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EsanEmmanuel:
finally caught u here...

Yem0350:
You again

lafolabi:
Well done

lafolabi:
Well done

Horlawoomey:
Nice work, I love standard framed structures but not all client can pay for it.

msogunro:
I Googled "standard framed structure" but didn't find any information.

Maybe there is another name for it. From the link below, can you let me know which of these frames is "standard framed structure"?

http://www.aboutcivil.org/frame-structures-definition-types.html

Or even better, can you describe it and explain why it is better and more expensive?

Thank you.

Horlawoomey:
This is my own definition.

A frame structure describes structure in which the loads from the floors or slabs are transferred through the beams to the column and the columns also transfer same to the foundation which now spread the load to the ground underneath. In this structure, the walls act as non load bearing, they only resist some wind load and act as demarcation.

Building a frame structure involves the foundation works, after which the columns/pillars will be erected, followed by the beams, slab and stair. When the building is more than one storey, same process will continue till the required floor will be reached before the block works.

It is more expensive because the members will require more formwork. A column with four sides will need formwork on all the four sides unlike two sides if the block work was done first.

msogunro:
Thank you.

If the walls are not load bearing and are just there to separate rooms, can cheaper material be used for the separation of rooms or, do I even need walls if I have an open floor concept?

Hypothetical question: if I want all my external walls to be glass, could I do that without reducing the structural make-up or quality of the building?

lafolabi:
Progresive picture

lafolabi:
Progresive pictures .