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What benefit of steel structure buildings than concrete ??

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Question added by Ahmad Al-Qwasmeh , Highways and Bridges Engineer , Associated Consulting Engineers Int'l - Jordan
Date Posted: 2015/04/20

Steel best earthquake zone compare to concrete and it is reusable

Dr Noushad Bin Jamal Mankarathodi
by Dr Noushad Bin Jamal Mankarathodi , Modelling and Simulation Engineer , CMI‐Coimbatore

NOT economical in most of the cases.Advantages areFaster construction. Reduced deadload there by reduced substructure requirements.Improved headroom. Large column free area there by effective space utilisation. Better quality control over manufacturing of steel compared to concrete. Improved ductility of the structure there by enhanced resistance to earthquake and other dynamic loading.Improved fatigue strength there by better resistance to cyclic loading like traffic.Easy structural repairs. Easiness in structure dismantling and best re usability. Less environmental impact (find it how?clue? Processes in manufacturing of both)

Yahya Zahran
by Yahya Zahran , Structural Design Team Leader , EHAF Consulting Engineers - Qatar Branch

Steel structures can be constructed quicker than concrete structures .. saves a lot of space since the x-sections will be defenitley smaller and it can cover large span roofs more efficiently compared to concrete elements.

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