Steel structure factories have certain advantages in fighting various natural disasters because of their stable and durable materials and high safety performance. However, not all steel structure factories can withstand natural disasters. Only when various extreme situations are taken into consideration during the design, and certain preventive measures and response strategies are taken for the building structure, can steel structure factories with good quality maintain a certain degree of safety and stability in the face of some natural disasters.
Common natural disasters include typhoons, snowstorms, earthquakes, floods, mudslides, fires, etc. For these natural disasters, especially in some areas prone to natural disasters, steel structure factories must consider response strategies when designing, so as to avoid accidents when encountering these natural disasters, causing huge casualties and property losses.
So what preventive measures can steel structure factories take for different natural disasters?
- Earthquake: For earthquake-prone areas, steel structure workshops must consider earthquake resistance during design and construction, adopt appropriate structural forms, increase structural strength and stability, and should not adopt large span structures. Steel columns should be appropriately thickened; whether welding or bolting, the connection parts must be strong and reinforced to ensure the overall earthquake resistance; adding shock-absorbing devices, such as shock-absorbing bearings and shock-absorbing rubber, can absorb and reduce the impact of earthquakes.
- Typhoons and blizzards: Typhoons and blizzards are some of the most common climate disasters. Reasonable wind and snow loads must be considered during the design of steel structure workshops. In addition, the inclination of the roof structure can also reduce the destructive power of wind and snow. Snow is not easy to accumulate on higher slopes, which can reduce snow loads, but the wind-affected area is larger and the wind load will be higher. According to different regional climates, you can consider which has a greater impact, wind or snow, and choose a reasonable roof inclination.
- Floods and mudslides: For disasters such as floods, rainstorms and mudslides, buildings should be designed to avoid being built in flood-prone areas, and appropriate drainage systems and waterproofing measures should be taken to reduce the impact of floods. Drainage facilities need to be checked regularly to ensure smooth drainage.
- Fire: Steel structures themselves are not flammable, but the strength of steel will drop significantly at high temperatures. Above 300 degrees, the strength of steel begins to drop, and above 600 degrees, the strength of steel is only half of the strength at room temperature. When the strength decreases, the structure will deform or fail. Therefore, fire prevention measures must be taken in steel structure workshops. For example, fire retardant coatings can delay the temperature rise of steel and extend the fire resistance time; outsourcing fireproof materials to wrap steel components can reduce the direct impact of fire on steel components; filling hollow steel structures with water can keep the steel components at a lower temperature in a fire. Fire prevent for steel structure buildings are very import.
In addition to taking preventive measures against various disasters, the construction and installation quality of steel structure workshops is also the most important. Good quality is not afraid of disasters. Therefore, when building a steel structure workshop, you must find a professional steel structure manufacturer. Only then will you get reasonable advice, reasonable structure, reasonable price and satisfactory service.
