Why Steel Buildings Make Great Investments

If somebody wants to invest in a building that is aesthetically pleasing, energy efficient, and strong, then steel buildings are the best choice. When compared to traditional buildings, steel buildings are more popular and economical. They are specially designed to be erected faster than traditional buildings.

1) Steel is a Great Value for Money

By choosing steel, you can be sure that you well get a great value. This material is sturdy, durable and made to last. The large span steel structure does not collapse easily.  Steel ensures the stability of the structure for a long time. It is suitable for any kind of weather conditions.

2) Steel is Low-Maintenance

Steel is a material that does not require much upkeep. You can pick out this type of building material if you are looking for a low maintenance option. Instead of spending, your time and money and effort on repairing your building, steel is a sturdy choice that will help it to last for as long as possible.

3) Steel Buildings are Safe options

Steel buildings are very much safe options during earthquakes and storms as compared to traditional buildings. Due to the good resistance, they are very good when natural disasters occur. They can be suitable for any kind of weather conditions.

4) Steel is an Eco-friendly choice

Steel building are very eco-friendly in nature. Since it can be recycled, it makes an efficient choice for the construction. Its long life span is also good for the environment since no other materials will need to be used to create something different.

About Hindustan Alcox  

With extensive knowledge and expertise in offering tailor-made solution, Hindustan Alcox Limited, a premier in steel building manufacturers. We are leading Steel building manufacturer in diverse steel building industries including erection of factory sheds, warehouses, aircraft hangers, shopping malls and office complexes.

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Industrial Shed – Pre Engineered Buildings

Prefab industrial sheds provide instant solution for multiple types of industry related tasks buildings. Usually made up of Mild steel, the frame is strong and durable that would last for very long period requiring very low maintenance. Quick construction can be achieved with these types of sheds.

Superior structural option at much shorter time is what a client gets when he opts for prefab industrial shed. These can be utilized for warehouses, factories, workshops and storage plants to keep the raw materials and finished goods.

Features of Industrial Shed:-

• Easy and Quick Installation: Due to the easy and quick installation feature, the need of industrial shed has increased in past few years. These shed are dismantle able and can be easily re-assembled if the need to relocate arises.
• Resistant to adverse weather conditions:  As these kinds of sheds are available in different high grade weather proof material they provide protection to the stock and factory equipment in adverse weather condition like Earthquakes, Storms etc.
• Cost Effective: Due to the availability in different sizes and quick installation, these industrial sheds are very economical in nature.
• Large space availability: These sheds are designed in such a way so that the client can use the factory space to the optimal level for the storage of the goods.

Due to these exceptional features, these industrial sheds are reliable prefabricated units. Easy availability in different sizes and designs has enabled almost all clients (both industrial and commercial) to take advantage of this more economically viable choice of construction.

About Hindustan Alcox

Hindustan Alcox limited is one of the steel fabricators in India which not only at its best on producing best quality of steel, but also specializes as Industrial shed manufacturer in India in last few decades. One of our best creations in field of industrial building manufacturing is Pre Engineering Buildings.

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Space Frame/Space Structure in Auditoriums

The auditorium industry has grown with economic expansion and urban development. The auditorium structure has set a new bar for high-performance space frame building with lighting fixtures, partition walls and other services to provide a variety of configuration to these structures. Auditoriums are built in a variety of sizes based on its use, such as

·        Theatres

·        Conferences

·        Meeting Halls

·        Wedding Halls etc.

Often these structures are massive with high loads which are suspended from the roofs to facilitate the acoustical requirement and insulation of the halls. In traditional construction the amount of steel and concrete that go in building a single auditorium is significant.

Space Frame Technology in Auditorium structures:

Earlier, the design of different types of auditoriums had become a complex issue in addition to its various, sometimes conflicting, aesthetics, technical, artistic and economical requirements. The introduction of Alcox space frame technology in auditorium structures not only offers large span roofing with minimal supports but the complex joints also enable the architects to have wider geometrical options. The components of the space frame are usually produced with high dimensional accuracy and high quality of versatile surface finish.

Space frame or space structure technology also assists these structures with its resistance to damage from high wind gusts, explosions or seismic activity. Auditoriums often use heavy insulation as well as acoustics which make the roof heavy and vulnerable to structural stresses, however with precise design techniques and three-dimensional geometry, space structure proves to be more sturdy offering minimal deflections and much-reduced stresses during critical loadings.

ABOUT HINDUSTAN ALCOX

Hindustan Alcox Limited, one of the largest and leading space frame manufacturers in India. We at Hindustan Alcox provide a great opportunity to assess auditorium structures build with our out-performing space frame technology. 

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Applications of Steel Pre-Engineered Building

A Pre-engineered Building is a building that consists of light gauge metal roof panels on steel purlins connecting between rigid frames with light gauge metal wall cladding. It is a relatively flexible structure as compared to conventional structures.

Pre–engineered buildings consists of a complete steel-framed building system, with components pre-designed to fit together in a vast variety of combinations to meet the unique requirements of specific end uses.

Applications of Steel in PEB

1- Rigid steel frames of the building are mainly considered as the main frames of Pre Engineered Buildings (PEB).

2- Panels are used for sheeting purposes are generally of profiled steel sheets as roof and wall sheeting, roof and wall liners and partition.

3- Generally, Zinc Aluminium coated steel which are resistant to corrosion and heat are used.

4- Steel is also used in Main framing or vertical columns

5- Steel or aluminium framed doors and windows are fixed to the purlins or the supporting profiled steel by bolting to the flanges already fixed to the purlins.

6- A huge steel frame work is suspended from the ceiling and false ceiling of rigid boards are either bolted or placed over the frame work.

Thus steel is a favored material for construction, due to its various advantages like quality, aesthetics, economy and environmental conditions.

Advantages of Pre-engineered Steel Buildings-

·        Optimised design of steel reducing weight

·        Good Seismic resistance

·        Architectural Versatility

·        Quick Project completion

·        Easy future expansion

·        Dismantellable and reusable, high salvage value

·        Water tight roof and wall coverings

·        Light Weight

About Hindustan Alcox

Among the top PEB companies in India, We at Hindustan Alcox one of the steel  fabricators in India takes pride as global leader in creating exclusive niche in Pre-engineered Building industry in a view to understand, predict and calculate the stability, rigidity and strength of built structures with the potential and dedicated support of our well qualified and experienced team.

Advantages of Steel Structure

Specialized steel structures is one of the structures, made from organized combination of structural steel members designed to carry loads and provide sufficient rigidity. In space frame companies, customization of these structures is generally done to match the functional and aesthetic requirement of the complete building system.

Following are different advantages of steel structures:

1. Reliability: 

Large span steelstructures are very reliable. They are reliable because of flexibility and consistency in properties. They have large elasticity and ductility. Steel is truly homogeneous and flexible material, so it satisfies most of the assumptions involved in derivation of analysis and design formulas and the result obtained are reliable. This may not be the case in concrete structures because concrete is heterogeneous material, due to cracking and non linearity of stress-strain relationship.

2. Long span structures: 

High rise building, long span bridges and tall transmission towers are made up of large span steel structures. Industrial steel buildings up to span of 90 meter can be designed by plate girders or trusses. Bridges span up to 260 meter are made with plate girders.

3. Water-tight and air-tight constructions: 

Steel structures provide completely resistant construction and structures like reservoirs, oil pipes, gas pipes etc are preferably made from structural steel.

4. Addition to existing structures: 

Steel can be added to the existing steel structures comfortably. Connections between new and existing structures can be employed very adequately. New bays or even entire wings can be added to existing steel buildings and steel bridges may often be extended.

5. Consistency, durability and performance: 

Steel is very homogeneous and uniform material. Hence it satisfies the basic assumptions of the most of the analysis and design formulas. The properties of steel do not change so much with the time if it is properly maintained. But the properties of concrete structures are considerably altered with time. Hence steel structures are more consistent and their performance is considerably good as compared to concrete structures.

6. Possible reuse: 

Steel sections can be reused after a structure is dismantled.

7. Scrap Value:

 Steel has a scrap value even though it is not reusable in its existing forms.

ABOUT HINDUSTAN ALCOX

With over 30 years of experience, Hindustan Alcox is one of the leading space frame companies and heavy structures manufactures in India. We specialize in manufacturing specialized steel structures in which structural and cladding components with applicable accessories are engineered to facilitate production in various combinations.

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Role of Space Frame in Convention Centre and Exhibition Hall:

Space frame:

A space frame is defined as a spatial structure whose members are connected rigidly with each other to allow large column free spaces which has always been a requirement for conventional building. The roofing of steel space structure is supported on steel columns to provide a covered space with uninterrupted viewing of the central arena. Applications of space frames include architectural, aerospace, automotive structures and many more such as Community Halls, Industrial Buildings, Bridges, Convention Centre, Exhibition Halls, Railway platforms, Sports stadiums, Barrel vault Structure, Dome structures etc.

Convention centres are intended for use by domestic as well as international business travelers. Aim of constructing Convention Centres and Exhibition Halls is to meet the requirement of lucrative segment for the tourism sector. In manufacturing these structures by space frame technology, various suitable techniques are presented and investigated for design optimization of lightweight space-frame structures considering structural mechanics.

In Convention Centre and Exhibition Hall, the roof structure comprised of an external fully exposed space frame (known as exoskeleton) and secondary roof structures suspended from the exoskeleton. The roof structure may also comprises pairs of curved welded trusses, with space frame spanning between them, along the longitudinal and latitudinal axes. In case of any customized requirement, these structures can be fully welded structures using special purpose designed nodal assemblies.

• Hindustan Alcox Limited, New Delhi
  (Space frame manufacturers in india)

Convention Centre & Exhibition Hall – An Elegant Signage of Specialized Steel Structures

Specialized Steel Structure:

A well engineered structure made from an organized combination of structural steel members which are designed to carry loads and provide adequate rigidity is Specialized Steel structure. Being the landmarks to the achievements of the structural engineering industry, these structures shows an true affirmation of design standards & construction practices.

Today, the emergence of specialized steel structures is due to the persistence of some outstanding and demanding features, which other convention buildings cannot exhibit at all.

Convention Centre & Exhibition Hall:

Convention Centre and Exhibition Hall include the appropriate provision of civic facilities, plazas and green spaces with the provision of public promenades and links to open spaces and waterways. There is often a tendency for a repeated structural solution for simplicity. These structure are well constructed by space frame companies  keeping the following points in consideration:

• Availability in both quality and quantity
• Performance in unfavourable weather conditions
• Vulnerable to vandalism 
• Require Minimum Maintenance

The above points can be manifested in several ways but structurally expressive solution is often one of these two structures i.e. Convention centre & Exhibition Hall.


Hindustan Alcox Limited, one of the leading steel structure manufacturers in india - provides a great opportunity to assess the role of specialized steel structures in the structural engineering profession. The company passion for excellence has helped to become a global leader in the industry of space frame and large span steel structure fabrication, design and installation.





- Hindustan Alcox Limited, New Delhi
(space frame manufacturers in India)

Space Frame Steel Structures: An Elegant Structural Framework with High Durability

Emergence / Proliferation of space frame structures:

With the advent of new building techniques, a significant progress made in the process of the development of the space frame structures, which frequently provide the right answer and satisfy the requirements for lightness, economy, speedy construction, durability & seismic resistance. This rapid proliferation of the space frame was mainly due to its great structural potential and visual beauty. Space frame structures are characterized by their considerable stiffness and rigidity, by their remarkable ability to have large spans without middle supports and by their capacity to carry concentrated or non-symmetric loads.

According to the structural analysis approach, a space structure is analyzed by assuming rigid joints that cause internal torsions and moments in the members, where every truss will resist the load acting on it independently & further transfers the load to the columns on each end.

 In the space frame structural systems, steel is widely used for effective construction and to establish the use of steel in our country, various new techniques are needed like pre-stressing of steel and effective use of steel members by reducing the compression force. The three-dimensional character of space frame structures includes flat surfaces with loading perpendicular to the plane as well as curved surfaces. The important factors that influence the rapid development of the space frame are cited as follows:

1. ·        Large Indoor Space
2. ·        A Minimum Interference From Internal Supports
3. ·        Greater Operational Efficiency

Space frame construction:

Space frame construction systems are featured by their high considerable stiffness & rigidity, by their remarkable ability to cover the large spans without middle supports and by their capacity to withstand concentrated and/or non-symmetric loads. Space frame construction systems are high technology products, which are able to carry concentrated and non-symmetric loads, and cover large spans without intermediate supports. Their Long lifetime is guaranteed, since many worth-remembering space frame projects have been designed & constructed by the company “Hindustan Alcox Limited” in last three decades using a variety of configurations.

In order to take full advantage of an industrialized system of construction, the units of space frames are usually produced in bulk in the factory. Space frames can be built from simple prefabricated units, which are of standard size & shape. These units can be easily transported and rapidly assembled on site by skilled labor. As one of the best stadium roof & shed manufacturers, the company “Hindustan Alcox Limited” has sustained its growth & adapted with today’s emerging trends by creating well engineered and complex space frame structures.

-          Hindustan Alcox Limited, New Delhi

(Space frame manufacturer in india)

Present Value & Future Scope of Large Span / Specialized Steel Structures

Specialized steel structures are landmarks & testimonials to the achievements of the structural engineering industry. These space structures are not only true three-dimensional representations of the equilibrium equations but also an affirmation of design standards & construction practices.

Present Value of Specialized Steel Structures:

Steel is the world's most versatile material to recycle. Once recycled, steel can be hop from one product to another without losing its intrinsic quality. The steel structures are manufactured to carry or resist the loads that are applied to it. Whereas concrete structures under accidental overload may well suffer catastrophic collapse of the whole structure. Today, the emergence of specialized steel structures is the persistence of some outstanding and demanding features (like high strength, seismic endurance, fast erection, aesthetic) which other conventional buildings cannot fulfill.

These Long span steel structures that resist loads by bending may be categorized using span-to-depth ratio. As one of the well-engineered structures, made from organized combination of structural steel members designed to carry loads and provide adequate rigidity, these structures are today widely applied mainly for sport buildings as:

• ·        Stadiums
• ·        Sport halls
• ·        Olympic swimming pools
• ·        Ice tracks and skating rinks
• ·        Indoor athletics  & other creatures

Future Scope of Specialized Steel Structures:

Future of the large span steel structures lies in the passion, setting up new goals and innovation in computerized designing procedures. The space frame companies will continue to develop steel structures with the extensive use of computers in both manufacturing and design phases. Computer aided manufacturing allows the cutting and drilling of elements with great precision, while computer aided design can help explore unprecedented complex configurations and geometries.

Hindustan Alcox Limited, one of the leading Heavy Structures Manufacturers in india - provides a great opportunity to assess the role of specialized steel structures in the structural engineering profession. The company passion for excellence has helped us to become a global leader in the industry of space frame and large span steel structure fabrication, design and installation.

-         Hindustan Alcox Limited, New Delhi  

Introduction to Airport Terminal Buildings

Airports:

An airport is a facility where passengers connect from/to ground transportation to air transportation. At the very minimum, an airport consists of one runway (or helipad), but other common components are aircraft hangars and airport terminal buildings.

Hindustan Alcox Limited specializes in manufacturing Airport Space frame Structure that not only incorporates high strength, energy efficiency & adequate safety standards for the airport terminal building but also fit for today’s aesthetic need.

Airport Terminal Building :

Airport Terminal Building

One of the applications of long span structure architecture is Airport Terminal Building where various structural innovations are integrated through multidimensional approach ensuring the optimum utilization of available space and material. The terminal area provides the facilities, procedures, and processes to efficiently move crew, passengers, and cargo of commercial & general aviation aircraft. The purpose of airport terminal building is to provide shelter and space for departure, arrival and other surface activities related to the air transportation especially when there is a large number of air passengers accumulated for fast transportation. Being the focal point of all activities of the airport, the size of Airport terminal building depends upon volume of the traffic.

As Airport space frame structures are planned for maximum efficiency, convenience and economy, the main objective is to impart space for line operations, facilities for passenger’s convenience, office for the airport management as well as non-aeronautical functions. The area of building in relation to the landing area depends not only on the present but also on the future anticipated use of airports.

Types of Airport Terminal Buildings

Depending upon the required service area, passenger volume & other airline characteristics such as international airline, domestic airlines etc, the airport terminal building is classified into five various types & are as follows:

·        Pier or Finger – Terminal Building

·        Linear or Curvelinear – Terminal Building

·        Satellite  – Terminal Building

·        Transporter – Terminal Building

·        Compact module unit – Terminal Building

Functions of Airport terminal Buildings:

·        To provide circulation, processing and holding space

·        To cater premium level of service with assurance of smooth operations like ticket, check-in, security check etc.

·         To provide docking facility and adequate space for aircraft maintenance and servicing.

·         To provide passenger’s facility (such as shopping, toilets, eating, meeting, greeting, business  etc).

Features of Airport terminal Buildings:

·        Geometric Design Standards: Terminal facilities require a location, which assure adequate distance from present and upcoming aircraft operational areas in order to satisfy airport geometric design standards.

·        Expansion Potential: In constructing Airport terminal building, Specialized Steel Structures are fabricated in such a way to get bolted or welded easily with other steel structures in construction, showing construct ability and versatility.

·        Highly Aesthetic: According to today’s trend, the need is not only limited to structural strength to withstand under adverse environmental conditions but also require the scope of looking aesthetic at its best. 

·        Robustness: The Robustness of any steel structure can be reflected from inherited composition of the steel used. Hindustan Alcox Limited engineers excellent quality steel after practically focusing on the durability, strength and technical feasibility. 

·        Durable: Durability of any airport space frame structure is one of its crucial features. The space structures made by Hindustan Alcox Limited are long lasting due to our unique quality of steel parts constructed in the fabrication phase.

·        Environmental Impacts: The location of an airport terminal building or major expansion of an existing one may result in significant environmental impacts, which can be analyzed & evaluated easily.

·        Light weight: Even the most complex shapes are possible with specialized steel structures. These structures are often light weight and offer advantage when it comes to execution of the project as well.

Hindustan Alcox Limited engineers an ideal solution in manufacturing airport terminal building with optimum space utilization & adequate space for future expansion. Hindustan Alcox Limited emerged as leading airport steel structure manufacturer in producing well-engineered and creative airport terminal buildings since 30 years. To sustain this growth & to adapt with today’s emerging trends, we are upgrading ourselves and imperatively working towards creating well engineered and complex structures.

-         -  Hindustan Alcox Limited, New Delhi