Are you a business looking for a type of construction that is economical, effective, and high-quality? If so, you should not ignore the steel structure. With its flexibility and durability, steel structures are widely applied worldwide. Below, BMB Steel will share the most detailed and concise information below about steel structure.
1. What is a steel structure?
A steel structure is a metal structure made up of interconnected steel structures. Thus, it can bear the load of the building. Thanks to the bearing capacity with high strength, durability, and flexibility of adjustment, steel structure is widely used in many construction works and projects for the time being.
Application of steel structure in construction
2. The advantages and disadvantages of steel structures
The steel structure is the ideal choice of investment with the following outstanding advantages:
The steel structure is difficult to deform, high bearing strength
Accessible to transport, flexible in adjustment, assembly, and repair
Short construction time
Cost-savings by reducing construction and maintenance costs
Advantages of steel structure
However, steel structures also have limitations that businesses should pay attention to:
Under the influence of ambient temperature, steel structures can be eroded and corroded. Hence, they are usually covered with protective and anti-rust paint.
The fire resistance is relatively poor
Compared to other types, such as wood and iron, the price of steel is relatively high
Disadvantages of steel structure
3. Description of steel structure
The steel structure is a combination of a specific structure and chemical composition. Depending on the specific technical requirements, it will have many shapes, defined standards, and specifications with different manufacturing methods. Typical and prevalent shapes include HSS, I-beam C-shaped steel, disc and angle steel, chute steel, round pipe, H-shaped, etc.
I-Beam: I-Beam has an I-shaped cross-section. It is capable of withstanding tremendous pressure and is durable in harsh environments. Commonly, it is combined with columns and beams of buildings to make steel floors.
I-beam
HSS bar: HSS means High-speed steel. This is a high-speed steel structure with a hollow tubular cross-section. It is often applied in wood drill bits and welded steel frames.
HSS bar
Angle steel (Angle): Angle steel has an L-shaped cross-section, with two ‘legs’ joined together at a 90-degree angle. It is used in flooring systems, reinforcing and repairing damaged products.
Angle steel
C-shaped steel (Channel): It has a C-shaped cross-section, a C-beam, or a C-shaped cross-section. It can be used as a steel truss frame for factories, commonly used in marine piers.
C-shaped steel
Z-bar: Steel bar with a Z-shaped area
Z-shaped bar
Tee (T-shaped steel structure): It has a T-shaped cross-section. The top part connects with the rod under.
Ray: It is a hard steel bar with good crack resistance. It can be used as a guide bar for cranes.
S-shaped bar (American Standard Beam): Standard beam has a coil cross-section with two parallel surfaces connected by connecting rods.
Hollow web girder: Standard steel truss consisting of parallel wings and triangular web. Commonly, it is used to support floors and roofs and transfer loads onto frame structures such as beams and columns.
Hollow web girder
4. Typical types of steel structures
Normally, people classify steel structures as follows:
Frame structure: Beam and column
Suspension bridge
Truss bridge: truss structure
Grid structure: grid structure
Girder bridge
Cable-stayed bridge
Truss structure: truss or rod
Arch bridge
Prestressed structure
Arch architecture
5. Construction of steel structure
After carefully considering the steel materials, we can come to the construction process. Steel structure installation usually includes the following fundamental steps:
Install bolts
Erection of components such as beams, purlins, trusses, etc
It cannot be denied that the steel structure is currently very prevalent among businesses and investment owners because this is the ideal choice for companies wondering about their project type. With the above about steel structure, BMB Steel hopes you can gain a lot of helpful information to decide on the kind of steel structure. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us for assistance.
In order to reduce the possibility of construction being deformed which results in cracking, construction companies need to add deformation joints. Let’s look at BMB Steel’s writing below to find out the differences among different types of deformation joints in pre-engineered steel buildings.
Designing plays an important role in the success of a construction project. Appropriate methods of steel structure design bring about success to the project.