metal building systems - Nucor Building Systems

METAL BUILDING SYSTEMS
Nucor Building Systems METAL BUILDING SYSTEMS
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Primary framing
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Secondary framing
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Wall & roof systems
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Architectural accessories and options
Virtually unlimited design options and building applications
Nucor Building Systems Agricultural
TYPICAL METAL BUILDING SYSTEM
Framing & Bracing
Girts
Purlins
Eave Struts
Framed Openings
Walls
Roof
Trim
Nucor Building Systems ADVANTAGES OF A METAL BUILDING
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Cost Effective
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Fast and Efficient 
Custom Designed 
Flexible and Versatile
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Attractive design aesthetic
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Energy Efficient 
Environmentally Friendly
Nucor Building Systems DESIGNED FOR EFFICIENCY
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Rigid frames
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Economical tapered members
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Straight members available
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Continuous purlins & girts
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Panel options
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Standing Seam
Thru‐Fastened
Insulated Metal Panel
Nucor Building Systems RIGID FRAMES
Less Bracing = Less erection cost and greater stability
Nucor Building Systems TAPERED MEMBERS
Less steel material = Less material cost
Straight members available as dictated by design Nucor Building Systems CONTINUOUS PURLINS AND GIRTS
Reduced stress = reduced quantity of steel required
Lighter weight,
Lapped for most economical design
Nucor Building Systems METAL ROOF SYSTEMS
Durability & strength
Multiple color options
Multiple profiles
= long term savings Nucor Building Systems FRAME TYPES
Solid Web Rigid Frame
Single Slope Rigid Frame
Nucor Building Systems Open Web Rigid Frame
TrussFrame
Lean-To
Modular Rigid Frame
FRAME TYPES
RIGID FRAME – CLEAR SPAN, GABLE
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Clear span building has no interior columns and provides maximum clearance in center of building
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Economical due to efficient use of tapered members and high strength steel
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Ideal for commercial or industrial applications
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Commonly used on buildings from 40’ to 150’
Nucor Building Systems FRAME TYPES
OPEN WEB - CLEAR SPAN
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Nucor TrussFrame ‐ large clear span building with no interior columns 
Ideal for retail, manufacturing, recreational facilities, arenas, aircraft hangars, warehouses
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Spans in excess of 250’
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Gable or single slope
Nucor Building Systems FRAME TYPES
MODULAR RIGID FRAME
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Ideal for wide buildings when interior columns are acceptable
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Columns provide maximum strength while using minimal floor space
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Economical with modules of 40’‐80’ and in excess of 300’ wide
Nucor Building Systems FRAME TYPES
SINGLE SLOPE RIGID FRAME
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Roof slopes in one direction
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Ideal for office, storage, structures with drainage restrictions such as retail centers or architectural requirements prohibiting gable appearance
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Excellent for future sidewall expansion
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Commonly used on buildings from 40’ to 150’
Nucor Building Systems FRAME TYPES
LEAN-TO
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Frame is joined and attached to larger building
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Well suited for use with architectural accessories such as overhangs and fascia's
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Economical solution for expansion of existing buildings
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Commonly used on buildings from 20’ to 60’
Nucor Building Systems SECONDARY FRAMING
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Eave Struts
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Purlins
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Girts
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Bracing
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SECONDARY FRAMING
Eave Struts
Purlins
Cee-shaped cold-formed
member
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Provides an attachment
& bearing point for end of
roof and wall sheets
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Girts
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Cee or zee shaped
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Run horizontally between
main frame columns and
endwall columns
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Provide framing for the
attachment of wall
covering
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Cee or zee shaped
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Available in different
gauges of steel to meet
various loading conditions
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Supports roof panels and
transfers the roof loads to
the rafters
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Provides building stability
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Transfers wind loads from
endwalls & sidewalls to
the foundation of the
structure
Wind Bracing
NUCOR ROOF SYSTEMS
Nucor CFR™
Standing Seam Roof
Nucor VR16 II™
Vertical Rib Standing Seam
Nucor Classic Roof™
Thru-Fastened Roof Panel
Nucor Building Systems ACCESSORIES & OPTIONS
Structural
Sheeting / Trim
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Eave/Rake Extensions
Canopies
Fascia
Parapets
Cranes
Mezzanines
Nucor Building Systems Gutters & downspouts
Sculptured trim
Multiple base trim profiles
Non‐structural parapets
Other
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Curbs
Windows
Walk doors
Ridge vents