Understanding the building structure of a

manufacturing unit

Submitted to Submitted By
Anupreksha – 05
Mr. Ram Mohan
Mukta Mittal – 17
(DFT - VII)
 About the company
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 Hi-lex India Pvt. Ltd. founded in 1946.
 Has received industry wide recognition for its superior
quality, technology, price and on time delivery
 Manufacturer of Control Cables, Window Regulators,
Door Modules and Power Closure products.
 Annually producing over 10 million automotive cable
applications and window regulators
 One of the top market leaders in cable applications for
recreational vehicles such as boats, personal watercrafts,
motorcycles and golf carts.
 Area of the plant
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 Plot size = 210 meters (L) X 90 meters (W)
 Height of the building = 11 meters
 Allowed Floor to area ratio (FAR):
• 1.25 of (plot size)
• 23625 m2(Inclusive of ground floor and first floor)
 Actual FAR = 12000 sq. meters
• A large area has been left unconstructed.
• 70 meter X 80 meters has been constructed.
Set backs of the building
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 Front = 23 meters
 Left side = 10 meters
 Right side = 10 meters
 Back = A large area
Set backs of the building
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 REASAONS:
 A large area at the back side has been left
unconstructed for further construction in future.
 The industry required 40 % of open area for various
purposes:
• Parking of employee vehicles
• Trucks load and unload
• Plantation
• Proper path ways for truck movements
 Structure
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 The plant has a FRAME STRUCTURE with columns
and pillars.
 Along the sides, the pillars are at every 10 meters
and through the area of the plant the pillars are at a
distance of 20 meters.
 Number of floors in the building : 2.
 Height of ground floor : 4 ½ meter
 Height of first floor : 4 ½ meter.
 Structure
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10 meters

20 meters

Pillar/column
 Roof
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 20x70 sq. meters of roof is reinforced concrete cement
(RCC).
 REASON:
• The 20 meters roof supports the cooling utility of the
entire industry.
• If this part of the roof was also of truss, then a separate
building or a room would have to be constructed to
accommodate the cooling system.
• So to save space, the cooling utility has been installed
at the RCC roof.
 Roof
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 Rest 60x70 sq. meters of the roof is a truss.
 Type of truss = King post truss.
 Sheet used : Aluminium coated steel sheets.
 Truss area has DOUBLE SKIN.
 Double skin means two layers with 100 mm
insulation material in between  to safe guard from
heat.
 The truss has certain cut out parts covered with
transparent sheets to get natural light in the industry.
The Truss
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0.5 meters
 The Truss area
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 On the extreme right of the truss area, there is a
10x60 sq. meters mezzanine  with RCC Floor.
 Roof is of course the same truss.
 This area accommodates the offices of the production
unit and a store.
 The height of this area is 3 meters and less (which is
appropriate for the office area.)
 Foundation
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 FOUNDATION:
 The 8 – 9 feet deep foundation with load bearing
pillars.
 The foundation is in accordance with the soil of the
area. (hard soil)
 Flooring
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 FLOORING:
 Because of the heavy machinery required in the
industry, the floors have been given special attention.
 Floors are epoxy coated hardened floor (work on a
quick drying mechanism). This floor is very strong
and bears a lot of load without facing any cracks.
 Lighting
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 Lightening system consists of tube-lights and natural
light.
 Sufficient tube-lights have been installed for proper
light.
 Also, there are huge windows of 2.5x2.5 sq. meters
are there for natural light and ventilation at a
distance of approx. 2 meters.
 Ventilation
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 There is a cooling system installed, which throws out
the hot air and circulates cool fresh air.
 Exhausts are installed near the roofing and the truss.
 Huge windows of 2.5x2.5 sq. meters are there for
natural light and ventilation at a distance of approx.
2 meters.
 The industry is pollution free, thus, there is no smoke
or harmful gas emission from the machines. So, no
special care has to be taken for pollution control.