Overview
Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings use a combination of built-up sections, hot rolled sections and cold formed elements which provide the basic steel frame work with a choice of single skin sheeting with added insulation or insulated sandwich panels for roofing and wall cladding. The concept is designed to provide a complete building envelope system which is air tight, energy efficient, optimum in weight and cost and, above all, designed to fit user requirement like a well fitted glove.The design methodology makes itmore resistant to earthquakes and long lasting. It is a customizable system keeping in mind the client’s requirement.
General advantages over traditional RCC structures
| Sr. No. | Description | Reinforced Cement Construction | Pre Engineered Buildings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | System Description | Mixing and Curing is involved which leads to delayed delivery of structure to End Customer | All the members are Factory cut and punched, completely Nut and Bolt system which results in huge saving on installation time (Almost 70% compare to RCC and 50% compare to Conventional) |
| 2 | Weight | Heavy Structure | Due to Light weight handling is quiet easy. |
| 3 | Corrosion Protection | NIL | All the structural members are corrosion protected and leads to less maintenance and looks aesthetics. |
| 4 | Cost | High | Almost 70% of the total cost of RCC building. |
| 5 | Construction Time | 22-28 Weeks | 8-10 Weeks |
| 6 | Foundations | Heavy foundation escalates cost. | Simple Design and comparatively light foundation. |
| 7 | Erection | Requirement of skilled labour and involvement of various parties. | Hassle free as erection and supply is generally in single party’s scope. |
| 8 | Seismic Resistance | Resistant | Better seismic resistance. |
| 9 | Future Options | Fixed no changes can be made | Can be dismantled and re-erected at a nominal cost. |
| 10 | Turn Around on investments | Delayed | Faster, leads to early utilization of your structure. |
Its applications -
. Low-cost housing, rehabilitation units.
. Storage sheds & warehouses.
. Plant sheds for dairy, rice etc products.
. Garages, retail outlets & showrooms.
. Sports complex, school/college buildings etc.
