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BUILDING TECHNOLGY

5
Alternative Building Construction Systems

MODULE 3
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
1.0
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS


METAL FRAMING
METAL DECKING
PRESTRESS CONCRETE
STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
1.0
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
PRESTRESSING OF CONCRETE
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING PRESTRESSING IS THE
• Moment Resistive APPLICATION OF AN INITIAL
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames LOAD ON THE CONCRETE
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists STRUCTURE, SO THAT THE
(OWSJ) STURUCTURE IS ABLE TO
• Cold-rolled steel
sections COUNTER ACT OR
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING WITHSTAND THE STRESSES
• METAL DECKING COMING DUE TO THE
STRUCTURAL FRAMING SERVICE LOADS.
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
There are two methods of
SYSTEM prestressed concrete, namely:
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
a. Pre-tensioning or bonded
• Tensile structure prestressing.
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
b. Post-tensioning or unbonded
• FOLDED PLATE pre-stressing.
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
1.0
PRESTRESSING OF CONCRETE
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING 1.
• Moment Resistive a. Pre-tensioning or bonded prestressing.
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames In this method the reinforcing steel is first
• LATERAL SYSTEMS prestressed and then the concrete is poured.
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ) When the concrete has developed strength, the
• Cold-rolled steel stress in the steel is released.
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING
PRINCIPLE:
2.
STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF CONCRETE
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
1.0
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED


STEEL BUILDING
Moment Resistive
CAN BE USE IN CONSTRUCTION OF:
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING

STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF 1.0
PRESTRESSING OF CONCRETE
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED b. Post-tensioning or unbonded pre-

STEEL BUILDING
Moment Resistive stressing. In this method, tubes, 2.
versus Pin-Jointed steel conduits, or channels are inserted
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS in the concrete where reinforcing
• Open Web Steel Joists steel is required.
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel
sections After the concrete is adequately cured,
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING steel reinforcement is inserted in the
• METAL DECKING tubes or channels, stretched to the 3.
STRUCTURAL FRAMING proper tension, and anchored at the
• LONG SPAN FRAMING ends to put a squeeze on the beam.
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM Tensioning is done with hydraulic jacks.
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
1.
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF 1.0
CONCRETE

PRESTRESSING OF CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING

STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF 1.0
CONCRETE

PRESTRESSING OF CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING

STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF 1.0
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
PRESTRESSING OF CONCRETE
STRUCTURAL STEEL
The advantages of pre-stressed concrete are:
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive 1. It is economical of materials due to the use of higher steel and concrete stresses.
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS 2. It eliminates cracks because the concrete is always in compression.
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ)
3. It has remarkable elastic properties. For example, tests were made on a floor slab only 1-5/s8”
• Cold-rolled steel
sections thick reinforced with not more than 1% steel. Although the span was only 10 ft. the slab
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS deflected 3” under a load of 1070lb. at its center. When the load was removed it returned to its
• METAL FRAMING original level, undamaged.
• METAL DECKING

STRUCTURAL FRAMING 4. Beams do not have to be cast at the side in one form, but may be cast in small sections or
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
blocks at the factory with reinforcing wires threaded through them. When the wires are
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM stressed, the small units are brought together like one large beam.
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
5. It develops remarkable resistance to shear stresses.
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs Pre-stressed concrete is used where spans and loads cannot be adequately designed in
• Tensile structure reinforced-concrete, and for deckings, beams, girders and other prefabricated units where
• Geodesic dome
greater spans and loads with thinner, stronger, and in some cases, lighter members are
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE required.
• BARREL VAULTS The designing of pre-stressed concrete for structures is highly technical and the architect
• DOMES OF should always work with a structural engineer, even when using prefabricated pre-stressed
REVOLUTION
concrete units.
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION 2.0
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS


METAL FRAMING
METAL DECKING
COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF

COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION 2.0
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists The composite
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel construction is a modern
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
building method that is
• METAL FRAMING based in the combination
• METAL DECKING
of steel cross sections and
STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
reinforced concrete
• STRENGTHENING THE elements and is aimed at
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING the maximum possible
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
utilization of their
• Curved roofs properties to the benefit
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome of the structure.
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION 2.0
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
Advantages versus conventional
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames •Provides an anti-seismic shield. The supports and beams have been replaced by
• LATERAL SYSTEMS structural steel cross sections the can provide an anti-seismic shield for the
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ) building.
• Cold-rolled steel •Ensures constant and high level construction specifications due to the use of
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS industrial elements.
• METAL FRAMING •Provides freedom of architectural design. Allows the design of large uniform
• METAL DECKING
spaces without any intervening support structures.
STRUCTURAL FRAMING •It is recommended for the construction of high rise buildings without the use of
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE large cross sections.
FRAMING SYSTEM •Favors the vertical expansion, due to smaller weight.
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM •Requires a shorter time of delivery (approximately one half of the
• Tensegrity conventional)
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure •Provides a reduced contribution in social security stamps (50% less than
• Geodesic dome conventional).
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE •Requires a lower cost for foundation due to smaller loads borne.
• BARREL VAULTS •There is no transportation cost involved (in the case of composite construction,
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION the metal framework is built at the job site and can be erected with a few hours
at the project site).
PRESTRESSING OF

COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION 2.0
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING Construction Method
• Moment Resistive •Load – Bearing Structure
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames The system consists of a
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists metal framework (supports,
(OWSJ) beams), which are connected
• Cold-rolled steel
sections with each other and
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS constitute the load bearing
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING structure of the building. The
cross sections arise following
STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING the structural (static)
• STRENGTHENING THE resolution of the
The slabs are load bearing
constructed from
FRAMING SYSTEM
structure,
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
reinforced concrete and it may
• Tensegrity be concreted (laid) in wood
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
shuttering (exactly as in the
• Geodesic dome conventional construction) or
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
metal shuttering made from
• BARREL VAULTS trapezoid sheet metal. The
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
solid slab is then coated with
plaster
PRESTRESSING OF

COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION 2.0
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING

STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL 3.0
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel

STRUCTURAL STEEL
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING

STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF

Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings (PEMB)


CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
3.1
• Moment Resistive A PEMB consists of panels
versus Pin-Jointed steel and components that are pre-
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS fabricated in a factory, and
• Open Web Steel Joists transported to the
(OWSJ) construction site ready to be
• Cold-rolled steel
sections
assembled.
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING

STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings (PEMB)
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
3.1
• Moment Resistive
The Advantages of Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings – PEMB
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames •Design of the structure:
• LATERAL SYSTEMS •Construction speed: The PEMB project can be completed within a
• Open Web Steel Joists
few weeks, depending on the size and scope of the construction
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel project. The construction of conventional steel structures can often
sections be delayed due to material supply hold-ups. Erection of the PEMB is
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
also quicker than conventional structures, speeding up construction
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING times even more.
•Effective quality control:
STRUCTURAL FRAMING
•Efficient and lightweight building alternative: The frames of
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE conventional steel structures are built from all-purpose beams, which
FRAMING SYSTEM are quite robust and heavy. The frame of a PEMB is specially
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
designed and highly efficient, resulting in NO material waste or
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity unnecessary use of thereof (causing extra weight). This also results in
• Curved roofs a lighter overall building weight, making PEMB up to 30% lighter than
• Tensile structure
conventional steel structures.
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE •Structural flexibility: The flexibility of the steel structure is an
• FOLDED PLATE important aspect, especially in seismic areas. The more flexible the
• BARREL VAULTS
structure, the more resistant it is to seismic activity. PEMB are known
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION for their flexibility, and ability to handle seismic tremors well, which is
a great advantage over the rigidness of conventional steel structures.
Moment Resistive versus Pin-Jointed
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
steel frames
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel 3.2
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING

STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
LATERAL SYSTEMS
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING One project may use multiple types of
• Moment Resistive lateral systems because each system has its
versus Pin-Jointed steel own strengths, limitations, and potential
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS 3.3 architectural implications. There are three
• Open Web Steel Joists common types of lateral resisting systems:
(OWSJ) braced frames, rigid frames, and shear
• Cold-rolled steel
sections walls.
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING BRACED FRAMES - GENERAL
• METAL DECKING
There are several variations on the braced-
STRUCTURAL FRAMING frame model, using cross-brace, chevron
• LONG SPAN FRAMING brace, inverted chevron brace, and
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM eccentric brace systems.
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
The location of doors and/or windows on the
• Tensegrity braced frame frequently determine the bracing
• Curved roofs configuration for the structure.
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE Eccentric bracing can help dissipate seismic forces
• FOLDED PLATE through the beam or girder and therefore is
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
commonly used in areas with a lot of seismic
REVOLUTION activity.
Braced frames are generally more cost-effective
than other lateral systems.
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
LATERAL SYSTEMS
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED CROSS-BRACING
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames The cross-brace frame, represented in
• LATERAL SYSTEMS 3.3 Figures 4 and 5, is perhaps the most
• Open Web Steel Joists
commonly used system.
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel
sections Figure 4 shows a typical floor framing plan
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
with cross bracing denoted by the dashed-
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING line drawn between two center columns. The
solid lines indicate the floor beams and
STRUCTURAL FRAMING
girders.
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM Figure 5 depicts a typical multi-floor building
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
elevation with cross-braced bays beginning at
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity the foundation level. It shows only one bay of
• Curved roofs bracing, the height and size of the specific
• Tensile structure
structure may call for bracing multiple bays
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE along a given column line. As with all braced-
• FOLDED PLATE frame configurations, it's important to
• BARREL VAULTS
establish the location of these bays quite
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION early in a project's development.
PRESTRESSING OF

LATERAL SYSTEMS
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive CROSS-BRACING
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS 3.3
• Open Web Steel Joists Each intersection will have a
(OWSJ) common "work point" at which the
• Cold-rolled steel
sections centerlines of a column, beams, and
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS diagonal members intersect. Gusset
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING plate connections are used to join
the steel members because all of
STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING them can't physically intersect at the
• STRENGTHENING THE work point. Figure 6 illustrates a
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING typical beam-to-column joint for a
SYSTEM cross-braced frame.
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF

LATERAL SYSTEMS
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive CHEVRON BRACING
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames Chevron bracing is a modified brace-
• LATERAL SYSTEMS 3.3 frame form that generally allows for
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ) doorways or corridors in the center of the
• Cold-rolled steel bays.
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING
Figure 7 shows a typical floor framing
STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
plan with the bays using chevron
• STRENGTHENING THE bracing, as denoted by the dashed-line
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
drawn from between the two center
SYSTEM columns. The solid lines indicate the
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
floor beams and girders. Figure 8
• Tensile structure shows a typical multi-floor building
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
elevation using chevron bracing.
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION LATERAL SYSTEMS
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
Eccentrically braced
versus Pin-Jointed steel frames are very similar to
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS 3.3 chevron-braced frames. In
• Open Web Steel Joists both systems, the general
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel
configuration is a rotated
sections "K" shape with the brace
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING
connected to a column
• METAL DECKING and to the beam/girder at
STRUCTURAL FRAMING
the level above.
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
An eccentric brace is
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING commonly used in seismic
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
regions where a structure
• Curved roofs must have a significant
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
amount of ductility or
SHELL STRUCTURE energy absorption.
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE LATERAL SYSTEMS
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED


STEEL BUILDING
Moment Resistive
RIGID FRAMES
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames Rigid frames, or moment frames, are used
• LATERAL SYSTEMS 3.3
• Open Web Steel Joists when the architectural design or some
(OWSJ) other constraint does not allow for
• Cold-rolled steel
sections diagonally braced frames.
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING This type of lateral resisting system
incorporates rigid welded or bolted
STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING connections between the columns and
• STRENGTHENING THE the beams/girders. Rigid frames are
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING generally more expensive and less
SYSTEM efficient at resisting lateral loads than a
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs braced-frame system
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION LATERAL SYSTEMS
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel RIGID FRAMES
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS 3.3
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel Figure 12 shows a typical moment
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS connection between the beam/girder and
• METAL FRAMING a column; these connections typically use
• METAL DECKING
a shear connection along the web to
STRUCTURAL FRAMING support the gravity loads on the member,
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE as well as field-welded beam-flange to
FRAMING SYSTEM column-flange connections to resist
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM lateral loads.
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION LATERAL SYSTEMS
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames SHEAR WALLS
• LATERAL SYSTEMS 3.3
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel This type of lateral load-resisting
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS system engages a vertical element of
• METAL FRAMING the building, usually concrete or
• METAL DECKING
masonry, to transfer the horizontal
STRUCTURAL FRAMING forces to the ground by a primary
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE shear behavior. Shear walls are
FRAMING SYSTEM inherently stiff elements and are
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM therefore extremely effective at
• Tensegrity resisting lateral wind loads.
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF

Open Web Steel Joists (OWSJ)


CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING Widely used in the pre-engineered metal
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel building (PEMB) industry mainly as roof and
frames floor support systems. Their capacity to
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists sustain loads with long span and lightweight
(OWSJ) 3.4 configurations gives this system a great
• Cold-rolled steel
sections advantage over conventional wide flange
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS steel beams and girders in the industry.
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING

STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
Cold-rolled steel sections
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
COLD-FORMED STEEL (CFS)
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel Cold-formed steel (CFS) section is the
frames term used for products which are
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists made by rolling or pressing thin
(OWSJ) gauges of steel sheets into goods. CFS
• Cold-rolled steel
sections 3.5 goods are created by the working of
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS thin steel sheets using stamping,
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING rolling or presses to deform the steel
sheets into a proper product which
STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING are usable
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
The applications of CFS members includes the buildings, bridges, car bodies, storage
SYSTEM tanks, highway products, railway coaches, transmission towers, drainage facilities,
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
etc. The thin-walled steel members are of having the thicknesses usually having 0.4
• Tensile structure mm to 7 mm. The steel plates and steel bars of thickness 25.4 mm can be made into
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
the cold formed structural shapes.
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING
4.0 FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL DECKING

STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE METAL FRAMING
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
One-Way Beam System –
• PRE-ENGINEERED each pair of external
STEEL BUILDING columns supports a long-
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel
spanning beam or girders.
frames This form of construction is
• LATERAL SYSTEMS suitable for long, narrow
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ)
buildings, especially when a
• Cold-rolled steel column-free space is
sections desired. The absence of
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING 4.1 columns in the interior is an
• METAL DECKING advantage in structures
such as car parks, as
STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
freedom from obstruction
• STRENGTHENING THE makes for greater and safer
FRAMING SYSTEM maneuverability, besides
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
allowing the layout of the
• Tensegrity parking spaces to be
• Curved roofs altered at any time.
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE METAL FRAMING
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ)
Two-Way Beam System – a two-layer
• Cold-rolled steel system, where beams frame into girders,
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
increases floor depth considerably and
• METAL FRAMING 4.1 provides more space for mechanical
• METAL DECKING
systems. Steel girders span the short axis of
STRUCTURAL FRAMING a building bay thus contributing to the
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
lateral stability of the structure.
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE METAL FRAMING
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING Three-Way Beam System – is
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel used when a large column-free
frames space is required, where long-
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists spanning plate girders or trusses
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel can be used to carry the primary
sections beam, which in turn support a
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING 4.1 layer of secondary beams.
• METAL DECKING

STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION METAL DECKING
STRUCTURAL STEEL Metal decking are corrugated steel
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING panels used as a working platform
• Moment Resistive during construction and eventually
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames as formwork for site cast concrete
• LATERAL SYSTEMS slab. The decking panels are
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ) secured with puddle-welds or
• Cold-rolled steel shear welded through the decking
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS to the supporting steel joists or
• METAL FRAMING beams. The panels are fastened to
• METAL DECKING 4.2
each other along their sides with
STRUCTURAL FRAMING screws, weld, or button punching
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE standing seams.
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM . There are three major types of
• Tensegrity metal decking:
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure Form Decking
• Geodesic dome Composite Decking
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE Cellular Decking
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE METAL DECKING
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED Form Decking – serves as a permanent
STEEL BUILDING formwork for a reinforced concrete slab until
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel the slab can support itself and its live load.
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS Composite Decking – serves as a tensile
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ) reinforcement for the concrete slab to
• Cold-rolled steel which it is bonded with embossed rib
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS pattern. Composite action between the
• METAL FRAMING concrete slab and the floor beams or joists
• METAL DECKING 4.2
can be achieved by welding shear studs
STRUCTURAL FRAMING through the decking to the supporting
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE beam below.
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING Cellular Decking – is manufactured by
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
welding a corrugated sheet to a flat steel
• Curved roofs sheet, forming a series of spaces or
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
raceways for electrical and communications
SHELL STRUCTURE wiring; special cutouts are available for floor
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
outlets. The decking may serve as an
• DOMES OF acoustic ceiling when the perforated cells
REVOLUTION
are filled with glass fiber.
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel
sections

STRUCTURAL FRAMING
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING

STRUCTURAL FRAMING 5.0


• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
LONG SPAN FRAMING
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames Long-span buildings create
• LATERAL SYSTEMS unobstructed, column-free spaces
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ) greater than 30 metres (100 feet)
• Cold-rolled steel for a variety of functions. These
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS include activities where visibility is
• METAL FRAMING important for large audiences
• METAL DECKING
(auditoriums and covered stadiums),
STRUCTURAL FRAMING where flexibility is important
• LONG SPAN FRAMING 5.1 (exhibition halls and certain types
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM of manufacturing facility), and
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM where large movable objects are
• Tensegrity housed (aircraft hangars).
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF

STRENGTHENING THE FRAMING SYSTEM


CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING The framing system can be
• Moment Resistive stiffened against horizontal
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames forces in the following three
• LATERAL SYSTEMS (3) methods:
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel 1.The structure is composed
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS of rigid frames which may
• METAL FRAMING comprise some hinged joints
• METAL DECKING
but there must be sufficient
STRUCTURAL FRAMING rigid joints to ensure that
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE none of the nodes of the
FRAMING SYSTEM
5.2
frame is free to move
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM sideways. The members may
• Tensegrity be straight or curved and a
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure variety of shapes may be
• Geodesic dome chosen for such framed
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE structure.
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE STRENGTHENING THE FRAMING SYSTEM
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive 2. A bracing system which consists of a
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames
triangulated framework of rolled sections
• LATERAL SYSTEMS will hold the joints together and further
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ)
strengthen the framework against lateral
• Cold-rolled steel loads
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING
3. Finally, shear walls in the form of more
STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING or less solid diaphragms, usually of
• STRENGTHENING THE reinforced concrete, transmit the wind
FRAMING SYSTEM
5.2
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING and earthquake forces by shear and
SYSTEM bending
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS


METAL FRAMING
METAL DECKING
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEM
STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
6.0
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE Tensegrity is defined a pin-joined
COMPOSITE system with a particular configuration
CONSTRUCTION of cables
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED and struts that form a statically
STEEL BUILDING indeterminate structure in a stable
• Moment Resistive equilibrium. Infinitesimal mechanism
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames should exist in a
• LATERAL SYSTEMS tensegrity with equivalent self-stress
• Open Web Steel Joists state. Major advantages of tensegrity
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel are: large stiffness-to-mass ratio, deploy
sections ability,
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS reliability and controllability.
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING

STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity 6.1
• Curved roofs 6.2
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome Curved roofs may be formed using
SHELL STRUCTURE single-curved tubular members,
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS double-layer members connected
• DOMES OF periodically, or tubular trusses
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE Tensile structure is the term
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
usually used to refer to the
STRUCTURAL STEEL construction of roofs using a
• PRE-ENGINEERED membrane held in place on
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
steel cables. Their main
versus Pin-Jointed steel characteristics are the way in
frames which they work under stress
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists
tensile, their ease of pre-
(OWSJ) fabrication, their ability to
• Cold-rolled steel cover large spans, and their
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
malleability. This
• METAL FRAMING structural system calls for a
• METAL DECKING small amount of material
STRUCTURAL FRAMING
thanks to the use of thin
• LONG SPAN FRAMING canvases, which when
• STRENGTHENING THE stretched using steel cables,
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
create surfaces capable of
SYSTEM overcoming the forces
• Tensegrity imposed upon them.
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure 6.3
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL The geodesic dome was developed by the
• PRE-ENGINEERED
American designer Buckminster Fuller, who turned
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive architects’ attention to the advantages of braced
versus Pin-Jointed steel domes in which the elements forming the
frames framework
• LATERAL SYSTEMS of the structure are lying on the great circle of a
• Open Web Steel Joists sphere. This is where the name “geodesic” came
(OWSJ)
from
• Cold-rolled steel
sections (Figure 13.14f).
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING The framework of these intersecting elements
• METAL DECKING forms a three-way grid comprising
virtually equilateral spherical triangles.
STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE In Fuller’s original geodesic domes, he used an
FRAMING SYSTEM icosahedron
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING as the basis for the geodesic subdivision of a
SYSTEM sphere, then the spherical surface is divided into 20
• Tensegrity equilateral triangles as shown in Figure 13.15a. This
• Curved roofs
is the maximum number of equilateral triangles
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome into which a sphere can be divided
6.4
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel
sections

SHELL STRUCTURES
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING

STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE 7.0
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE FOLDED PLATE
COMPOSITE THE DISTINGUISHING FEATURE OF THE FOLDED
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL PLATE IS THE EASE IN FORMING PLANE
• PRE-ENGINEERED SURFACES. A FOLDED PLATE MAY BE FORMED
STEEL BUILDING FOR ABOUT THE SAME COST AS A HORIZONTAL
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel SLAB AND HAS MUCH LESS STEEL AND CONCRETE
frames FOR THE SAME SPANS.
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ) THE PRINCIPLE COMPONENTS IN A FOLDED
• Cold-rolled steel PLATE STRUCTURE CONSIST OF :
sections 1) THE INCLINED PLATES
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING 2) EDGE PLATES WHICH MUST BE USED TO
• METAL DECKING STIFFEN THE WIDE PLATES
3) STIFFENERS TO CARRY THE LOADS TO THE
STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING SUPPORTS AND TO HOLD THE PLATES IN LINE
• STRENGTHENING THE 4) COLUMNS TO SUPPORT THE STRUCTURE IN
FRAMING SYSTEM THE AIR.
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE 7.1
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
BARREL VAULTS
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING BARREL VAULTS ARE PERHAPS
• Moment Resistive THE MOST USEFUL OF THE
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames SHELL STRUCTURES BECAUSE
• LATERAL SYSTEMS THEY CAN SPAN UPT O 150 FEET
• Open Web Steel Joists WITH A MINIMUM OF MATERIAL.
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel THEY ARE VERY EFFICIENT
sections STRUCTURES BECAUSE THE USE
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS THE ARCH FORM TO REDUCE
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING STRESSES AND THICKNESSES IN
THE TRANSVERSE DIRECTION.
STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS 7.2
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION DOMES OF REVOLUTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel A DOME IS A SPACE STRUCTURE
frames COVERING A MORE OR LESS
• LATERAL SYSTEMS SQUARE OR CIRCULAR AREA. THE
• Open Web Steel Joists
BEST KNOWN EXAMPLE IS THE
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel DOME OF REVOLUTION, AND IT IS
sections ONE OF THE EARLIEST OF THE
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS SHELL STRUCTURES. EXCELLENT
• METAL FRAMING EXAMPLES ARE STILL IN
• METAL DECKING EXISTENCE THAT WERE BUILT IN
ROMAN TIMES.
STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE THEY ARE FORMED BY A SURFACE
FRAMING SYSTEM GENERATED BY A CURVE OF ANY
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING FORM REVOLVING ABOUT A
SYSTEM VERTICAL LINE. THIS SURFACE
• Tensegrity
HAS DOUBLE CURVATURE AND
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure THE RESULTING STRUCTURE IS
• Geodesic dome MUCH STIFFER AND STRONGER
SHELL STRUCTURE THAN A SINGLE CURVED
• FOLDED PLATE SURFACE, SUCH AS A
• BARREL VAULTS CYLINDRICAL SHELL.
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION 7.3
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING

STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION 7.3
PRESTRESSING OF
CONCRETE
COMPOSITE
CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL STEEL
• PRE-ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDING
• Moment Resistive
versus Pin-Jointed steel
frames
• LATERAL SYSTEMS
• Open Web Steel Joists
(OWSJ)
• Cold-rolled steel
sections
FLOOR FRAMING SYSTEMS
• METAL FRAMING
• METAL DECKING

STRUCTURAL FRAMING
• LONG SPAN FRAMING
• STRENGTHENING THE
FRAMING SYSTEM
ROOF/FLOOR FRAMING
SYSTEM
• Tensegrity
• Curved roofs
• Tensile structure
• Geodesic dome
SHELL STRUCTURE
• FOLDED PLATE
• BARREL VAULTS
• DOMES OF
REVOLUTION 7.3

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