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9). Do you also design the foundation?
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Yes Vardhman will provide column reactions and base plate details on an
Anchor Bolt plan drawing. It is our responsibility to design the
foundations to support the column reactions based on local conditions.
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10). Do you provide design calculations? |
Yes Vardhman will provide design calculations for the building,
whenever requested, for approval by consultant / client.
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12). Are your connections site bolted or welded? |
All field connections are only using bolts. There is absolutely no site
welding required. This is one of the major advantages with Vardhman
Building Systems, which considerably reduces the time for site erection.
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| 13). Can Vardhman provide portable type units for field offices, stores
and small workshops? |
As the Building are assembled at site by using nuts and bolts, the
units can be dismantled and shifted to new locations and reassembled. We
can also provide small portable units which can be transported on trucks
in one piece from place to place.
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| 14). Economy is very important in warehouse construction for lease purpose. Will Vardhman Building Systems deliver the goods taking this aspect into account? |
Vardhman Building System is ideally suited for warehouse construction.
We have supplied several thousand warehouses in India for the state and
private warehousing corporations. Due to the significant optimization
capabilities of our system and the quick delivery, the customer will
benefit from cost and time savings on the project.
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| 15). It appears that you have to predetermine all the requirements before ordering the building. It may not be possible sometimes. What is the flexibility available for any change in requirements later? |
It is more economical to initially design the building incorporating
future requirements like future increase in width, length, loading
additional cranes, etc. This will avoid any site modification work later.
However in cases where client needs a building modification which was not
previously considered, this can be done at any time by site
modifications. However, to avoid this, normally, consultants take a conservative
approach and initially specify higher design loads to cover for future
requirements.
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| 16). How do you quote the rates? What is the mode of payment? |
We do not quote unit rates. Vardhman Building Systems will design and
price the building and sign the contract based on fixed lump sum price.
The standard mode of payment is 20% down payment and balance by L/C.
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| 17). What sorts of details of erection assistance is provided by Vardhman Building Systems? |
Vardhman provides detailed erection drawings, Erection procedures
manual and free technical assistance through visit of Vardhman’s Technical
Representative to the site during erection. Vardhman also carries out
erection works on a turnkey service.
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| 18). Is it possible to dismantle the building and reconstruct it at another place? What will be the cost of the new and reassembled building? |
Yes, since the building is site assembled using nuts and bolts, it is
possible to dismantle and rebuild at a new location. The cost-benefits
have to be worked out on a case by case basis which would depend on
size, complexity and distance to new location.
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| 19). Can we have a masonry wall as exterior skin/interior partition as
in the case of residential buildings - from bondage point of view
between structural steel and masonry walls? |
Yes, Masonry walls can be tied to the Building Steel columns with ties
for lateral support. In such cases Vardhman will design the structure
with low horizontal deflections to prevent cracking of masonry.
Sometimes consultants will detail the masonry wall to be isolated from the
steel structure which will allow for more optimization of steel building
and lower cost. When required, we can also provide beams to support
masonry walls above openings etc. Vardhman Building design will follow the
requirements of the architectural drawings on any project.
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| 20). Is it possible to have concrete slabs for different floors and how
is the slab laid above the steel structure? |
Yes, Vardhman provides steel deck over steel floor framing to cast sit
in slabs. The steel deck acts as a shuttering to support the wet
concrete. The slab should be reinforced and designed for the total floor
loads.
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21). What is the percentage of saving in cost of foundations using Vardhman Building system compared
to conventional steel buildings? |
Due to lower self weight, we estimate savings to be at least 7% However
if you compare with local method of using fixed bases versus pinned
bases in Vardhman Building design the saving would be in excess of
27-40%.
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