Industrial Buildings-Guidelines and Criteria

The purpose of this paper is to provide the designer of industrial buildings with guidelines and design criteria for the design of buildings without cranes, or buildings with light-tomedium cranes. It would seem a simple task to design a good industrial building. The basic elements of the structure do not present a formidable design task. However, combining the elements: roof deck, purlins, girders, columns and girts into the most functional and cost-efficient system, is a complex task.