Raw Material Cost of Steel Portal Frame Compared to Steel Truss For Single Story Long Span Industrial Buildings - Fang, Wen Hao (Nilai: INTI International University, 2019)
B.Eng (Hons) in Civil Engineering August 2019
BCEGI 70
FEQS-Civil August 2019
Steel portal frames and truss structures are two of the most cost-effective and sustainable structural forms for the design and construction of long-span industrial buildings. Although the use of both structure types as steel-clad structures is widely accepted, due to frame complexity and variation of frame types for use in single-storey buildings with spans larger than 25 m, literature providing a comprehensive investigation of the concepts of steel trusses and portal frames is scarce. This study compares the behaviour of a steel truss configuration with pitched portal frames for use in industrial buildings with spans larger than 25 m, focusing on the raw material cost. Furthermore, this study entails a numerical investigation that utilizes the computer modelling program (Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis) to model and structurally optimize the member properties for both steel portal frame and truss configurations. Based on the results obtained from the investigation, it has become apparent that, due to the smaller sections used, the steel truss configurations are lighter and cheaper to fabricate and construct in comparison to the pitched portal frames regarding to the .raw material cost
Being a project report submitted to INTI International University as a requirements for Bachelor Of Engineering (Hons) in Civil Engineering August 2019 under the managment and supervision of Faculty of Engineering & Quantity Surveying, INTI International University
Keywords: BCEGI; Dissertations, academic -- -- Engineering; Civil Engineering