Month: September 2019

Pre Engineered Steel structure vs Reinforced Steel structure support for buildings.   Most buildings in Kenya, 2 storeys and above, are supported structurally using reinforced concrete. Reinforced concrete is composed of structural ribbed steel that is covered in concrete. Cost of Reinforced concrete. 1 meter length of concrete contains steel worth kes 900, 4 number…

Expansion joints are installed on large floor spans to prevent cracks in buildings due to expansion. These are made of PVC Styrofoam and fitted in between the beam and column joints then covered in concrete floor slab as shown above. Architect Francis Gichuhi Kamau. 0721410684 info@a4architect.com