What are the architectural classifications of steel structures?

Steel structure is a kind of building structural type that is rapidly rising in modern times. It is widely used in large factory buildings, super tall buildings, consulates and other fields. Because it covers a wide range of fields, we classify it according to its use, so that we can understand it.

1. Tall steel structure

The high-rise structures include TV tower, microwave tower, communication tower, high-voltage transmission line tower, petrochemical tower, atmospheric monitoring tower, rocket launching tower, travel observation tower, drilling tower, exhaust tower, water tower, chimney, etc., and most of the high-rise structures are steel structures.

2. Plate and shell steel structure

Containers that need to be closed, such as large oil storage, gas storage, furnace shell, etc., which need to be able to accept large internal forces and rapid changes in temperature, and large diameter high-pressure oil pipelines are all plate shell steel structures, and some ship lock gates of large hydraulic structures are also plate shell structures.

3. Steel structure of industrial plant

The steel structure is usually used as the load-bearing framework of heavy workshops, such as the open hearth factory workshop, blooming workshop, and mixer factory workshop of metallurgical plants, the steel casting workshop, hydraulic locomotive workshop, forging workshop of heavy machinery plants, the shipyard workshop of shipyards, the assembly factory workshop of aircraft manufacturers, and the roofs and crane beams of other workshops with large span.

4. Light steel structure

Light steel structure usually refers to the structural welded by round steel, small angle steel, thin-walled section steel or thin steel plate. The advantages of light steel structure are light weight, low cost, high factory level of production and manufacturing, small workload of on-site devices, fast construction speed, beautiful appearance, wide interior, high construction area and space utilization rate, so it is very competitive in building malls. In recent years, light steel structures have developed rapidly in China, and their use scale has expanded from industrial plants, small and medium-sized houses, stadium grandstand awnings, small warehouses, etc. to residences and villas.

The classification of steel structure makes us gradually understand its scope, and it has penetrated every corner of our life, and will gradually develop into our living quarters in the near future.