ECONOMICAL, AFFORDABLE = PRE-ENGINEERED BUILDINGS

PRE-ENGINEERED BUILDINGS (PEB) – STEEL STRUCTURE BUILT OVER A STRUCTURAL CONCEPT OF

PRIMARY MEMBERS, SECONDARY MEMBERS, COVER SHEETING CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER.

factory-built buildings of steel that are shipped to site and bolted together.
metal boxes' or 'tin sheds' by laymen - they are essentially rectangular boxes
enclosed in a skin of corrugated metal sheeting.
Great speed is achieved because while the foundations and floor slab are
being constructed, the beams and columns - the structural system - are being
fabricated in the factory. Once the foundations and floor are done, the
columns are shipped to the site, lifted into place by cranes, and bolted
together.
PRIMARY MEMBERS: COLUMNS, RAFTERS, BEAMS.

SECONDARY MEMBERS: PURLINS, SIDE RUNNERS, EAVE STRUTS, FASCIA CHANNELS, DOOR, WINDOW,
RAFTER STAYS, BRACINGS, ETC.

STRUCTURAL MEMBERS ARE CUSTOM DESIGNED TO BE LIGHTER AND STRONG.

ADVANTAGES:

 ECONOMICAL
 FAST CONSTRUCTION
 LOW MAINTENANCE COST
 INFINITE CHOICE OF LAYOUT
 EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE
 EASE FOR FUTURE EXPANSION
 UNIQUE AESTHETIC
 LARGE CLEAR SPAN

MAINLY USED FOR:

 FACTORIES
 WORKSHOPS
 SHOWROOMS
 SCHOOLS
 SHEDS
 STORAGE
 COMMUNITY CENTERS
 RAILWAY STATIONS
 WAREHOUSE
 DISTRIBUTION CENTER
 HANGARS
  SPORTS COMPLEX / COVERED COURT
 PARKING SHED
 SUPERMARKETS AND MALLS
 PETROL PUMPS
 MULTI STORIED BUILDINGS

STRUCTURAL SYSTEM

CONSIST OF FACTORY-MADE BEAMS AND COLUMNS THAT ARE SIMPLY BOLTED TOGETHER.

I BEAMS THAT HAVE END PLATES WITH HOLES FOR BOLTING. MADE OF STEELS PLATES CUT BY
INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS OR MACHINES TO THE DESIRED THICKNESS AND LENGTH AND WELDING
TOGETHER TO CREATE I-SECTION OR I-BEAM. THE SHAPE CAN BE TAILORED.

INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS/MACHINES- OPERATORS WILL FEED CAD DRAWINGS OF THE BEAM TO THE
MACHINE AND THEY DO THE REST.

ERECTION

THE STEEL ARE LIFTED BY CRANES AND BOLTED TOGETHER BY CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.

USUALLY, eachconnection calls for six to twenty bolts to be installed. Bolts are to
be tightened to exactly the right amount of torque using a torque wrench.

FOUNDATIONS AND FLOOR SLABS

FOUNDATIONS ARE CONVENTIONAL CONCRETE SYSTEM.

The foundations for pre engineered metal buildings are made with
conventional concrete systems, usually open foundations. Since these
structures are usually quite large, they attract a fair amount of wind forces.
Wind can cause a net upwards force on a building, called uplift. Since these
structures are very light (they can weigh as little as 50 kg per square meter,
excluding the foundations and floor slab), the foundations are designed to
firmly anchor the structures to the ground, preventing them from being blown
away by the wind. The floor system for industrial and storage buildings is
usually a thick (about 8" to 12" / 200 to 300mm) concrete grade slab that rests
directly on the prepared earth beneath it. The concrete can be topped with a
thin, abrasion resistant smooth coating called an epoxy floor or polyurethane
floor if desired.

CLADDING AND ROOFING - THE BUILDING

ENVELOPE
The most economical cladding for these structures is light corrugated metal sheeting, on
both the roof and the external walls. These steel sheets, barely 0.5mm thick, are coated
with an aluminum-zinc alloy for corrosion protection on both sides, and come with an
attractive, durable paint finish on the outside. These sheets are installed over a grid
of purlins, a steel member that rests on the main structural frame and supports the
roofing material. In pre-engineered buildings,cold formed Z sections are the member of
choice for purlins.

Before installing the sheets, contractors will install layers of insulation and vapor
barriers. Rolls of glass wool or mineral wool are the most common type of insulation for
such buildings. Since there is no inner wall over which to fix these layers, a layer of
galvanized chicken wire mesh is first laid over the purlins. Over this, the insulation and
vapor barriers are laid, and then the corrugated sheets are laid. The sheets are fixed
with self tapping screws that run through the sheets and layers of insulation directly into
the purlins. The purlins, chicken mesh and insulation are thus visible from below, and
can be left as such or covered with a false ceiling. Polycarbonate skylights can be
installed in the roof sheeting to create natural lighting.

It is common for industrial buildings to have a masonry wall upto a height of 10 or 15

feet (3 to 5m). This allows doors and windows to be easily fitted, and provides security.
This wall can be built behind the metal sheeting, making it invisible from the outside.

Typical Frame Structure for a PEB

Frame Type Span Width Frame Type

Single Slope/ Monoslope 3 M To 8 M

Rigid Frame 6 M To 90 M
Beam & Column (BC-1) 24 M To 48 M

Beam & Column (BC-2) 36 M To 72 M

Beam & Column (BC-3) 48 M To 96 M

Multi Span 24 M To 120 M

Lean To 3 M To 18 M

Canopy 3 M To 6 M

Butterfly Canopy 6 M to 12 M