Making earthquake-resistant buildings, with used container material

Safe and Anti-Earthquake Container House

When building a house or building, of course, the first thing to consider is the safety factor of the building. Similarly, building houses using container materials. The trend of using containers for buildings has long emerged. Originally containers or containers were used as temporary workplaces on projects or field work. The container is also easily formed as needed. However, with the rise of container-based buildings, the question arises as to whether containers are safe to use as houses.

According to the Director of Marketing of PT Nebil Wong Group or RumahKontainers.com Nabil Yusuf, houses or buildings made from containers are safe as residences. The container does have an advantage in its supporting structure which is designed to carry jumbo-size items. These shipping crates have also been constructed to be stacked. "The container has advantages in its structure, if the cargo can be stacked up to 12 floors. "One container holds a weight of 3 tons, if 12 stacks means it can hold 36 tons," said Nabil to Kompas.com, Saturday (08/04/2018). 

In fact, container buildings are resistant to shocks or cracks caused by earthquakes. "Secure. Even anti-cracking and earthquake. For earthquake shocks it is stronger, if traditional buildings are cracked and collapsed, if this is just a sway, the building is also more awake because it is not cracked, "said Nabil. The owner of a container house also does not need to worry about the building being leaked or eaten by termites. Even if treated properly, containers can last up to 50 years. Nabil revealed, buildings with containers are only enough to be repainted every five years. Containerized buildings are resistant to cracks caused by earthquakes. 

Containers Houses Easily modified The selection of containers as material for building houses is also inseparable from the lifestyle of the people who are beginning to enjoy practical lifestyle. Container houses are also easy to modify, even the owner does not have to knock down the main building if you want to add a room. According to Nabil to renovate conventional buildings, sometimes the main structure must be torn down. Unlike container houses that only require the addition of structures in several parts without having to knock down buildings. "If the container house just needs to be connected, cut and added side, then just stay welded," said Nabil. Another advantage is that the building from this container is easy to move. "Save, practical, affordable prices. 

We can stack the land area that is narrow with containers, it has become, "Challenges In addition to saving, container housing is also practical because one container does not take much land. (Containers' Houses) Using containers means making heat well delivered. During a hot day, metals easily absorb the sun's heat and increase the temperature of the room. For this reason, container buildings must be added with insulation to reduce these effects. Nabil said, container buildings could be given an additional layer of glaswool. 

Aside from being a material to muffle sound, glaswool also has the ability to reduce heat from outside. "Gypsum coatings, plywood or melamine are given according to consumer needs. "The wallpaper is just paste," said Nabil. Another challenge is that the road in front of the house must be wide enough to transport and install containers on the land provided. Size also can not be arbitrary. Basically containers have three sizes, namely 20 feet, 40 feet, and high cube. So that the building area as much as possible adjust the size of the container used. A 20 feet container has a length of 6 meters, a width of 2.4 meters, and a height of 2.4 meters. The size of 40 feet has a length of 12 meters, width of 2.4 meters, and height reaches 2.6 meters. While a high cube or 45 feet container has a length of 13.7 meters, a width of 2.4 meters, and a height of 2.9 meters.