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Structural Steelwork

Steel is commonly used in structural steelwork due to its strength and versatility. Some key advantages of steel include its ability to be bent into various shapes, strength in tension, ability to resist corrosion if treated, and use for both internal and external structures. Common steel components in construction include steel trusses, beams, columns, posts, and portal frames. Steel is typically joined using welding, nuts and bolts, or anchoring cleats.

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Structural Steelwork

Steel is commonly used in structural steelwork due to its strength and versatility. Some key advantages of steel include its ability to be bent into various shapes, strength in tension, ability to resist corrosion if treated, and use for both internal and external structures. Common steel components in construction include steel trusses, beams, columns, posts, and portal frames. Steel is typically joined using welding, nuts and bolts, or anchoring cleats.

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STRUCTURAL STEELWORK

Steel is one of the types of metal that is widely used in construction.

Steels has advantages that include:

- The ability to be bent in several ways or using several methods.


- Steel is very good in tension hence used in tensile structures and
composite structure (used together with concrete).
- Steel can be finished or treated to resist corrosion.
- Steel can be used both internally and externally.

Disadvantages
- generally steel is hard material which makes it difficult to work
with.
- if not treated it will vulnerable to corrosion.
-Usually requires engineering skills to work with.
COMMON STRUCTURAL STEEL COMPONENTS

1. Steel trusses
2. Steel columns and posts
3. Steel beams
4. Portal frames
Types of steel trusses
A truss is a structure that "consists of two-force members only (tension and
compression force members).
APPLICATION:
Steel trusses are commonly used in buildings and bridges.

Common types of trusses include the following:


1. Warren truss.
Truss members form a series of equilateral triangles, alternating up and down.

2. Pratt truss.
The design uses vertical members for compression and diagonal members to
respond to tension.

3. Common truss
The design uses vertical members for compression and diagonal members to
respond to tension. The whole unit in triangular form.
Steel columns and posts
• Columns and posts are vertical structural members.

• Usually columns carry heavy loads and posts are used to carry
lighter loads.

Steel posts in light weight


construction

Steel columns in heavy


Weight construction
Steel beams
Types of beams

1. I-Beams (Universal beam section)


The I - beam is so called because it resembles the letter I
when you look at it directly in the frontal position.

2. H-Beams
Similarly to I-Beams, H-Beams are so called because they
resemble the capital letter ‘H’ when looked at from the
front.

3. C or Channel Beams
The C or Channel Beam has a C-shaped cross section.
4. Cellular steel beam

This is one of the special types of beams, whereby


circular opening are created through the web of the
steel beam.

- They are used on large spans.


- The circular opening also helps to reduce the
amount of materials used and to reduce the
weight.
- The opening can be used also to accommodate
services such as plumbing pipes and conduits.

5. Castellated steel beam


In a castellated beam the openings through the web
take other shape (commonly hexagonal).
It has the same use or advantages as the cellular
beam.
Portal frames
Portal frames are generally low-rise structures, comprising columns and
horizontal or pitched rafters, connected by moment-resisting
connections.

APPLICATION:
Commonly used on warehouses where large
space volume is needed.
CATEGORIES OF STEEL COMMONLY USED IN CONSTRUCTION
1. STANDARD SECTIONS
(a) I-section

(b) H-section

APPLICATION:
I section and H-Section can be used as structural steel beams and columns or posts
(c) Lip channel

APPLICATION:
- Can be used as purlins and posts.

(d) Angle section.

APPLICATION:
- Can be used as purlins and anchoring cleats.
2. HOLLOW SECTIONS

(a) Circular hollow section

Structural Application:
Can be used as posts, purlins and columns.

(b) Square hollow section .

Structural Application:
Can be used as purlins, posts and columns

(c) Rectangular hollo section.

Structural Application:
Can be used as purlins, posts and columns.
METHOD OF JOINING STEEL
• Structural steel members are commonly joined together using
the following methods:

• Welding
• Nut and bolt.
• Using anchoring cleats (either bolted or welded).
Welding
• A process of fusing metal objects together.

ADVANTAGES

1. As no hole is required for welding, hence no reduction of area. So structural


members are more effective in taking the load.
2. In welding filler plates, gusseted plates, connecting angles etc, are not used,
which leads to reduced overall weight of the structure.
3. Welded joints are more economical as less labour and less material is
required.
4. The efficiency of welded joint is more than that of the riveted or bolted joint.
5. The welded joints look better than the bulky riveted/butted joints.
6. The speed of fabrication is faster in comparison with the riveted or bolted
joints.
7. Complete rigid joints can be provided with welding process.
DISADVANTAGES

1. Welded joints are more brittle and therefore their fatigue strength is less than
the members joined.

2. Due to uneven heating & cooling of the members during the welding, the
members may distort resulting in additional stresses.

3. Skilled labour and electricity are required for welding.

4. No provision for expansion and contraction is kept in welded connection &


therefore, there is possibility of racks.
Nut and bolt
1. Clip Angle joint – beam to beam joint
2. Beam to column joint

2. End Plate joint


Braces to
column

Beam to
column joint
Anchoring Cleats

Anchoring cleat welded


to steel beam and
steel purlin

Anchoring cleat bolted


to steel beam and
steel purlin

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