CHOOSING THE STRUCTURE OF YOUR INDUSTRIAL BUILDING IN MOROCCO: WHICH FRAMES ?

The structure of any industrial building in Morocco or elsewhere is of utmost importance for the longevity of the building. Choosing one option or the other depends on several factors. Arpio Architects, an architectural firm whose multidisciplinary team has been working for more than 20 years on industrial projects, gives you the basements that will help you make a choice of structure for your industrial building in Morocco.

The metal frame

Here are some advantages that give real added value to the metal structure :

• The flexibility of the metal is exceptional. This material can be shaped and modeled as desired, which allows it to adapt to most constructions and to all needs.

• The maintenance of a metal frame is almost zero. The metal comes out of the factory, is ready to use and durable over time.

• The strength of metal is much greater than that of wood while being very light. The use of metal joists ensures greater resistance to weight for carrying out large-scale projects, reducing the number of load-bearing walls, etc.

• The steel used for the frame is beneficial for the environment since it is recyclable.

The concrete frame

The concrete framework is distinguished by many attractions, in particular by its robustness and its solidity over time.

Concrete is fire retardant, that is, it is not afraid of fire. If we add an obvious time saving in its assembly and nice finishing qualities of its facings, the concrete frame is an increasingly popular solution. However, concrete is only really beneficial for small spans.

The prestressed concrete frame

Prestressed concrete is a composite construction material into which stresses opposite to those it will have to undergo once implemented have been introduced beforehand.

This technique aims to improve the resistance of concrete to various stresses. Preparing the prestressed concrete consists in compressing it sufficiently so that these compressions, in all places, are greater than the tensile forces that the concrete will subsequently be required to withstand.

The advantages of the pre-stressed concrete factory frame are as follows :

• Speed and ease of implementation,

• Connection by mechanical fixing between elements,

• Resistance to corrosive atmospheres,

• Maintenance savings,

• Fire stability,

• Construction designed in compliance with seismic rules,

• Optimized frames of structures and envelopes.

Using prestressed concrete frames is a process intended for the construction of concrete frame buildings made of prefabricated components.

This rational solution makes it possible to combine the speed of construction with the quality of the prefabricated elements and the savings in cost and maintenance; it was designed and developed for several types of structures such as :

• Industrial buildings

• Hypermarkets

• Agricultural sheds

• Warehouses and stores

• Logistics platforms

• Exhibition halls

• Sports halls.

The prestressed concrete framework solution requires the architect and the various stakeholders to have great control over the entire design and construction procedure.

For more information or for any consultation, contact the experts at Arpio Architects.