COMPONENTS AND JOINTING
1. Components are manufactured units, made to pre-determined sizes, to be used in building.
- Dimensional co-ordination governs their design and use and forms the necessary discipline for industrialized, "system" or "component" building.
- For example a prefabricated standard staircase component to rise 2660 mm will govern the floor to floor height of the building in which it is to be fixed.
Prefabricated staircase staircase
2. Prefabricated wall cladding panels will closely govern the storey heights and the
length of the building, or part of a building where they are used.
- The structural frame is usually erected by site work methods, e.g. insitu reinforced concrete,
and the prefabricated units, whether mass produced to standard sizes or specially made for
the particular building project, are fitted to it.
- An accurate tie-up between the respective dimensions of structure and cladding units is
essential, and only a certain degree of tolerance my subsequently be allowed for either.
Prefabricated concrete panels.
3.Standardised components are joined together to form building elements.
-The dimensional co-ordination between all the components concerned is essential, and
for this method of building it is necessary that this co-ordination shall be based upon a
suitable module.
- That is a certain unit length which shall form the increment of change of size, and so the
overall dimensions of the building will be a multiple of these modules or units of length.
4. Actual manufactured components will vary slightly when made from the specified
dimensions and may be subject to further movement
Both variation in size and shape are to be allowed within acceptable limits.
Max.size limit
component
Min. size limit
The difference between these two limits represents the tolerance allowed.
-The variations in size and shape, and space necessary to move the component into
position and fix it, are allowed for in the width of the joint between components.
-The joint width will vary with the work size (size specified for its manufacture) +
deviation (variation in size and shape) for each component.
5. THE JOINT:-The greater the accuracy of the components to be joined, the less width
will the joint require.
-The joint between components is the major problem in industrialized system
building. If external, problems weather exclusion, thermal insulation, and fire
resistance.
-All joints have a need for adequate strength and security. The aesthetic problem of
large joints exposed is a serious one.
-Weather exclusion designing the joint to be self draining (i.e. water
which gets in will run out without penetrating to the inside surface) or rely upon some
form of sealant, usually bitumen, rubber or plastic based.
• In order to remain attached to the two faces of a joint, the sealant has to be able to
accommodate movement due to thermal or other factors.
"movement accommodation factor" (MAF)
(varies between different sealant materials. )
• Long experience has shown that a good estimate can be made from the following:
Joint width (in mm) = total length of the adjacent panels (in m)
Thus for a joint between two panels of length 7m and 8m, the total is 15m, giving a
joint width of 15mm.
'joggle' joint :In practice it
should be avoided as :
The simplest profile is a straight
square joint. This has several It is more difficult to cast; it
advantages: does not provide enough
space for a double seal; it
it is easier to cast; it gives full
prohibits inspection;; it
space for the sealants; it allows
could collect moisture and
inspection of the inner seal; it does
cause problems with
not interfere with other aspects.
freezing.
Joint with the double Cast-in s/s
silicon seal
socket
Detail at A
Mild steel plate
welded or bolted
to face of column
Column section
Large hole formed
Detail at A in steel sections
Cast in s/s
Detail at B socket
Detail at B
Cast in s/s
socket
S/s restraint
angle
