A Comparative Analysis of Conventional Steel Building and Pre-Engineered Building Systems: A case study Approach

Abstract

India being a developed country, massive house building construction is taking place in various parts of the country. Since 30% of the Indian population lives in towns and cities, the frequency of construction is more in urban places. There is an enormous need for housing, but there will never be enough houses available because current masonry construction technology cannot keep up with the annual rise in demand. Hence, one has to think of alternative construction systems like pre-engineered steel buildings. India has an installed steel capacity of 35 to 40 million tonnes & apparent steel consumption is around 27 to 30 million tonnes. There is a surplus capacity of flat steel products available in India particularly of hot and cold rolled sheets. These steel components can be utilized in the construction of pre-engineered building components. Pre-engineered steel buildings are one such alternative construction approach that needs to be considered. India appears to consume between 27 and 30 million tonnes of steel, compared to its installed capacity of 35 to 40 million tonnes. India has an excess capacity for flat steel goods, especially hot and cold rolled sheets. Pre-engineered building components can be constructed using these steel components. in terms of steel consumption and cost. In this paper, the detailed estimation of the PEB and CSB is done on Excel sheet and actual cost of the project with given dimensions is found out as a PEB structure and CSB structure.