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AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE BLOCKS

Autoclaved  Aerated  Concrete blocks (AAC), also known as Autoclaved Cellular Concrete (ACC), Autoclaved Lightweight Concrete (ALC), Autoclaved Concrete, Cellular Concrete, Porous Concrete, Aircrete, Hebel Block, and Ytong is a lightweight, precast, concrete building material that simultaneously provides structure, insulation, and fire- and mold-resistance.

AAC products include blocks, wall panels, floor and roof panels, cladding (facade) panels and lintels.

Autoclaved  Aerated Concrete blocks (AAC), It is a lightweight, precast building material that simultaneously provides structure, insulation, and fire- and mold-resistance.. It has been refined into a highly thermally insulating concrete-based material used for both internal and external construction.

The market potential of PEB’s is 1.2 million tones per annum. The current pre engineered steel building manufacturing capacity is 0.35 million tones per annum.

The industry is growing at the compound rate of 25 to 30 %. Pre engineered buildings are generally low rise buildings however the maximum eave height can go up to 25 to 30 metres.

Low rise buildings are ideal for offices, houses, showrooms, shop fronts etc. The application of pre engineered buildings concept to low rise buildings is very economical and speedy. Buildings can be constructed in less than half the normal time especially when complemented with the other engineered sub systems.

MULTI STOREY STEEL BUILDING…Multiple Advantages

Steel is the material of choice for design because it is inherently ductile and flexible. It flexes under extreme loads rather than crushing and crumbling. Structural steel’s low cost, strength, durability, design flexibility, adaptability and recyclability continue to make it the material of choice in building construction. Some of the benefits are as follows:

LARGER CLEAR SPANS

REUSABILITY OF STEEL AT THE ENF OF LIFE CYCLE

BETTER AESTHETIC APPEAL

THERMALLY INSULATED & ENERGY EFFICIENT: Tiny air pores and thermal mass of blocks provide excellent thermal insulation, thus reducing heating and air conditioning costs of a building.

LIGHTWEIGHT: 3-4 times lighter than traditional bricks, therefore, reduces the dead load of the building.

EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT: Lightweight blocks reduce mass of a structure, thus decreasing the impact of an earthquake on a building.

COST EFFECTIVE: It reduces operating cost by 30% to 40%. It also reduces overall construction
cost by 2.5% as it requires less jointing and reduces need for cement and steel.

FASTER CONSTRUCTION: It reduces construction time by 20%. Different sizes of blocks help reduce the number of joints in wall masonry. It is easy to install and sets and hardens quickly.

The vertical or gravity load carrying system of a multi-storey steel-framed building comprises a system of vertical columns interconnected by horizontal beams, which supports the floors and roofing. The resistance to lateral loads is provided by diagonal bracing or shear walls or rigid frame action between the beams and columns.

Thus, the components of a typical steel-framed structure are:

Beams
Columns
Floors
Bracing Systems
Connections


Structural Principles

Richa Industries made structures have adequate strength and stiffness to resist the applies loads due to gravity and wind.

The design made by us ensure a coordinated approach including structure, envelope, services and finishes. the principal decisions integration of building services, and external wall construction.

Floor Systems

The principal structural elements of a typical multy-storey building are the floors, beams, columns and foundations. And at Richa we ensure to main a high surveillance of senior engineers.

Framing schematics for a Complete building structure
The most common forms of complete building structure in steel construction are the established composite system and the Slimdek system. Our design team and project engineers strictly follow these norms.

Vertical Bracing Systems
A variety of structural forms can be used to provide lateral stability. the principal systems are shear walls, lattice frames and rigid frames, but more sophisticates systems may be needed for very tall buildings.

MULTI STOREY STEEL BUILDING - Applications

COMMERCIAL OFFICE

INDUSTRIAL AND PROCESSING PLANTS

POWER AND ENERGY

WAREHOUSE

CAR PARKING

RESIDENTIAL

MALLS AND CITY CENTERS

China erect a 30 Storey Pre-fabricated Hotel in Just 15 Days

A construction company in china, has broken their previous record of constructing a 15 storey building in one week with their latest project in Hunan Province. Not only did the construction company get the T30 Hotel up in 15 days or 360 hours (with the help of 200 super speedy construction workers), but the company claims that their 17,000 square meter tower is 5 times more energy efficient than the competition and generates a fraction of the waste. It is also said to have the capacity to withstand an earthquake that measures up to 9 on the Richter Magnitude Scale.

Pre engineered buildings : Process

Tailor Made buildings based on Clients requirement & actual design calculations using tapered sections.

A combination of built up section hot rolled section, cold formed elements and profiled sheets.

Designing and casting is done in factory.

Building components are brought to site

Then fixed /joined at the site

All connections are bolted.



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Technological improvement over the year has contributed immensely to the enhancement of quality of life through various new products and services.

One such revolution was the Pre Engineered Buildings. Through its origin can be traced back to 1960’s its potential has been felt only during the recent years.

A recent survey by the Metal Building Associations (MBMA) shows that about 60% of the non residential low rises building in USA are pre engineered buildings.

Save Money : Save Time

Compared to conventional construction methods, you can be operating in your pre-engineered building in a fraction of the time, also saving you money and effort.

Moreover , you retain more future flexibility for your investment.

A pre-engineered building is not only a great choice, it might be the best choice for your current project and your future needs

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DISASTER PREPAREDNESS for Fire prone ares

For FIRE Prone Areas
Major fire occurs in the areas where no care has been taken in planning, designing or execution of the structures. At such places the cause is loose electrical wires or un-cared fire. Fire in ‘jhuggi jhopri’ or ‘jhoper patti’ is a regular phenomenon all over the Country. The damages are largely due to the ignorance over basic factors.

Do the Following BEFORE the fire

• Check the potential sources of fire- electrical, gas, petrol or others
• Check that sufficient fire fighting and detecting devices are available, if not then get them installed.
• Get yourself and others familiarized with the fire fighting system for different types of fires. Keep in mind that every fire cannot be extinguished by water.
• Get wiring in your building checked for loose connections.
• Prepare a fire fighting and evacuation plan and educate all the residents about the same.
• Organize mock evacuation exercise regularly.
• Keep the inflammable material away from the source of fire to reduce probability.
• In case of squatter area develop and familiarize the residents with the evacuation and fighting plan.
• Check that the area has sufficient road width for taking the firefighting equipment inside the colony.
• Most of the bylaws take care of the provisions for fighting fire. They must be followed.


Do the Following AFTER the Fire
• Evacuate the men and possible material from the area.
• In case of multi-storied buildings
• Do not use the lift.
• Evacuate the floors above the floor on which the fire has struck.
• Switch -off the electricity and use only torchlight.
• Check the burning material and use the suited extinguishing material.

Lessons for NGO’s

Non Governmental Organizations have been playing great role in the prevention and mitigation of the disasters. Unfortunately due to enthusiasm many NGO’s come forward and adopt plans that instead of providing relief starts obstruction to the relief measures. To utilize the potential of the NGO’s fully, policies are necessary on the following areas:

• Monitoring technologies.
• Prediction and forecasting.
• Management of mitigation and relief facilities.
• Preparedness at local government level- effect of 73rd Constitutional amendments.
• Ham Radio organization for dissemination of the pre- and post-disaster information.
• Creation of awareness amongst the masses regarding dos and don’ts.
• Development and distribution of ready to eat and packed ‘disaster food’ with region specific requirements of residents.
• Education to the school children regarding disaster preparedness.
• Developing ‘volunteers of disaster mitigation force’.
• Identification of possible disasters at local level and preparing the residents to face the same.
• Assessment of the risks and working out preparedness drills.
• Identification of the resource persons who can help during the disasters.
• Identification of locations and collection of basic relief material.

The local administration shall have to come forward to coordinate the efforts of various agencies. For doing so they shall have to chalk out and make it public their detailed action plan to be followed by all.