COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONAL TYPE CONSTRUCTION vs. MODULAR PANEL CONSTRUCTION PLINTH AREA - 269 SQ.FT. vs. Modular Panel Construction Conventional Type Construction
COST COMPARISON S.No Description of work Comparison (in Rs.) Cost of Construction of Modular Panel Building Cost of Construction of RCC roof with brick work 1 Building works 3,93,172 4,31,058 2 Rate per sq.m . 15,727 17,242 3 Rate per sq . ft . 1,461 1,602 4 Diff. Percentage 9.64%
CARPET AREA Conventional Method 203.55 S.ft . Modular Panel Method 217.80 S.ft Upto 7% MORE CARPET AREA. VERY EFFECTIVE AND HUGE SAVINGS IN CITIES.
MATERIAL Conventional Method Bricks & Brick Masonry Modular Panel Method Modular Panel High Tensile steel RED BRICKS : High environmental issues Deforestation Depletion of Top fertile soil leading to barren lands and later to high soil Erosion during rain. Baking of bricks leads Air pollution. There is a substantial increase in SOX, NOX etc., content. Use of good quality agriculture soil in large quantities for brick making is also a grave area of concern. In geographical regions having thin topsoil, this result in reduction in the productivity of land and in extreme cases the land does not remain fit for agriculture use. A BRICK CONSTRUCTION IS SUBJECTED TO FAILURES IN A HIGH SESIMIC ZONE V QUIKBUILD CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM COMPLETELY REPLACES AND ELIMINATES THE REQUIREMENT OF BRICKS. QUIKBUILD BEING A MONOLITHIC & LIGHTWEIGHT IS HIGHLY RESISTANT TO EARTHQUAKE.
LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY Quik Build panels technical details: Wall Panel (2.5mm wire, 50x50mm Mesh, 50mm EPS Panel + 1” Concrete both sides) Self Load – 120 kg/m2 Load Bearing – 350 kN /m Roof Panel (2.5mm wire, 50x50 Mesh, 80mm EPS Panel + 3 ” concrete) Self Load – 280 kg/m2 Load Bearing – 10 kN /m2 Conventional Method Modular Panel Method Density of brick wall with mortar is about ranging between 1600-2200 kg/m3 So we consider self weight of brick wall is 2200 kg/m3 in this calculation A) Volume of brick wall Volume of brick wall = l × b ×h Length = 1 meter Width = 0.230 mm Height of wall = 2.5 meter Volume = 1m× 0.230 m× 2.5 m Volume of brick wall = 0.575 m3 B) Dead load of brick wall Weight = volume × density Dead load = 0.575 m3 × 2200 kg/m3 Dead load = 1265 kg/m (or) 12.65 kN /m
STRENGTH OF QUIKBUILD PANELS HIGH TENSILE STEEL(>75Kg/mm2) GALVANISED ( Hot dipped Zn >60gsm ) RESISTANT TO RUSTING HIGH STRENGTH/ LOW WEIGHT UNIFORM LOAD BEARING PROPERTIES DOUBLE MESH WITH TRUSS WELDS MAKES IT RESISTANT TO BUCKLING.
Stages of Construction Conventional Method Modular Panel Method
Cost effectiveness of Quik Build construction system DIRECT SAVINGS INDIRECT SAVINGS Upto 10 % SAVING IN COST SAVING IN FINANCIAL COST(INTEREST) DUE TO FASTER CONSTRUCTION TIME. >10 % SAVING IN CONSTRUCTION OF DOMES, ARCH ROOFS, UG SUMPS AND ELEVATION DESIGNS. Upto 7 % MORE CARPET AREA. VERY EFFECTIVE AND HUGE SAVINGS IN CITIES. 40% SAVINGS IN POWER BILL IN AIRCONDTIONED HOUSE.
Interior of building Modular Panel Method
Report from BMPTC
Report from IIT-MADRAS
Report from IIT-MADRAS
Report from IIT-MADRAS
Test Report from MSME
Manufacturing unit of Quik Build Panels
JOINING OF STRAIGHT PANELS WITH “I” MESH
JOINING OF CORNER PANELS WITH “L” MESH STAIRCASE
COVERING WINDOW OPENINGS WITH “C” MESHES AND “CJ” MESHES