What are the classifications and application fields of steel structures?

27th September, 2022

Steel structures are engineering structures that are formed by processing, connecting and installing steel plates, round steel, steel pipes, steel cables and different types of section steel. Members or components are connected through welding, bolts or rivets.

 

Due to its high strength, light dead weight and strong deformation resistance and other characteristics, and can be recycled and smelted to achieve reuse, steel structure is an energy saving, environmental protection and recyclable structure, in line with the requirements of sustainable and healthy economic development. Today, it has been widely used in all aspects of social production and life, such as equipment, energy, mines, thermal power, municipal facilities, residential buildings, highway and railway bridges, etc. In addition, steel structures are also widely used in small light structures such as supermarket shelves, scaffolding, ladders, sculptures and temporary exhibition halls.

 

According to the application field, steel structures can be classified into the following six types.

Equipment Steel Structures

Space Truss Steel Structures

Heavy Building Steel Structures

Light Building Steel Structures

Bridge Steel Structures

Detachable or Movable Steel Structures

Let’s see whether you are familiar with all of them:

1.    Equipment Steel Structures

Equipment steel structures mainly refer to the steel structure parts used in various kinds of large-scale equipment or platforms, such as mining machinery, conveying equipment, the tower steel structure of bridge erecting machine, large-scale equipment support, sealed pressure vessels, marine, water conservancy, coal power, tower mast, steel trestle and so on.

2.   Space Truss Steel Structures

Space truss steel structure refers to the steel structure building with a large space span, which is mainly divided into grid structure, suspension structure, shell structure, tube truss structure, membrane structure and other types.

Widely used in large buildings such as factory buildings, stadiums, exhibition halls, conference halls, activity centers, airport terminals, railway stations and others.

3.   Heavy Building Steel Structures

A heavy building steel structure refers to the steel structure used in various buildings, instead of the concrete structure.

The advantages of its high strength, good seismic resistance, short construction period, and green environmental protection make it widely used in industrial and civil buildings. Among them, the common ones are heavy industrial plants, high-rise and super-high buildings, office buildings, steel residential buildings, steel villas, and so on.

4.   Light Building Steel Structures

Building light steel structures are usually used in light industrial plants, steel structure houses, warehouses, etc., especially prefabricated steel structure residential.

5.   Bridge Steel Structures

Since steel structures are strong and durable, the modern bridge force system is mostly processed with structural steel. With the advancement of technology, bridge steel structures have matured in many aspects, such as loading, manufacturing process, material performance, installation method, and maintenance methods.

It is suited for bridge construction in urban infrastructure, including overpasses, viaducts, water crossing bridges, pedestrian bridges, and rail transit.

6.   Detachable or Movable Steel Structures

Detachable steel structures are suitable for temporary exhibition halls, temporary buildings, etc.; 

Movable steel structures are usually used for cranes, crawler crane boom, and so on.

 

In summary, various types of steel structure products play a very important role in industrial production and daily life.

 

Qingdao Ruichen has been deeply involved in the field of equipment steel structure processing for many years, and has mature processing cooperation experience with many mining transportation companies, power companies, and power plants at home and abroad.

 

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