Advantages of Hot Rolled Steel over Built up sections
Advantages of Hot Rolled Steel over Built up sections
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Hi all,
Our company received a design for a workshop. The designer considered all the sections as built up sections..! Even the truss works & purlin.!!. We have informed the client about the extra cost to build up the built up section and then fabricate it. And they requested us to advise the designer to replace it with hot rolled sections etc. But the designer still not agreeing to use these sections but he dont have a reason to prove it. There will be a meeting after a couple of days. Please give your experienced insights to help me make some good points about the advantages of using hot rolled sections. Not only economically but also with design terms.
Thank You.
(I am not basically a design engineer. I am not aware of the terms stress, load etc etc. but I can use it with your help)
Thanks
Our company received a design for a workshop. The designer considered all the sections as built up sections..! Even the truss works & purlin.!!. We have informed the client about the extra cost to build up the built up section and then fabricate it. And they requested us to advise the designer to replace it with hot rolled sections etc. But the designer still not agreeing to use these sections but he dont have a reason to prove it. There will be a meeting after a couple of days. Please give your experienced insights to help me make some good points about the advantages of using hot rolled sections. Not only economically but also with design terms.
Thank You.
(I am not basically a design engineer. I am not aware of the terms stress, load etc etc. but I can use it with your help)
Thanks






RE: Advantages of Hot Rolled Steel over Built up sections
1) Galvanizing difficulties
2) More potential fatigue issues
3) Cost of weld/bolt inspection
4) Difficulties evaluating capacity for future renos
Did the designer provide a reason for his unconventional design? Is this shop being built in the mountains of Tibet where piece weight is uber-important? Is he/she a nostalgic centenarian? There's gotta be some rationale for the built up shapes. Normally, that would be more work for the designer too. Maybe it's regurgitated from a design where one of the requirements was to use mill yard scrap?
The greatest trick that bond stress ever pulled was convincing the world it didn't exist.
RE: Advantages of Hot Rolled Steel over Built up sections