The elements of framework are pre-manufactured in the factory under effective quality control thus enabling a better product. frame results in sufficient extra space to accommodate all service conduits without significant loss in head room.Īnother significant aspect of pre-engineered steel buildings is that they are faster to erect compared with reinforced concrete frames. Use of steel makes it possible to create large, column-free internal spaces thus, these are particularly advantageous for open-plan offices and large auditoriums and concert halls. Cross bracing or shear walls are used to provide a structural frame with greater lateral rigidity in order to withstand wind stresses. High-rise frames are constructed of H-columns or box columns, (vertical-support members) and H-beams (horizontal-support members). This added strength per floor allows the overall core steel structure to be lighter and even more efficient. Composite steel decking laid on each floor adds ability to transfer lateral loads more effectively through the structure aiding the structure to be stronger than conventional rigid materials. Better steel decking as a construction material brought about a revolution in the steel building space. Delving into the mechanics of high rise building construction, we see that the introduction of hot rolled steel sections, using higher grade steel add more strength to the building. Pre-engineered steel systems, that are our specialty, allow further optimization and further efficiency in multistory steel building design. The ability to have lighter sections, allowing the same load bearing capacity per floor, allows space for almost 1.5 extra floors in the same overall external height of the building. This is due to the fact that the building structure in steel is lighter and more efficient, and has beams and that are not required to be as deep as those of concrete to support the floors. Taller buildings also face higher wind loads, and hence steel being flexible, allows the building to move and deflect with the wind forces, rather than making it rigid like concrete.īuilding tall with steel also allows more floors per total height of the building. Steel structures can have a variety of structural forms like braced frames and moment resistant frames suitable to meet the specific requirements of higher buildings.
Steel, by virtue of its high strength to weight ratio enables large spans and light weight construction.
Building a high rise or any multi-level building demands the use of light-weight yet strong materials.
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