ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF DECKING SHEET
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF DECKING SHEET
Advantages of Decking sheets:
- The decking sheet has lightweight quality, so it does not require any formwork or support props for slab cast.
- The structure weight is reduced due to its tensile reinforcing property as it lowers the quantity of reinforcing steel by 20% as deck profile.
- Deck sheet works as a composite member and as permanent shuttering which does not require any external or additional support and provides strength to the whole building.
- The deck as a whole plane provides a stronger connection between the purlins and beams and provides better structural strength than just major reinforce steel.
- Decreases in slab thickness, provide lighter slabs, and reduced foundation loads resulting in less material.
- Casting floor with decks requires less cement and reinforced steel that covers the cost of decks and more.
- Deck improves the safety of workers as it can be used as a working surface while the construction process.
- Floor decking enables the construction without shuttering and extra supports assemble and disassemble time which greatly reduces the entire construction period and cost of labour.
- Metal decks can also be used in roofing and cladding sheets in cement which provides stronger structure strength to the building.
Disadvantages of Decking Sheets:
- Floor decking sheets make construction easier but it’s a new constructing method for many workers. Therefore, construction needs experienced workers or more time to get used to it.
- Since some countries need to import floor decking, they do not have any local steel manufacturers and the manufacturer is not developed enough to manufacture it.
- The floor decking makes the whole project have a shorter total time duration that may need reschedule for other projects like framework or more.
- Steel structures last much longer compared to 10-15 years for wooden structures. Floor decking might be more cost-efficient only for long-lasting buildings.
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