Concrete which is formed as a mixture of cement and sand is a hard construction material that can easily withstand any impact. While concrete is an overall stronger material to build with, it lacks the flexibility and load bearing owing to a lack of tensile strength. Building structures undergo dynamic loads and deflections occurring from myriad forces and for any building to withstand the same, it requires an ideal balance of strength and flexibility which allows for heavy load bearing and better tensile strength.
Concrete when
used in combination with steel is known as reinforced concrete. Addition of
steel bars to concrete forms RCC and this is an adequate choice of a material
to build columns with as it is required for them to be strong for high load
bearing as well as flexible to withstand any deflections.
With multistoried building construction emerging as a feasible approach to infrastructure development, a higher emphasis is required to be garnered for uncompromised safety against loads, wind deflections, natural hazards as well as seismic forces. A Reinforced Cement Concrete framed construction is a feasible methodology to enable optimum strength and heavy load-bearing for vertical high-rise buildings.
Building structure columns supported by TMT Rebars as developed by TMT steel barsmanufacture in Jodhpur transfer the loads to underneath soil and by enabling an interconnected frame allow for lateral as well as vertical load or force resistance to ensure exceptional longevity of a structure.
Why are
columns necessary for a building structure?
The need for
a structural vertical compression member for any high-rise building is
imperative. Transferring the load to the soil through foundations enables a
structure to withstand heavy loads and forces. Columns are vertical load
bearing members designed to support axial compression loads. The strength of a
column is directly proportional to the reinforcement of the material used.
A building structure column has to withstand vertical as well as horizontal load impacts. A safe structure comprises of an optimum load adjustment or bearing by provision of an ideal number and design of columns.
Building columns are normally subjected to the following loads and forces -
Dead loads - A dead
load is a static and permanent load that is acting upon a column member. It
includes the self-weight of the column, the load due from other structural
members as well as weight of permanently fixed equipment.
Wind loads - Primarily
a horizontal load, wind load is a dynamic temporary load acting upon a building
structure by relative movement of air. Wind load is critical for high-rise
structures.
Imposed loads - Imposed
loads or live loads occur from movable or moving elements that are temporary as
well as dynamic in nature. The occupancy of a building, movable furniture and
other equipment account for live or imposed loads.
Snow loads - This is a
vertical load acting upon a building structure temporarily.
Seismic loads - A seismic or earthquake load is a horizontal as well as vertical load acting upon a structure under the influence of an earthquake.
How Steel TMT Bars counter structural loads and ensure best safety assurance?
On average a
vertical structural member or column requires at least 4 steel rebars and these
complement the strength of the concrete to enable better flexibility and higher
tensile strength. Shri Rathi Group 7 STAR as the leading TMT rods supplierin Jodhpur offers its TMT steel bars in myriad degrees of
grades so as to suffice the diverse requisites of load bearing and resistance
across infrastructure development projects.
