Application Cases of Light Gauge Steel Framing Systems in Actual Architecture

In the construction of large industrial plants, considering the storage of a large amount of flammable raw materials inside, fire safety is crucial. The construction team selected light gauge steel framing systems to construct the main framework and wall structure, which have non combustible properties that fundamentally reduce fire hazards. Flexible partitions are built inside the factory building through light gauge steel framing systems, dividing different functional areas such as raw material storage area, processing area, and finished product stacking area. Once a fire breaks out in a certain area, light gauge steel framing systems can effectively block the spread of the fire and buy time for evacuating personnel and extinguishing the fire. Moreover, the high-strength characteristics of light gauge steel framing systems ensure that the overall structure of the factory remains stable even in the face of high temperatures from fires, avoiding secondary disasters caused by building collapses.

School buildings have extremely high safety requirements, with dense student populations and difficult evacuation. When constructing new teaching buildings, light gauge steel framing is widely used. In the ceiling project of the classroom, light steel keel is used as the frame, which is stable and fire-resistant. At the same time, in order to meet the needs of different functional spaces in the teaching building, areas with special requirements for sound insulation, such as music classrooms and laboratories, use light gauge steel framing systems to build a multi-layer wall structure, filled with sound insulation materials in the middle, which not only improves the sound insulation effect, but also adds safety assurance to the teaching environment in terms of fire resistance. In a small fire caused by aging school circuits, the light steel keel ceiling and walls were not eroded by the fire, and the fire was limited to a small area near the ignition point, without causing serious damage to the entire teaching building, ensuring the safety of teachers and students and the rapid recovery of subsequent teaching order.

Residents of elderly care institutions have relatively limited mobility, and fire safety is of utmost importance. The interior decoration of the apartment building fully utilizes light gauge steel framing systems. From the partition walls of the room to the ceiling of the hallway, the fire performance always safeguards the safety of the elderly. There are public activity areas within the elderly care community, such as chess and card rooms, reading rooms, etc. These gathering places are also constructed using light gauge steel framing systems. In actual operation, there was a small fire caused by the unextinguished cigarette butts. The partition wall and ceiling of the light steel keel structure effectively prevented the spread of the fire, avoided the escalation of the fire, and fully demonstrated its key role in ensuring fire safety in elderly care institutions, allowing residents and their families to feel more at ease.