Roof Structural Comparison Report
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Concrete roof has the following advantages:
1. The Integration of Architectural Design and Structure
The combination of concrete beam for roof and architecture of the date palm achieve the performance of interior design in
Terminal. The concrete beam is one of the element in the interior design and can be perfectly combine with interior design. The
architecture would not have been achieved with steel structure.
Interior Design Rendering
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2. Thermal Insulation Performance
Concrete roof has higher thermal inert index and better thermal insulation performance than metal roof. The thermal conductivity of
metal roof is strong. But the insulation performance is weak, and mainly rely on other materials for insulation. The thermal performance
of the concrete roof is better when the same insulation material is used.
Concrete roof Metal roof
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3. Better Waterproof Performance
The concrete roof has waterproof performance and pouring together with better integrity. The metal roof is spliced with many
spliced joints. Therefore, because there are many construction joints in the metal roof, so the possibility of water leakage is greater.
Concrete roof Metal roof
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4. Better Durability Wind Break Resistance
Concrete roof has good durability and integrity due to the material characteristics. The metal roof need to be maintained regularly
in the later stage. If the maintenance is not good, then anchors will be loose and the structural layer of metal roof will be easily
blown off by the wind. The metal roof has poor wind break resistance.
Metal roof
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5. Better Fire Resistance
The fire-resistance performance of concrete is excellent. The Steel structure needs to be painted with fire retardant coating to meet
the requirements of fire-resistance performance. The fire resistance performance of the steel structure is still not as good as
concrete structure, ever after painting with fire retardant coating. In the event of a fire, the steel members easily lose their bearing
capacity and collapse.
Metal roof Steel Structure Collapse After Fire
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6. Applicability and Reliability
The Maximum column span of the Terminal and Cargo is only 18 and 16 meters, and the column span in some sections is only 8
meters of Cargo. We have built a three-dimensional model for calculation and analysis, and as the concrete structure is suitable
and safety. Steel space truss structure is normally suitable for long-span structure which the column span is more than 30 meters.
Therefore it is not suitable for the terminal and Cargo in this project.
Structural Calculation Model for Cargo Structural Calculation Model for Terminal
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7. Maintenance
The service life of the anti-corrosion coating on the surface of the steel structure components is only about 10 years. For later use,
the steel structure for the roof needs to be repaired and maintained every few years, and all the coatings need to be repaired, such
as anti-corrosion and fire-resistance. The cost for maintenance will be relatively high during the later period for owner.
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8. Roof Structure
The construction of concrete roof are simple and easy to construct; The structure of metal roof are complex, the construction is difficult
and takes a long time. In order to ensure the quality, a large number of skilled workers are required for construction.
Concrete roof Metal roof
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9. Construction Method and Risk
The steel space truss structure required a l lot of large-scale machinery when hoisting and it’s difficult for construction. After the
installation, all the steel members need to be painted with anti-rust and fire-resistant coating, and another metal roof need to be
installed on the space truss structure, which is too many processes. At present, the timeframe for construction period is very tight. If
the steel structure is used, it is very hard to ensure that the project can be completed on time.
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10. Safety During Construction
During the construction process of steel space truss structure, a large number of workers are required to assemble steel
members onsite. The local temperature in Nasiriyah is extremely high in the day time, and the workers are easily scalded by
steel components when installing and it is very dangerous to work at heights.
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11. The Quality of Concrete
We have built our own concrete batching plant onsite now. Then we will strictly in accordance with the mix ratio for trial, and send
each batch of concrete test blocks to the laboratory for testing. The reports will be issued to insure that the quality of the concrete
comply all the standards and requirements.
Concrete Batching Plant Under Construction Onsite
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12. Project Practices
We have built and used as concrete structure for similar column span in many projects of airport and had the excellent performance,
such as Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport and Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport.
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
Yantai Penglai International Airport
