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SidePlate Shop Fabrication Comparison
Project
FT. BELVOIR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, FT.BELVOIR, VA
Original SidePlate® Design |
New SidePlate FRAME® Design |
| 3 - W21x111 columns with W30x108 beams framing @ level 1 and W24x76 beams framing @ level 2 2 - one-sided SidePlate® columns with stubs and 1 - two-sided SidePlate® column with stubs Infill Beams are CJP welded to the beam stubs attached to the columns in the field |
3 - W21x111 columns with W30x108 beams framing @ level 1 and W24x76 beams framing @ level 2 2 - one-sided SidePlate® columns and 1 - two-sided SidePlate® column Infill Beams are fillet welded to the side plates in the field |
| Original SidePlate™ Design | New SidePlate FRAME® Design | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department | Hours | Hours | ||
| Handling | 56 | 47 | ||
| Detail | 26 | 19 | ||
| Fabrication | 33 | 29 | ||
| Saw | 17 | 9 | ||
| Welding | 178 | 105 | ||
| Total | 310 | 18.2 MH/T | 207 | 12.2 MH/T |
33% Reduction in Shop Manhours |
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| Note: Typical steel fabricators have historically reported SidePlate shop labor rates to be 22-24 MH/T. With SidePlate FRAME®, fabricators will now experience a 50% reduction in shop manhours. |
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