A great comparison between steel walls and brick walls
By,CREATE NOVATION CONSTRUCTION SERVICES Pvt.Ltd.Light Gauge
Steel Frame Construction RCC Construction
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Insulating Properties:Steel ConstructionConcrete
ConstructionHeat Prevention:200mm composite wall's thermal
resistance can be3.2 K/W, is 11 times brick walls resistance.Heat
Prevention: concrete construction is a massive heat sink which
always absorb the heat readily and it takes about 5 to 6 hours to
lose the attained heat. As per the prevention of heat the electric
charge used for cooling the structure get reduced as per the survey
that about 60% of the electric charge gets conserved due to this
type of construction with good insulating properties with fine R
values. As this is a massive heat sink it requires a lot of
electric charges to make the structure cool and without cooling
facilities the residents cant even survive at the time of hot
weather. Mostly bricks are used an exterior and interior walls and
a truth about bricks that it has a negative R value.Initial cost
may be more but it will pay back by means of energy bill and
comfort. Due to fast progress investment will be only on materials
not on labors.The labor cost will be increasing.so you are going to
invest 30% of the project cost in labors not on materials.
Insulating Properties:
Insulating Properties:Steel ConstructionConcrete ConstructionAn
insulated house is very comfortable in both summer and in winter.
In summer it does not absorbs heat from environment and in winter a
light bulb can heats the room and it does not dissipates the heat
outside. In concrete house during summer you feel like sitting in
an oven till 10 p.m. In summer it will be hot inside the house and
in winter it will be cold.
Seismic Reaction:Steel ConstructionConcrete ConstructionEven at
high magnitude earthquake, the damage would be only revealed on
cladding no structural damage or collapse occurs due to light
weight. A high magnitude earthquake can even collapse the whole
structure due to the main reason behind is poor quality of
workmanship and negligence.The reason it resists earthquake is the
reduction in weight of the structure and so the building can
vibrate to its extent and due to the higher elasticity index ,the
steel comes to its original state after some vibration. Even six
storey building under earthquake of magnitude 9.0.The main reason
for collapse is due to the presence of honeycomb (un vibrated
Concrete) which is being finished by sand and cement mortar can
create a major issue at the time of ground motion.
Seismic Reaction:Steel ConstructionConcrete
ConstructionEarthquake dont kill people, buildings do, but steel
buildings wont. Most of the disasters happens only in concrete
structure with poor design and inspection.
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Foundation and Future Expansion:Steel ConstructionConcrete
ConstructionDue to light weight steel construction requires only
shallow foundation with a very simple design characteristics. A
monolithic slab is the best foundation for Light Gauge Steel Frame
building Due to heavy weight concrete construction requires a deep
foundation with tedious design characteristics.Future expansion is
very easy and simple. A better aesthetic view during & after
construction.Future expansion is most tedious and more costly. A
very high precision would be taken to give a good aesthetic
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Construction Time and Workmanship:Steel ConstructionConcrete
ConstructionIt takes about 1/3 of the construction time when
compared to the normal construction technique. Sometimes if
concrete construction takes 18 24 months to finish the project
steel makes about 6 months to finish it.It takes a normal and even
long construction time in the lag of resources in the project.The
workmanship on steel construction requires about 60% less laborers
involved in RCC construction. Light Gauge Steel Frame building are
printed in a custom roll former control by a computer program.
Assembly can be done at factory or on site, erecting is done on
site, reducing time and labor.The workmanship on concrete
construction requires a lot because of the heavy weight of the
materials. This will not be rapid until heavy lifting accessories
are installed at the work site.
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Environmental Conservation:
Steel ConstructionConcrete ConstructionSpend Rupees and Save Lot
of Rupees.Save Paisa and burn Rupees.
BENEFITSofLIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAMES BUILDINGSEarthquake
ResistanceWind ResistanceDurabilityFire-proofLess Labor CostSound
InsulationHeat PreventionEnvironmental ConservationEnergy
ConservationLess Construction Time
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