Steel structures, especially those made from hot-rolled H-shaped steel, offer several key advantages over traditional concrete structures.
High Strength: H-shaped steel has a larger section modulus compared to I-beams, allowing for 10-15% metal savings under the same load-bearing conditions.
Flexible Design: Steel structures provide more design flexibility, with spans up to 50% larger than concrete structures at the same beam height.
Lightweight: Steel is lighter than concrete, reducing the weight of the building, simplifying foundation requirements, and lowering costs.
High Stability: H-shaped steel offers excellent plasticity, flexibility, and stability, making it ideal for buildings in earthquake-prone areas or those subject to heavy loads or impacts.
Increased Usable Space: Steel columns take up less space than concrete ones, increasing the usable area of the building by 4-6%.
Fast Construction: Steel structures can be constructed 2-3 times faster than concrete buildings, reducing construction time and costs, and speeding up capital turnover.