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A precast warehouse is an industrial building with a frame of plant-produced precast concrete elements, designed for storage and logistics with a wide, high interior. It is planned around racking layout and forklift traffic.
A precast warehouse is an industrial building whose structural frame is made of plant-produced precast concrete elements, designed with a wide, high interior for storing raw materials, products or freight. Wide spans between columns allow racking systems and forklift traffic to be laid out efficiently.
At Demircihan Prefabrik, we deliver large-volume precast warehouse solutions for logistics, storage and industrial needs. We design the warehouse structure with the operation it will house in mind from day one.
A warehouse's efficiency depends as much on its internal layout as on its structure. At design stage, the following are considered together:
Storage needs usually grow with the business. The modular nature of a precast system makes it well suited to adding a new bay on the same grid later; if this is anticipated at design stage, the columns and connections on the end grid lines are designed for it. Likewise, if an overhead crane, a mezzanine or rooftop solar panels may be added to what starts as a plain warehouse, allowing for those loads from the outset removes the need for strengthening later.
| Advantage | Impact on warehouse operations |
|---|---|
| Speed | Elements are produced while foundation work continues, so the warehouse opens sooner. |
| Wide spans | A column-light interior makes racking layout and vehicle movement easier. |
| Earthquake code compliant design | The structural system and connections are designed to the rules defined for precast buildings. |
| Fire resistance | Non-combustible concrete members are designed to maintain load-bearing capacity for the duration set in the design. |
| Long service life | Concrete elements resist moisture and weathering, and need no painting or corrosion maintenance. |
We have worked on infrastructure, building and industrial projects since 1998. Today we bring the field experience gained on dams, ponds, bridges and viaducts, together with our active concrete batching plant, our own quarry and a large equipment fleet, to precast production. Your warehouse elements are produced at our plant in Teknova OSB, Elazığ, and our professional team manages the process from design through to erection.
Floor area, height, column spacing and delivery schedule are defined for each project. Sharing your racking plan and details of the goods you will store is the fastest route to the right design.
Load-Bearing Elements
A precast column is a vertical reinforced concrete member produced in the plant and set into its foundation on site. It carries beam and roof loads down to the foundations and forms the structural frame of an industrial building.
Beams
A precast beam is a horizontal precast concrete member that spans between columns and transfers roof, floor or crane loads to them.
Roof Elements
A precast roof truss, often called a roof girder in precast terminology, is the main roof member that spans the wide bay between columns and carries roof loads to them. Purlins sit on top of it and support the roof cladding.
Roof Elements
A purlin is a secondary precast roof member laid across the roof trusses to support the roof cladding. It transfers cladding and roof loads to the trusses.
Roof Elements
A gutter beam is a U-shaped precast member that sits on the columns along the eaves or at the valley between adjacent bays. It acts as a structural beam while collecting rain and meltwater and channeling it to the downpipes.
A precast factory building is an industrial production facility whose structural frame of precast columns, beams and roof elements is made in the plant and quickly erected on site by crane. Its wide, column-light interior leaves room for the production line.
A precast concrete system is a structural frame built by connecting columns, beams and roof elements on site after they have been cast in a controlled plant. It combines speed, strength and long service life.
A turnkey industrial building is a delivery model in which one contractor manages the entire process, from design and precast production to erection and finishing works, and hands the building over ready for use.