The Use of Steel Rebar In Construction of High Rise Building Structures:
High rise structures more typically called high rise buildings are constructed using a range of raw material, mechanization and man power. One of the major raw materials is steel bars which are used for structural erection, reinforcement and stability. There are varying lengths of rebar steel tied up together in the shape and dimensions specified in structural drawings. Each slab or columns of a building are made up of these steel bars reinforced with concrete. So there is lots of cutting and bending of steel bars which was traditionally done manually by labor through sledge hammer and associated tools. Only lately there has been a paradigm shift when rebar cutters and benders were adopted by steel contractors as standard construction site machinery for processing of steel rebar.
Where Steel Rebar Cutter and Bender Come To Play?
The nature of projects and the time lines involved have become stringent while there are pressures on the builder to complete the building project swiftly. Cutting 1 ton of steel could take days if it involves manual man power but on the other hand an electric rebar cutter could process several tons of steel in 1 hour.
These rebar cutters and benders are economical and have long working life which eventually ends up in lower aggregate labor cost for the job.
A rebar bender works in conjunction with a rebar cutter where the length of steel is bended in different angles as per structural specifications. Consequently steel yards cuts and bends large quantities of steel bars and stacks of rebar are processed at much faster pace making them available for fixing.
How to source the right rebar machinery for your construction project?
These rebar cutting and bending machines are available in Pakistan in different cities like Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Quetta, Peshawar, Gwadar etc. There are a host of vendors and options to source these machines locally. Maxen Engineering deals in Chinese manufactured machinery which are economical and value for money. For large scale projects it is wise to choose high end branded machinery like Icaro. Some of the largest construction projects in Karachi are using Icaro Italy rebar cutter and benders.
Conclusion:
The construction industry of Pakistan has emerged with the passage of time. New techniques in construction are adapted and latest construction machinery and equipment has played a vital role in this transformation. Some of the notable equipment like rebar cutter and benders are widely in use nowadays and their importance is well noted amongst the architects, contractors, builders and the like. High rise building construction would have been a different story altogether if these innovations and mechanization were not leveraged.