Steel Construction

“We have been implementing meticulously from the project stage to the manufacturing and assembly stage since 1988.”

Our Turnkey Services

  • Machine Parts
  • Rotor Stand
  • Industrial buildings (Factory, warehouse, hangar)
  • Storey offices
  • Steel houses (including single or multi-storey structures)
  • Watchtowers
  • Fire escapes (spiral staircase and standard)
  • Decorative Stairs
  • Mezzanine floor
  • Factory roofs
  • Building retrofits
  • Porch
  • Car Parking
  • Market Place
  • Bridges and overpasses
  • Cat path
  • Work platforms

Steel Structures

The diversity of modern construction systems and the materials that comprise them has enabled the production of successful products in the building manufacturing process. Since the mid-19th century, especially with the advent of the industrial revolution, the use of steel in buildings has led to the advancement of steel structures and steel architecture in developed countries, giving rise to new sub-disciplines and large areas of work with each new development.

In the field of project and implementation, the team needs to be knowledgeable about the compatibility of steel construction and complementary elements in order to produce solid and high-quality structures. Unlike other building systems, steel structure systems are largely the result of the assembly of many elements produced in the factory, which differ in dimensions and materials in some places. Therefore, in the design of steel structures, the compatibility of the load-bearing system and complementary elements, as well as their detailing, is very important. Erdağ Metal company demonstrates the necessary sensitivity with its professional team and quality control unit.

Advantages of Steel Structures

  • Rapid and economical construction process.
  • Construction process is not affected by weather conditions.
  • Provides high energy efficiency with different and economical solutions for different climate conditions.
  • Known as the most earthquake-resistant building system worldwide.
  • Due to its lightweight, can be constructed even in the worst soil conditions.
  • Implemented in all countries accepting international standards.
  • Offers unique advantages in energy efficiency and sustainability.
  • Provides great ease and flexibility in architectural, electrical, and mechanical solutions.
  • Offers users high building physics capabilities (factors such as heat, sound, humidity, daylight), and has a much longer lifespan.
  • Column-free and beamless design provides comfort in interior architecture and decoration, offering spacious and wider interior spaces.
  • It is the most suitable solution for the construction of spaces with healthy indoor air quality.
  • Does not affect the construction site, environment, and social life quality. Provides environmental and water-saving benefits during construction, reducing the risk of pollution of water sources and groundwater.
  • Consists of materials that are recyclable at 90% or more.

If we delve into the details of the above-mentioned points, we can better explain the significance of their advantages.

Architectural Advantages

Architectural Freedom

With the use of steel in buildings, architectural freedom has expanded due to the possibility of using unconventional structural systems that were previously considered impossible, and elements that allow for the least material and transportation of the desired load. Especially with the integration possibilities with today’s advanced complementary elements, steel structures offer designers a wide range of opportunities.

Delicacy

Due to the high strength of structural steel, the ratio of its self-weight to the useful load it carries is quite small. Therefore, the sizes of columns and beams are smaller compared to other structural systems. Thus, in tall buildings or structures with large openings, a system can be formed with fewer columns without the need for large and high beams as in reinforced concrete structures. Since the number of columns decreases, and their sizes are smaller, the usable area of a steel-framed building built on the same construction site is larger compared to a reinforced concrete building. Since a large portion of the utility elements pass through the beam bodies, the floor height can be kept low, allowing for more floors to be obtained in areas with low eave heights.

Flexibility in Use and Adaptability to Functional Changes

Today, one of the important criteria expected when designing a structure is its flexibility in the face of various potential changes that may occur in the future. Thus, spatial changes can be made, especially in structures where functionality is crucial, according to requirements. Unlike reinforced concrete structures, steel structures can be completely transformed by adding reinforcements or strengthening necessary areas.

Advantages from a Structural Perspective

Lightweight:

Due to the smaller sizes of columns and beams made of structural steel, the overall weight of the structure is also reduced. This characteristic allows steel structures to be 50% lighter than reinforced concrete structures. As a natural consequence, foundation sizes decrease, and consequently, excavation amounts decrease. Structures can be built even in very poor soil conditions. It also enables the construction of resilient buildings in areas with high seismic risk.

Strength and Reliability:

The material’s ductile nature allows it to absorb some of the dynamic loads, thereby maintaining the structural function of the building. Unlike other materials, there is no decrease in strength over time. Steel, which is resistant to torsion and bending moments, also has close tensile and compressive strength.

Earthquake Resistance:

Another reality highlighted by major earthquakes is the superiority of steel structures in preventing loss of life and property compared to others. The well-understood and consistent engineering properties of structural steel have contributed to this understanding. Structural steel exhibits consistent behavior against repeated loads until the yield point. This non-rupture characteristic against repeated loads provides resistance to large deformations against horizontal and vertical loads. The production of steel, which is more sensitive than materials with brittle properties like concrete, is carried out precisely in factories, and its simple assembly feature results in lower risks compared to other systems.

Application-Oriented Advantages

Economy:

With the advantages of being prefabricated elements, steel structures do not require formwork and scaffolding, and can be assembled in all weather conditions. They can be easily inspected during construction and use, and the installation process is short. By standardizing parts in production and assembly, manufacturing and installation can be accelerated.

Easy Inspection:

Steel is continuously monitored during production and is also constantly monitored and produced in factories where it is turned into prefabricated building elements using computer-controlled machines. With these features, errors that can occur in steel structure systems and the adverse consequences they may entail can be prevented and addressed.

Rapid Construction and Prefabrication:

Today, there is a demand for structures to be completed as quickly as possible and put into operation to generate income as soon as possible. The ability to process elements that make up steel structure systems in factories independent of weather conditions, and to produce them quickly through various processes, and to assemble them in the shortest time with simple assembly techniques in all weather conditions, provides a significant advantage over other systems with different materials.

Recycling and Reinforcement:

If we consider that the load-bearing elements of structures that are no longer usable are dismantled with a high degree of salvage, or completely demolished, the ability to reuse steel structure elements that can be dismantled with minimal waste is the most indisputable feature of steel structures. Steel structure elements that cannot be utilized in another structure are melted down and reintroduced into the economy.

When a structure’s purpose of use changes, damaged structural elements need reinforcement, additions such as stairs and elevators need to be made, columns need to be reduced for wide openings, or when adaptation is required according to changing seismic regulations, the reinforcement process for inadequate reinforced concrete structure systems can be carried out quickly and easily using steel structure elements.

Ultimately, regardless of the material of a structure’s load-bearing system, if the design, calculations, and implementation are flawed, the results will still be unsuccessful. Erdağ Metal Steel and Machinery Industry Company promises to deliver the most suitable and sturdy structure to its customers.