1) Steel Fabrication Unit 3) Foundry Unit
2) General Engineering Works 4) Ship Building Unit
5) Ship Breaking Unit

General Engineering Works
General Engineering WorksThe division has extensive facilities for machining and fabrication of different types of light structurals for public utility services and scaffoldings.

SILK introduced self supporting, screwless scaffolding systems (staging materials). Computer aided design quality materials and sophisticated fabrication techniques make the system unique for use in ship building/ maintenance and construction industry.

The standard scaffolding system conforming to I.S/ B.S. specifications comprises of
(i) Verticals, (ii) Ledgers and (iii) Transomes

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Vertical
Made out of ERW MS pipe, heavy duty conforming to IS 1161 in different lengths with welded sockets and specially designed captive expanding joints (hollow wedges) capable of connecting the verticals together.

Ledger
Made out of ERW MS pipe, heavy duty conforming to IS 1161, welded with captive riveted wedges, capable of connecting to the verticals.

Transome
Fabricated with M.S. Angles conforming to IS 226, of different lengths welded with captive riveted wedge systems capable of connecting to verticals.

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Finish
Neatly painted in attractive colours,the steel boards of standard size laid along will provide a strong, easy made, screwless platform.

Salient features
* No screwed joints
* Wedge type systems as locking device
* Very easily detachable and can be quickly assembled
* Better re-use of the structurals
Applications
Scaffolding structurals are mainly used in :-
* Ship building and maintenance
* Construction of multistoreyed buildings
* Staging of high rise slabs and
* Construction of bridges and other structurals.
Scaffolding Supports and Loading
The computer model of the system tested had 402 structural members with 184 nodes. It had 9 supports on the ground. The supports were given minimum fixity and the nodes were considered rigid and homogeneous with the structural members.

Bending moments and shear force diagrams at 390 kg/sq. m loading

Graph
Note :
Pitch of verticals - 50 cm
Height of supports - 65 cm
Height of guard rail - 100 cm
Export orders solicited for screwless scaffolding systems
(staging materials)

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General Engineering Works
Thuravoor, Alappuzha - 688 532,
Kerala, India

Telephone : 91-478- 2562506, 2562206
Fax : 91-478- 2562506
E-Mail : silk@md3.vsnl.net.in