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Posted:MonFeb09,200912:57amPostsubject:PreEngineeredBuildingsandIS8002007
IwouldliketoreopenanissuerelatedtoPreEngineeredBuildings,withtheavailabilityofLatestIS
8002007.
WhiletheAnalysisofanyStructurewouldbeuniversal,designsneedtobedoneasperthelocal/
regionalcodes.OtherwisewhydifferentcountrieshavedifferentcodesofPractice?Forexample,Ifa
PEBisbuiltinIndia,TheloadcalculationsneedtobeasperthelatestIS875,thedesignsneedtobe
asperIS800formainframemembers,asperIS801forthinrolledsecondarymembers(ZandC
purlinsandGirts).Ifacountrydoesnothaveacode,thebuildingmayfollowtheUBC,orthecodeof
acountrynearbyIFsuitable.
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Posts:33
Location:Bangalore,
Mangalore,Kochi
Tomakethesuperstructuremosteconomicalandverycompetitive,mostofthePEBvendorsselect
thecodesasperTHEIRrequirement.Forexample,forastructurebuiltinIndia,theymightcalculate
theloadsasperIS875,butdothedesignasperAISCorAISI,MBMAanduseweldsasperAWS.If
theyfeelthattheSteelSectionislighterasperonecode,theywilladoptTHATclauseofthecodeand
selectanotherclauseofanothercodeofanothercountryforthedesignofsomeotherpartofthe
samebuilding.SomePEBvendorsselectsomeclausesofPreviousversionsoftheCodeandother
clausesoftheLatestVersions!Thisstyleisnotthesameeverytime.PEBDesignteamsareon
constantresearchintheSelectionofCodalprovisionsofVariouscountriesandareontrialswith
differentclauses.
Thiswayofvarieddesignisnotlegallyvalid.IftheloadsandCodesarenotspecifiedbythebuyer,It
isbindingonthePEBsuppliertousetheLocal/RegionalCodesofpractice.
TheevolutionofaCodeofPracticeisbasedontheWeather&otherclimaticconditions,Material,Local
Practices,Skilllevelsatmanufacturing,Transporting,Assembling,erecting,finishingandmaintaining.
HenceitisridiculoustouseIndianSteelplateofanyyieldstress,CutandmanufacturedinIndia,
Loaded&transportedinIndianStyle,UnloadedandstackedinIndianStyle,Assembled&erectedby
Indian(skilled)Labour,FinishedbyIndianPaintersusingIndianpaints,MaintainedbyIndianClientin
anIndianTownorvillageBUTDESIGNEDUSINGAMERICANCODE!Mostoftheclients,Architects
andEngineersinIndiafeelthatAmericanCodesareBetterthanIndian!
Clients,ArchitectsandEngineersinIndia,Beware!ThePreEngineeredBuildingsarenotaNew
Concept.ButtheJumpingCodePracticeistheNEWConceptandSTYLE.IfyouarenotSureofthe
Codes,DONOTSIGNaPurchaseorderjustcopyingtheSpecificationsgivenbythePEBVendor.Just
mentionsomewherethattheLatestRevisionsofIndianStandardCodesshouldbefollowed.Luckily,
IndiahasallthecodesavailableforthedesignofallthePartsofaPEBstructure.
IwishtogetCommentsfromyouall.
PremanandShenoy.M.Tech,MIE,FIAStructE
StructuralConsultantandManagingPartner
Roy&Shenoy,India.
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Posted:MonFeb09,20092:16amPostsubject:
IfullyagreewiththeviewsexpressedbyMr.ShenoyandIhaveexpressedsimilarattherecently
concludedTwodayworkshoponSteelStructuresfocussingonPEBs,atDelhiorganisedbyIAStructE.
ThoughIamHeadEngineeringforoneofthePEBmanufacturingcompanybutIalsosupportthat
BuildingsinIndiashouldbeDesignedandManufacturedasperIndianCodes,asfarastheprovisions
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Posts:21
areavailableinIScodes.Othercountrycodesmaybeusedforthiseitemswhicharenotproperly
definedinIScodes.However,onlyforimprovedpracticesandbetterperformanceothercodesand
literaturemaybereferredbutnotforeconmisation.Aholisticapproachisbetterthanahybridone
aimedforeconomyonly.Evenwhentheclientspecifiesforothercountrycode,weshouldexplain
themthatwhyIScodesarerelevantinIndiaanduseIScodes.
IhaveproposedthatadiscussionplatformbetweenPEBdesignersandConsultantsshouldbe
organisedbySEFIorIAStructEtostreamlinethepractice.Weareatthethresholdofanerafrom
wherewearereadytoembarktowardstheEteelintensiveconstructioninIndiaandthisisthe
appropriatetimeforcorrectingthepractice.
Plcomeforward.
Regards,
AbhayGupta
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padamkr1
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Posted:MonFeb09,20097:47amPostsubject:PreEngineeredBuildingsandIS8002007
MRABHAYGUPTA,
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COULDYOUPLZ.UPLOADURPRESENTATIONONSEFI,GIVENATSEMINARONSTEELSTRUCTURES
ASPROMISEDBYYOURSELF
padamkumar
OnMon,9/2/09,abhaygupta<forum@sefindia.org>wrote:
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From:abhaygupta<forum@sefindia.org>
Subject:[SEFI]Re:PreEngineeredBuildingsandIS8002007
To:general@sefindia.org
Date:Monday,9February,2009,7:46AM
IfullyagreewiththeviewsexpressedbyMr.ShenoyandIhaveexpressedsimilaratthe
recentlyconcludedTwodayworkshoponSteelStructuresfocussingonPEBs,atDelhi
organisedbyIAStructE.
ThoughIamHeadEngineeringforoneofthePEBmanufacturingcompanybutIalsosupport
thatBuildingsinIndiashouldbeDesignedandManufacturedasperIndianCodes,asfaras
theprovisionsareavailableinIScodes.Othercountrycodesmaybeusedforthiseitems
whicharenotproperlydefinedinIScodes.However,onlyforimprovedpracticesandbetter
performanceothercodesandliteraturemaybereferredbutnotforeconmisation.Aholistic
approachisbetterthanahybridoneaimedforeconomyonly.
IhaveproposedthatadiscussionplatformbetweenPEBdesignersandConsultantsshouldbe
organisedbySEFIorIAStructEtostreamlinethepractice.Weareatthethresholdofanera
fromwherewearereadytoembarktowardstheEteelintensiveconstructioninIndiaandthis
istheappropriatetimeforcorrectingthepractice.
Plcomeforward.
Regards,
AbhayGupta
Cricketonyourmind?Visittheultimatecricketwebsite.Enternow!
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Dr.N.Subramanian
GeneralSponsor
Posted:TueFeb10,20093:46pmPostsubject:PreEngineeredBuildingsandIS8002007
Hiall,
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IalsofullyagreewiththestatementsmadebyMr.Shenoy.Itwillbedangeroustodesignastructure
bytakingdifferentclausesfromdifferentcodes,justbecauseyoulikethemortheyareconvenientto
you!
WehavedesignedafewPEBbuildings.OneofthebuildingsisinTICyclesfactory,Chennai.Itwas
designedlongagoandIhopeitmaybeoneoftheearliestbuildingsinIndiabuiltusingPEBconcept.
ThecoldformedsectionsandsheetingsweresuppliedbyTIMetalsections(India).WeusedIS801for
designingit.UnfortunatelyTIMetalsectionswentoutofbusiness,duetoseveralreasonsandthe
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Location:Gaithersburg,MD,
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companywasboughtbyTigerSteels.(WeevendesignedtheChassisofacarusingcoldformed
sections,withhelpfromProf.ARSanthakumarofAnnaUniv.NowheisinIITM.Wealsodesigned
AirporttrolliesforaSaudicompany,withhelpfrommyfriendDr.G.MuthuveerappanofIITMMech.
Engg.dept)
IS800:2007doesnotcontainprovisionsforthedesignofcoldformedsections.Thereisnoharmin
usingIS801fordesigningcoldformedsections.OnlythingisthatitusesAllowablestressmethod
andusestheeffectivewidthconcept,proposedbyProf.Winterin1950s(Theapplicabilityofthe
effectivewidthconcepttounstiffenedelementsunderuniformcompressionwasstudiedindetailby
Prof.Kalyanaramanetal.(1977),whotestedalargenumberofbeamsandshortcolumnsthat
containedwebelementsthatwerefullyeffective.Testsofasimilarnaturepreviouslyreportedby
Winter(1947,1970)andtheexperimentalandanalyticalresearchbyKalyanaramanetal.(1977),
ledtotheadoptionoftheeffectivewidthapproachforuniformlycompressedunstiffenedelementsin
the1986editionoftheAISISpecificationandsubsequentlyinIS801.
TheAustralian,BritishandEuropeancodesallowaccuratecalculationoftheelasticbuckling
coefficient,howeverthesameeffectivewidthequationforcompressedelementsisusedforelements
withstressgradients.Inallcases,thedesignprovisionsproducebendingcapacitiesupto50%
conservativeforsectionscontainingunstiffenedelementsunderstressgradients).Recently,Bambach
andRasmussen(2002),havedevelopedageneraldesignprocedureforsectionsthatcontain
unstiffenedelementsunderstressgradients,beyondthepointofinitiationofyieldinginthesection,
usingtheplasticeffectivewidth.ThecurrentAISIspecificationsarebasedontheDirectDesign
methoddevelopedbyProf.Dr.Schafer.Hiswebsitecontainsanumberoflinkspertainingtodesignof
coldformedsectionswww.ce.jhu.edu/bschafer
IS801isunderrevision.Maybetherevisededitionofthecode,inlimitsstatesdesignformat,willbe
releasedbyBISin2014!
Ref:
1.Kalyanaraman,V.,Pekoz,T.andWinter,G.(1977)."UnstiffenedCompressionElements."Journal
oftheStructuralDivision,ASCE,103(ST9),18331848
2.Bambach,M.R.andRasmussen,K.J.R.(2002a)."DesignmodelsforThinWalledSectionsin
Bending
containingUnstiffenedElements."ResearchReport,R820,DepartmentofCivilEngineering,
UniversityofSydney,Sydney.
Dr.N.Subramanian,
OnMon,2/9/09,abhaygupta<forum@sefindia.org>wrote:
Quote:
From:abhaygupta<forum@sefindia.org>
Subject:[SEFI]Re:PreEngineeredBuildingsandIS8002007
To:general@sefindia.org
Date:Monday,February9,2009,7:46AM
IfullyagreewiththeviewsexpressedbyMr.ShenoyandIhaveexpressedsimilaratthe
recentlyconcludedTwodayworkshoponSteelStructuresfocussingonPEBs,atDelhi
organisedbyIAStructE.
ThoughIamHeadEngineeringforoneofthePEBmanufacturingcompanybutIalsosupport
thatBuildingsinIndiashouldbeDesignedandManufacturedasperIndianCodes,asfaras
theprovisionsareavailableinIScodes.Othercountrycodesmaybeusedforthiseitems
whicharenotproperlydefinedinIScodes.However,onlyforimprovedpracticesandbetter
performanceothercodesandliteraturemaybereferredbutnotforeconmisation.Aholistic
approachisbetterthanahybridoneaimedforeconomyonly.
IhaveproposedthatadiscussionplatformbetweenPEBdesignersandConsultantsshouldbe
organisedbySEFIorIAStructEtostreamlinethepractice.Weareatthethresholdofanera
fromwherewearereadytoembarktowardstheEteelintensiveconstructioninIndiaandthis
istheappropriatetimeforcorrectingthepractice.
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Plcomeforward.
Regards,
AbhayGupta
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shenoy
BronzeSponsor
Posted:WedFeb11,20094:51amPostsubject:PreEngineeredBuildingsandIndianCodes
IthankDr.AbhayGupta&Dr.NSubramanianfortheircomments.
IamhappythatProfessionalStructuralEngineersarebreakingtheirshelltotelltheirfeelings.
PEBisnotacommoditywhichcanbesoldlikeapenorblanket,wherethesalestakeplacemainly
uponthecapabilityofthesalesman.
Manyofthebuyersarehappytogetthesuperstructureofthewholebuildingsuppliedtothemina
lesstimeforaLumpsumamount,allinclusive.IwastoldbyoneofthePEBsuppliersthatthe
sectionsalsodependonthefinancialnegotiations!
Joined:13Nov2008
Posts:33
Location:Bangalore,
Mangalore,Kochi
LetustaketheadvantagesofOptimumcostoftheentirebuilding(NotonlythePEBsuperstructure),
QualityManufacture,inlessamountoftime,erectedbyqualified&trainedskilledworkers,
maintainedbytheclientattheminimumcost.
AllthePEBsuppliersneedtoquotefortheentirebuilding,notonlythesuperstructure.
AsDr.AbhayGuptasuggesteditistimethatwehadacommonforumtodiscusstheseissues.
PremanandShenoy.
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amarjeetsingh
...
Posted:WedFeb11,20097:32amPostsubject:PreEngineeredBuildingsandIS8002007
dearall,
Joined:09Nov2008
Posts:129
Location:newdelhi
themajorproblembeingfacedisthattheconsultantsarenotabletogetthedrawings/datafromthe
PEBvendorintime.ThePEBvendorishappytoshareonlytheanalysisinputfileandtheoutputfiles
anditisnexttoimpossibletodiscussthedesignoftheweld,weldthickness,connectiondetailssuch
asrafterrafter,raftercolumn,baseplatedesign,boltsdesignetc.
TheclientgoesforPEBtosavetimeandthevendortakesadvantageofthesamebyalwaystaking
shelterbehindthetimelines.
Theloadcombinationusedinanalysisanddesignalsovaryfromvendortovendor.Itisverydifficult(
notimpossible)tochecktheweldthicknessesatsiteandtheywillalwaysasktheconsultanttocheck
thesameinfactory.
ThemainconsultantissharingtheresponibilitywiththePEBvendorsanditishightimethatthey
theyshouldalsoopenup.
regrds
amarjeetsingh
OnWed,Feb11,2009at10:21AM,shenoy<forum@sefindia.org(forum@sefindia.org)>wrote:
Quote:
IthankDr.AbhayGupta&Dr.NSubramanianfortheircomments.
IamhappythatProfessionalStructuralEngineersarebreakingtheirshelltotelltheir
feelings.
PEBisnotacommoditywhichcanbesoldlikeapenorblanket,wherethesalestakeplace
mainlyuponthecapabilityofthesalesman.
Manyofthebuyersarehappytogetthesuperstructureofthewholebuildingsuppliedto
theminalesstimeforaLumpsumamount,allinclusive.IwastoldbyoneofthePEB
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suppliersthatthesectionsalsodependonthefinancialnegotiations!
LetustaketheadvantagesofOptimumcostoftheentirebuilding(NotonlythePEBsuper
structure),QualityManufacture,inlessamountoftime,erectedbyqualified&trainedskilled
workers,maintainedbytheclientattheminimumcost.
AllthePEBsuppliersneedtoquotefortheentirebuilding,notonlythesuperstructure.
AsDr.AbhayGuptasuggesteditistimethatwehadacommonforumtodiscussthese
issues.
PremanandShenoy.
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sdec.in
SilverSponsor
Posted:WedFeb11,20098:01amPostsubject:PreEngineeredBuildingsandIS8002007
DearMrShenoy
IhopeyouareawarethatalmostallthePEBsuppliersinIndia(andevenabroad)areonlyPEB
vendorsandnotequippedwithanyRCCorCivilworkstafforequipmentsorexperiencetothat
effect.So,muchaswewouldlikethemtoquotefortheotherwork,theyareneitheradequately
equippedtohandlethatworknorareinterestedintakinguptheadditionalheadacheorburden(andit
alsogivesthemascapegoattoblameincaseofdelays!!)
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Posts:473
Andinmostcases,theyonlyquotepersqmofcoveredarea,withoutgivinganydetailsaboutthe
designsbeingfollowedorwhetherIndian/AmericanCodesarebeingfollowed,unlesscompelledtodo
that.
OnehastousethePEBproducts,withawordofcaution,andframethecontractprovisions
accordingly.Wearefairlyclosetoadaywhensteelbuildingsshouldbetherule,ratherthanbeingthe
exception,ifweworktogethertogivetheClient,bestvalueforhismoney.
Regards
SangeetaWij
Quote:
OriginalMessage
From:shenoy(forum@sefindia.org)
To:general@sefindia.org(general@sefindia.org)
Sent:11February,200910:21AM
Subject:[SEFI]Re:PreEngineeredBuildingsandIS8002007
IthankDr.AbhayGupta&Dr.NSubramanianfortheircomments.
IamhappythatProfessionalStructuralEngineersarebreakingtheirshelltotelltheir
feelings.
PEBisnotacommoditywhichcanbesoldlikeapenorblanket,wherethesalestakeplace
mainlyuponthecapabilityofthesalesman.
Manyofthebuyersarehappytogetthesuperstructureofthewholebuildingsuppliedto
theminalesstimeforaLumpsumamount,allinclusive.IwastoldbyoneofthePEB
suppliersthatthesectionsalsodependonthefinancialnegotiations!
LetustaketheadvantagesofOptimumcostoftheentirebuilding(NotonlythePEBsuper
structure),QualityManufacture,inlessamountoftime,erectedbyqualified&trainedskilled
workers,maintainedbytheclientattheminimumcost.
AllthePEBsuppliersneedtoquotefortheentirebuilding,notonlythesuperstructure.
AsDr.AbhayGuptasuggesteditistimethatwehadacommonforumtodiscussthese
issues.
PremanandShenoy.
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thensenamarmp
ProgressiveMember
Posted:WedFeb11,200911:56amPostsubject:
dearall,
Joined:31Jul2008
Posts:46
whatisthemethodologyofanalysis&designingofpebbuilding's.
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thensenamarmp
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Dr.N.Subramanian
GeneralSponsor
Posted:WedFeb11,20091:48pmPostsubject:PreEngineeredBuildingsandIS8002007
HiMr.Thensenamar,
Analysisissamelikeanyotherstructure,youhavetoonlychangethepropertiesasperthesections
used.IfyouareusingColdformedsteelsections,youhavetouseIS801fordesign!
Bestwishes
NS
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Location:Gaithersburg,MD,
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OnWed,2/11/09,thensenamarmp<forum@sefindia.org>wrote:
Quote:
From:thensenamarmp<forum@sefindia.org>
Subject:[SEFI]Re:PreEngineeredBuildingsandIS8002007
To:general@sefindia.org
Date:Wednesday,February11,2009,5:26PM
dearall,
whatisthemethodologyofanalysis&designingofpebbuilding's.
regards
thensenamarmp
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shenoy
BronzeSponsor
Posted:WedFeb11,20092:11pmPostsubject:DesignofPEBsanOverview
DearThensenamar,
IwouldliketoelaboratetoyouasanextensiontothepostbyDr.Subramanian.
TheLoadcalculationsaredoneasinthecaseofaregularframe.Normally,thecriticalcase
governingthedesignswouldbeDL+WLconditionsasthePEBslopesareminor(like1in10).
ThesupportconditionsarenormallyHinged,butitissometimesbeneficial,onaselectivebasistouse
afixedconditiongivingagussettedbaseplateandAnchorboltcombination.
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InHingedbasecondition,thesectionisnormallytapereddownandprovidedwithaBoltedconnection
tothebase.
AlltheotherJointswouldbeNormallydesignedasRigidjointsandsteelconnectionsaremoment
connections,transferringtheaxial,momentandshearvaluesbetweenthesectionsconnected.
IntheWindloadcalculations,theBasicWindspeedaremultipliedbyCoefftslikek1,k2,k3(andnow
moreaspertheDraftcodeofIS875Part3),AlgebraicCombinationsofExternalandInternal
PressurecoefficientsCpe&Cpi,forvariouspermeabilityconditionsofwallfacingthewindandthe
directionofwind.
SincetheSectionswouldbetaperedtoeconomisethesteel,ItwouldbedifficulttoanalysetheFrame
manually(unlessyoufollowanIterativeanddifficultmMdiagramsandIntergratingthemtoequate
thedifflections,thattooforaninclinedmemberlikeRafter).Henceacomputerhelpissought.There
aremanysoftwarepackagesdevelopedinhousebytheVenders.ButIftheyaretobeproducedas
Authentic(?)STAADoranyothersoftwareisused,whichhasthecapabilityofhandlingNonPrismatic
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(Tapered)Members.ButOnecanUseanyothersoftwaretoo,bydescretisingtheTaperedmemberto
alotofprismaticmembers,toasufficientaccuracyrequired.
GettheBM,SF,AxialForcesfortheentiresectionsoftheFrame.ByPractice,onewillknowthecritical
sections.DesignallthesectionsForalltheindividualandcombinedeffectsofBending,Shearand
AxialStressesandcheckthemagainstpermissiblevaluesincaseofWorkingstressmethod.Themain
pointtobenotedhereisthepossibilityoflocalbucklingofindividualplatesofflangesandWeb.(If
limitstatemethodistobefollowed,FactoriseindividualBM/SF/Axialforcesfortherequired
combinationsofDL/IL/WLorEL(onlyWLorELisappliedatatime,notBoth)andcheckagainstthe
limitingStresses.
IwouldsuggestanexcellentandtheLatestBookbyDr.N.Subramanianhimself,"DesignofSteel
Structures",publishedbyOxfordUniversityPress,forallthese.(Iamproudtosaythis,Heisjust
shytotellyouthisreference)
Usually,CheckingtheCombinationStressesandcomparingwiththelimitingwalues(inLSDorWSD)
isdoneusinganinteractivesoftware,whichcalculatestheExploitationefficiencyofthesection.ieif
theActualStress/permittedstressis0.95,itmeansthatthethesectionisexploitedfor95%ofits
strength.Forthisthetotalweightoftheframeiscalculated.Ano.oftrailsaredonesuchthat
sectionsaredesignedwithVariableslikeFlangethk,Webthk,FlangeWidth,WebDepth,sothatthe
Entireframebecomestheoreticallysafe,andisofminimumwt!(IndianCodeIS800).Remember
thatIfyougoonreducingthethicknessoftheplates,theWidth/thicknessvalueofplateswillgrow
andtheentiresectionalareawillnotbeeffective.
Checkingfordefectionsisthenextstep.manytimessectionsneedtoberevisedtoholdthe
theoreticalmaximumdeflectionswithinthepermissibleones.(Thedeflectionsaretobecalculatedfor
ActualLoadsonly,NotforFactoredLoads,SinceDeflectionisaserviceLimitstate)
SomeVendorsexploit90%ofthesection,leaving10%forprobablelapsesin
manufacturing,transporting,assembling&erection.Butthecompetitionhasmade(forced)people
believethattherearenolapsesanywhere!
TheNextimportantstepistodesigntheweldsbetweentheflangesandWebs.Heretoo,Efficiencyof
theweldplaysanimportantpart.Hence,PEBpeoplewillavoidanyweldatthesite,becausea4.5
mmweldattheshopmaybebetterthan6or8mmweldatthesite.
NextstepistodesigntheFieldjoints(Wherethepartsareassembledatthesite).Theresultant
forcesareknownatthejoints,designaboltedconnection,preferablyperpandiculartotheplaneof
frame,toexploittensilecapacityofboltsforBMsratherthantheshearcapacities.henceNoofbolts
requiredfortheconnectionwillreduce,probably,willaskforaconnectionplateperpendiculartothe
frameplane.ThesejointsarealsoplacedatOptimumlocations!Optimisationeverywhere.
ThesecondarymemberslikePurlinsandGirtsaredesignedaspercodesforthinColdFormed
Sections,withorwithoutlip.OnecanusemanyspanreducingandLateralsupportingtechniqueslike
sagrodsandkneebracings,tierodstoOptimisethesections(IndiancodeIS801).
CompetitionhasleadthethePEBvendorsdoresearchinthewaysofoptimisationtoo.Selectionof
Codestoreducetheweight,butsatisfysomecodalprovisionsisoneofthem.Henceyoumightfinda
SupplierjumpingfromIScodetoAISCorMBMAguidelineclaimingthat'THATCODEIStheLATEST'.
AslongastheintentionistomaketheBestbuildingeverythingshouldbeacceptedgreedily.Butif
theintentionsaretoreducethematerialinputtothebuilding,VendorsbecomeCheapSellerswho
reducethequalityaccordingtotheBargainsonthePrice.
ManyPEBVendorsconfinethemselvesto'SUPPLYTOYOURSITE'only.TheClientneedstofindan
agencytoerectthestructure.ButthePEBVendorHELPSyou(atnoextracost)findanapproved
agencytodothesame.YoucanusehiserviceswithnobindingonthePEBVendor.
Nowtoendthispost,LetmequoteSangeethaWij(withherpermission?)
"OnehastousethePEBproducts,withawordofcaution,andframethecontractprovisions
accordingly.Wearefairlyclosetoadaywhensteelbuildingsshouldbetherule,ratherthanbeingthe
exception,ifweworktogethertogivetheClient,bestvalueforhismoney."
Irepeat,thebestvalueforhismoney(includingthestructuralconsultant'sfees).
PremanandShenoy.
(Hew!!DidItypethismuch?!!,Thensenamar,Haveyoureaditfully??)
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