PRODUCTION AND TRANSPORTATION

OF PRE FABRICATED STRUCTURE

Presented By
SHOWRAV DAS
10MST0019

M.Tech – Structural Engineering

SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL AND BUILDING SCIENCES

VELLORE,TAMIL NADU, INDIA.

 TRANSPORTATION
 Transportation presents a major consideration in the design of
the elements and how they come together in the overall
structure.
 The structure should be broken down so that they must be
shipped limits size of the individual panels, modules or
components.
 The elements should be unloaded with out delay in the
construction site in a scheduled manner and the priority of sets
of elements for delivery must be specified.
 Elements transported from manufacturers to the construction
site by means of drop trucks, truck trailers, panel carrier
trucks, heavy duty trailers pulled by prime mover and
railroad platforms.
 The total weight of the load transported should not exceed
15% and should not be less then 90% of the vehicle capacity
when the elements are transported in horizontal direction.
 The load must be in the range of 60 to 90% of the vehicle
capacity in vertical direction.
 The houses having two floorings or two ceilings panels
construction when one flooring is transported the trailer’s
idle time at the construction is completely eliminated since
the trailer is unloaded as soon as it arrives within the crane
radius, the elements is transferred to the place of erection and
the trailer starts back to the plant.
HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS
 The block carrier is used to transfer block and short panels loaded across
the trailer’s longitudinal axis.

 The choices of vehicles for elements transportation depends on the

elements dimensions.
 Smaller elements are transported on standard drop side trucks.
 Larger size elements are transported on pole carriage or heavy duty
trailers.
• Two story columns and beam above span 5m in length are
transported through pole trailers or semitrailers. The pole
trailer is used for good hard surface road where as the
semitrailers rides over any road.
• It has a capacity of carrying load of 5 to 10 tons .
 The columns are arranged in two layers on pillow blocks
bolted to the trailer frame using special bolt clamps and a
wooden spacer to separate the columns horizontally.
 Wall and partition panels are transported on special trailers
or trucks equipped with cassettes. They are of two types.
Semi enclosed cassette – single and double.
Open cassette – vertical and inclined.
CASSETTE
Transportation of two story column
 Large size wall panels and rolled gypsum concrete
partition panels are transported on multi purpose
semitrailers of 12 tons capacity equipped with semi
enclosed cassettes.

 Wall and partition panels can travel in slightly

inclined position on the truss type panel carriers of
18-tons capacity.
Frameless panel carrier

Truss type panel carrier

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