Disadvantages Disadvantages

of Using Steel of Using RCC

1. Co2 Emission 1. Need to place/replace formwork
2. Little room for On-Site 2. Long curing time
Modification 3. Quality control
3. Costly 4. Not environment friendly
LIGHT GAUGE FRAMING
STRUCTURE(LGFS)
 It is comparatively newer construction
technology.
 It is developed without the use of heat
through the cold-formed process (at room
temperatures), which allows steel
manufacturers to produce a lightweight but
high tensile steel sheets.
A screenshot taken of a home developed by using LGFS.
 Due to depletion of our natural
resources like timber, rocks, sand &
clay. The use of LGFS became an
attractive alternative for
construction.
 LGFS is being widely used in various
parts of America, Europe, Japan,
Australia and New Zealand.
 These are usually of C or S-shaped sections.
 The sheet surface is then coated with a zinc
alloy that prevents it from corrosion.
 All the frames come with a pre-drilling hole to
attach.
 The steel frame structures are durable and are
designed to last a minimum period of 50 years.
 The LGSF buildings are of lightweight and do
not require any complex deep foundations.
For uniform grounds, buildings can be easily
erected on Strip or Shallow foundations, and
for non-uniform grounds, pile foundation is
preferable.
 Wall Cladding shall be designed to resist Wind load & to provide
Fire/Sound Resistance :-
 The frame is filled with Insulation materials
–Fibreglass or Rockwool
 Materials used to cover the walls
- Gypsum Board & Heavy-Duty Cement Particle Board

GYPSUM BOARD ROCKWOOL CEMENT PARTICLE

FIBREGLASS
BOARD
 BENEFITS
Negligible Strong But
Less Vulnerable
Speed Material Light(Easy
To Earthquakes
Wastage Transportation)

No Termite Easy For Can Be Used

Problem(unlike Expansion & Recyclable For Mass
In Wood) Relocation. Housing

High Precision Less

Of LGSF Maintenance
 •Proper Fire protection must be
ensured
•Proper sound proofing must be done
•Can’t be used to make High Rise
LIMITATIONS Buildings
•Buckling can happen if load is not
distributed uniformly.
 Gypsum board conforming to IS 2095 (Pt. 1): 2011
 Heavy duty cement particle board conforming to IS
14862:2000.
 Indian Standard IS 801: 1975 Code of Practices for use
of cold formed and welded section and light gauge
steel structural members in general building
construction
 Indian Standard IS 875 : 1987 Code of Practice for
design loads
 IS 1893 (Part 1):2002 Criteria for Earthquake Resistant
Design of Structures
 IS 2095 (Part 1) : 2011 Specification for Gypsum Plaster
Boards
 IS 14862 : 2000 Specification for Fibre Cement Flat
Sheets
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