A Comparative Study of Pre-Engineered and Conventional Multi-Span Industrial Building

Steel is one of the oldest construction materials and become a popular construction material in late seventeenth and eighteenth century. Environment friendly, rapid construction, easy availability and better fire rating are some of inherent advantages of steel construction. In current modern world, steel structure contributes a highest number of industrial buildings and sheds in the world building inventory. Pre-Engineered Building concept involves the steel building systems which are predesigned and prefabricated. This particular study includes the design of industrial storage structure which is situated in Mangalore. The actual structure is of pre-engineered structure of 90m width of three spans each span 30m width, and running 42m length and of eave height 6m with roof slope 1:10. The analysis and design is carried out by considering the live loads, dead loads, wind loads and earthquake load using relevant IS codes for the given PEB structure. The whole Pre-engineered building and Conventional steel structure is analyzed by using staad pro V8i SS6 software and designed by limit state method as per IS 800-2007. The moment, shear force and axial force decreases in PEB structure in various components as compared to CSB structure, due to increase in stiffness. Deformation decreases in PEB structure in various components as compared to CSB structure, due to increase in stiffness. Base shear and displacement decreases in PEB structure as compared to CSB structure, due to increase in stiffness. The percentage decrease in weight in PEB structure is 16.28% in comparison to CSB structure, hence cost of PEB structure reduces. Reduction in steel quantity reduces the dead load ultimately reduces the size of the foundatio