oluncane, ingasetshenziswa ezimeni lapho izindonga zikakhonkolo zizokweqa indawo ezungezile noma zingeke zifaneleke. Kalula nje, ukuguquguquka kwensimbi yesimo sezulu kubonakala kungayazi imingcele, kunqunyelwe kuphela umcabango womklami.


Ngenxa yokunambitheka kwayo kwezimboni zamaphakathi nekhulunyaka kanye nokuntuleka kokuhlobisa ngokweqile, insimbi yesimo sezulu itholwe ingena kalula ezinhlelweni zengadi zemvelo zesimanje. Njengoba insimbi ibonakala inephrofayili encane futhi enhle, isusa ubukhulu bezindonga zikakhonkolo, ingavumela ngempela isimo sangempela sengadi ukuthi sivele. Eqinisweni, kunezinketho eziningi ezahlukene ezingase zihlolwe kulesi simo.