Department of Technical Education

Andhra Pradesh
Name : K. Masthanaiah
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : Civil Engineering
Institute : S.S. Govt. polytechnic, Zaheerabad
Year/semester : IV semester
Subject : Construction practice
Subject code : C406
Topic : Doors, Windows ,Lintels and Sunshades
Duration : 50 min
Sub topic : Rolling steel shutters and sliding doors
Teaching aids : PPT, Photographs
Revised by : GVVL Satyanarayana

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Objectives

On completion of this period,you will be able to know about

the Special types of doors viz.,

• Rolling steel shutters and

• Sliding doors

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Recap
In the previous period, we discussed

• Revolving door and

• Collapsible door

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 Rolling Shutter

• These are the steel doors have a provision to roll up

at the top easily and cause no obstruction to either
door opening or floor space.

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Rolling steel shutter

Fig 1
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Fig. 2 Rolling Shutter 9C406.21 6
Fig. 3 Rolling Shutter
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 Advantages of rolling steel shutter

• Economical

• Strong

• Durable

• Do not occupy any space on the floor,when open

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Rolling shutters are used for

• Shops
• Commercial establishments
• Workshops
• Godowns
• Factories
• stores

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Features of Rolling steel shutter

• Horizontal shaft fitted in a octagonal box provided at the

top of the opening

• Two helical springs are fitted to which the shutter is

attached and counter balanced

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Shutter consists of

• 50 mm wide curved plates seamed with each other

• Steel guides ( channel section) for the movement of

the shutters.

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Classification of rolling shutters
(Based on the area of the opening)

• Area of opening < 10 m2

Pull push type rolling shutter

• Area of opening > 10 m2

Mechanical gear rolling shutter

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Sliding Doors

• In this type of door, the shutters are fixed to top and

bottom guide channels in which they slide to either one
side or both sides in the same plane.

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 Sliding door
Sliding door

Fig 5 9C406.21 14
Fig.6 Sliding Door 9C406.21 15
Sliding doors are used for

Very big openings of

• Godowns

• Workshop

• Garages

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 Sliding door consists of

• Steel or Aluminum shutter to which steel rollers are fixed

at top and bottom frames of the shutter.

• Moves along a track (channel section which guides the

frame movement) provided at the top and bottom

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Sliding door may consist of

• One leaf

• More than a leave

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Movement of the leaves

• Can slide side way either on one side

• Both the sides

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 Runners / Guides

• Runners are fixed past the opening for a distance equal

to the width of the panel

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 Position of the door when opened

• Door shutter remain on runners at its new position

• Parallel to the face of the wall clears the opening

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Advantage of sliding doors while open

• Does not cause any obstruction to the movement

• Does not occupy any space of the room

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Summary

In this period, you have learnt

• Rolling shutters

• Sliding door

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 Quiz

1. For very big openings of godown, workshops,

garages most suitable door is

a) Sliding door
b) Panelled door
c) Flush door
d) Glazed door

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 Quiz
2. Door which does not occupy any space on the
floor, when open

a) Rolling steel shutter

b) Panelled door

c) Revolving door

d) Collapsible door

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