light steel structure

Light steel structures

As living standards improve and more people choose to live in cities, more and more residential buildings are needed to house increasing population. In all types of residential buildings, the most important criteria are, without doubt, durability, safety and cost effectiveness. The light steel structure has become an ideal choice for modern residential buildings, due to its excellent performance in these aspects.

Light steel structures are composed of reasonably arranged looped or straight type steel members, forming transportable frames or sections. In modern residential buildings, light steel structural frames are usually selected for walls, floors and roofs. The features of light steel structures include light weight, durable and strong, making them ideal for buildings that require quick construction and that are subject to regular re-assembling or relocations.

Advantages of light steel structure are various:

1.Low cost. Light steel structure can be used in residential buildings and is comparably inexpensive, as compared to traditional building methods. The cost can be reduced further by prefabrication and off-site construction, which offer a faster and more reliable way to construct a building.

2.Safety. Light steel structures provide a safer environment for the occupants than traditional structures, as the structures are constructed from materials that are non-combustible and free from hazardous gases.

3.Environmentally friendly. Light steel structures do not require additional resources such as timber, which would otherwise be unusable in traditional buildings. Light steel structures also produce less waste, since they are generally easier to repair or modify than traditional building methods.

4.Energy efficiency. Light steel structures are perfect for insulation, due to their cavities formed as hollow sections. This helps to reduce noises and temperatures, making living in a light steel structure more comfortable for the occupants.

Light steel structures are used widely in constructing residential buildings, as they save on both resources and money. These structures are safe, efficient and eco-friendly, making them a highly desirable option. Furthermore, as technology continues to improve, light steel structures will become increasingly attractive to potential buyers.

Light steel structure, also known as light-weight steel structure, is a kind of high-tech, green and environmental protection refractory material. It uses thin walled non-combustible cold formed thin walled steel components as the main load bearing parts, together with other composite materials as auxiliary structure system, which is connected and supported by special welding and sealing accessories, and is assembled and constructed on site according to the corresponding design drawings. Compared with the traditional masonry and reinforced concrete structure, the advantages of light steel structure are obvious.

Light steel structure is light in weight and strong in strength. The material is 1/5 of that of traditional reinforced concrete structure, and the construction speed is 4-5 times faster than that of traditional construction. The components of light steel structure are mostly prefabricated in factory, and the assembly construction on site is only used to connect the components. Therefore, the construction site accuracy is easily controlled, and the final construction precision can reach with B1 and B2 level requirements.

Light steel structure has good fire prevention performance. The steel material used in light steel structure is non-combustible material, which also has good fire prevention performance. The combustible parts of the light steel structure are attached with flame retardant coating, so the construction site does not need the fire prevention measures of traditional reinforced concrete structures. Moreover, light steel structure is also good in durability and anti-seismic performance. In the case of reasonable design and proper construction, the earthquake resistance of light-weight steel structure houses is higher than that of traditional reinforced concrete structure houses.

Light steel structure also has good sound insulation effect. Due to the slender component of thin-walled steel and the presence of sound insulation layer, the sound insulation effect of light steel structure building is better than that of traditional reinforced concrete building. Durability and insulation performance are both good. Generally, the service life can reach 50 years, even in a special environment, the life span can reach more than 100 years. In addition, light steel structure also has many advantages such as short construction period, convenient disassembly and recycling, and affordable cost.