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Posted by : Saurabh Gupta
Sunday, May 7, 2017
NEED OF PREFABRICATION
•Demand
•Difficulty
•Distance
•Recurring Demand
•Economy
•Quality
•Environment
WHY
PREFABRICATION ?
ADVANTAGES OF PREFABRICATION
•SPEED – 40% for single storied building
25% to 40% for multi storied buildings
•Reduction
in cost - 15-20% ( framework, shuttering, labor,
material)
•Disciplined
use of scare materials -
involve optimization theory
•High
Productivity
•Good
technical control
•Strength
and Quality
•Uniformity
in quality
•Higher
working stress
•Weather
condition
•Clean
and dry site
•Improvement
in working condition for the laborer
•Onsite
congestion control
DISADVANTAGES OF PREFABRICATION
•Initial
Cost
•Handling
•Failure
of joints
•Leakage
•Transportation
cost
•Heavy
duty cranes & equipment
•Precision
and Accuracy
•Local
job lost