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    There are several types of steel building construction: Conventional steel fabrication involves cutting and welding steel members on-site or partially in workshops. Bolted steel construction involves producing finished steel components in workshops then bolting them together on-site, making construction much faster. Light gauge steel construction uses thin steel sheets bent into C or Z sections similar to wood framing.

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    There are several types of steel building construction: Conventional steel fabrication involves cutting and welding steel members on-site or partially in workshops. Bolted steel construction involves producing finished steel components in workshops then bolting them together on-site, making construction much faster. Light gauge steel construction uses thin steel sheets bent into C or Z sections similar to wood framing.

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    There are several types of steel building construction: Conventional steel fabrication involves cutting and welding steel members on-site or partially in workshops. Bolted steel construction involves producing finished steel components in workshops then bolting them together on-site, making construction much faster. Light gauge steel construction uses thin steel sheets bent into C or Z sections similar to wood framing.

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    TYPES OF STEEL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

    There are several types of steel building construction. Steel construction is also called steel
    fabrication.

    Conventional Steel Fabrication is when teams of steel fabricators cut members of


    steel to the correct lengths, and then weld them together to make the final structure.
    This can be done entirely at the construction site, which is labour-intensive, or
    partially in a workshop, to provide better working conditions and reduce time.
    Bolted Steel Construction occurs when steel fabricators produce finished and painted steel
    components, which are then shipped to the site and simply bolted in place. This is the preferred
    method of steel construction, as the bulk of the fabrication can be done in workshops, with the
    right machinery, lighting, and work conditions. The size of the components are governed by the
    size of the truck or trailer they are shipped in, usually with a max length of 6m (20ft) for normal
    trucks or 12m (40ft) for long trailers. Since the only work to be done at site is lifting the steel
    members into place (with cranes) and bolting, the work at site is tremendously fast. Preengineered buildings are an example of bolted steel construction that is designed, fabricated,
    shipped
    and
    erected
    by
    one
    company
    to
    the
    owner.
    Light Gauge Steel Construction is a type of construction that is common for residential and
    small buildings in North America and parts of Europe. This is similar to wood framed
    construction, except that light gauge steel members are used in place of wood two-by-fours.
    Light gauge steel is steel that is in the form of thin (1-3mm) sheets of steel that have been bent
    into shape to form C-sections or Z-sections.

    WEIGHT OF STEEL FRAME STRUCTURES


    Consider a single storey building measuring 5 x 8m (16 x 26ft). Let us first construct this in
    concrete, with four columns at the corners, beams spanning between the columns, and a 150mm
    (6") thick concrete slab at the top. Such a structure would weigh about 800 kg/m2, or 32 Tons
    (32,000 kg) in total. If we build this of steel instead, with a sloping roof covered with corrugated
    metal sheeting with insulation, this would weigh only about 65 kg/m2. The steel framed building
    will weigh only 2.6 Tons (2,600 kg). So the concrete building is over 12 times heavier! This is
    for single storey structures - in multi-storey structures, the difference will be less, as the floors in
    multi-storey steel buildings are built of concrete slabs for economy - but the difference is still
    significant.
    This low weight of steel frame buildings means that they have to be firmly bolted to the
    foundations to resist wind forces, else they could be blown away like deck umbrellas!

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