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dc.contributor.advisor Hettiarchchi MT P
dc.contributor.author Surendra KI
dc.date.accessioned 2022
dc.date.available 2022
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.identifier.citation Surendra, K.I. (2022). Steel portal frame design for deconstruction and reuse [Master's theses, University of Moratuwa]. Institutional Repository University of Moratuwa. http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/21409
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/21409
dc.description.abstract Today, the world over, much emphasis is focused on the use of sustainable materials in infrastructure. One of the main attributes that has led to the widespread use of steel in infrastructure is that is considered sustainable. Steel meets the 3R concept of Sustainability, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. While steel components are 100% recyclable, the manufacture of stronger and better quality steel products has enabled the design and construction of structures using reduced quantities of steel. Due to scarcity of raw material, conservation of energy coupled with escalation of steel prices, it is prudent to design steel structures that can be re-used, thus extending the life cycle of steel. This is an aspect that has hitherto not received sufficient consideration by structural engineers. The focus of this thesis is on extending the life cycle of steel components, with particular emphasis on the design of single span steel portal framed structures by considering the aspects of deconstruction and re-use. The scope of the study was limited to a span range of 20m to 40m and eaves heights of 4m and 6m and typical vertical action of 10kN/m. The adoption of haunches hinders the re-use of the rafter. An innovation recently adopted facilitating the re-use of rafters is that of replacing the haunch at the eaves with a steel knee brace pinned at either end to the column and rafter. This concept was investigated and found to be viable within this range of span and eaves heights. Optimum locations for knee brace connections were found to be 10% of span length at the rafter end and 3% of the span length from the rafter axis at the column end. These initial studies indicate that greater attention should be paid on the aspect of deconstruction and re-use of steel at the preliminary stages of design in order to extend the life cycle of steel components and thereby enhance the sustainability of steel structures. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject 3R CONCEPT en_US
dc.subject DECONSTRUCTION en_US
dc.subject RE-USE en_US
dc.subject SUSTAINABILITY en_US
dc.subject KNEE BRACE en_US
dc.subject STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING -Dissertation en_US
dc.subject CIVIL ENGINEERING-Dissertation en_US
dc.title Steel portal frame design for deconstruction and reuse en_US
dc.type Thesis-Abstract en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.degree MSc In Structural Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Civil Engineering en_US
dc.date.accept 2022
dc.identifier.accno TH4878 en_US


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