We all knew that the Pacific island countries have high risk towards disasters, which prevails in

the future also. Pacific region is vulnerable since it is situated very near to the Typhoon Belt and
specifically located where tectonic plate boundaries are. This may leave the indigenous people
homeless during a disaster. There arises a necessity to restore the infrastructure and the destroyed
shelters immediately. At these emergencies, the pacific countries still follow timber frames &
concrete blocks to build back the land and the process takes more duration and workforce. We all
agree a fact that the wood is the most valuable resource takes more duration and workforce and
for its reconstruction too to our mankind since ancient times, and that’s how Timber construction
prevails to be the most conventional and established technology.

This is exactly why we prefer to use cold-formed steel in place of timber

Time Efficient: To start with, Manufacturing Cold-formed members do not involve heat and are
light weight which makes it easier and quicker to produce a cold-formed member. And there is
no need of temporary formworks which has to be assembled and dismantled afterwards, which
may delay the construction process. (Time Efficient)

Steel has higher density than timber or concrete which means that for the same dimensions, steel
will be heavier. However, a length of 50mm x 100mm steel will be able to carry more load than
the same length of 50mm x 100mm timber. In practice, this means that less steel is necessary to
provide the same amount of support. (Better Strength)

The consequences of this decrease in material use are reduced material shipping costs, reduced
labour and simplified design of foundations and other structural supports and the members are
fabricated off-site, on-site labour can be reduced by 10%-20 (Cost-Effective)

Cold-formed structures are cost savings in building maintenance, especially in insurance

benefits. Even though Timber-framed houses appear to be an attractive and cheaper option for
rehabilitation, getting insurance for timber structures is difficult as the insurer need to bear a
variety of risk factors in mind, depending on many factors like the degree of the risk occurring.
Customer’s claim history plays a vital role in determining whether the insurance is granted or
not. But structural steel durable, thereby reducing the maintenance cost and the insurance is
cheaper because of their ability to withstand pest, decay and ductility towards earthquakes.

And that’s why my thesis/ research is to show how the cold-formed steel technology makes the
rebuilding of Pacific nations more flexible than concrete/timber structures in various aspects. 
This can be done by 3D laser scanning to survey the disaster-prone land, then designing a
structural model using Finite element analysis Software (Staad Pro/Frame cad). Then producing
the fabrication and erection drawings using detailing software Tekla. (Methodology)
The use of computer modeling before fabrication reduces the amount of scrap steel produced.
Any scrap that is produced can be recycled for use in other projects. Steel is endlessly recyclable
because it does not lose any inherent properties such as strength when it is melted down and
recast. (Sustainability as a Ending Note)