Steel frame design in India
Steel frame design in India
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We are likely to be undertaking a design for a building in India. This will be a first for us as our previous projects have been in the UK and Middle East.
The building will be steel framed but our preliminary research shows that Indian Standard rolled steel sizes only go up to 600mm depth for beams. We will need beams of 800 to 1000mm depth (We have done some basic calcs using UK steel sizes).
Can anyone advise what is the norm for India. Do we use sections made up of plates or imported steel sections?
We are currently obtaining the Indian design codes and will be contacting an Indian partner to assist in the work but it would be good to understand what this project will entail before we commit to the immpossible!
The building will be steel framed but our preliminary research shows that Indian Standard rolled steel sizes only go up to 600mm depth for beams. We will need beams of 800 to 1000mm depth (We have done some basic calcs using UK steel sizes).
Can anyone advise what is the norm for India. Do we use sections made up of plates or imported steel sections?
We are currently obtaining the Indian design codes and will be contacting an Indian partner to assist in the work but it would be good to understand what this project will entail before we commit to the immpossible!






RE: Steel frame design in India
If the beam sizes are not available I recommend you consider plate girders. You have to be careful of the quality so check that the fabricator has semi-automatic welding machines. He should also have WPS and PQR for the plate and electrodes he will use.
RE: Steel frame design in India
RE: Steel frame design in India
Arun
RE: Steel frame design in India
RE: Steel frame design in India
Thank you for the advice. It looks that sections fabricated from plate steel are quite common and this is likely to be our strategy. We will need to ensure quality work, especially at welds.
Dik - Ah yes - ground conditions. Currently we don't have a defined site. All I know is that it is meant to be in the middle of the country!
I'm told the climate is hot with a monsoon season. I've never dealt with monsoons before. I'm expecting to grade the site away from the building and provide a big trench round the outside. Not sure where the water will go after that, or what it will do to the ground onthe way...
RE: Steel frame design in India
Dik