Container block

Basically, block containers are made of volumetric steel structures with panel or frame walls and ceilings. The design of block container housings can be either of a non-separable type on welded joints , or of a collapsible, transformable type, for compact storage or transportation.

The service life of mobile buildings based on block-container structures is 15-20 years.

Mobile buildings based on the construction of block containers are used as temporary premises for various purposes: construction offices, trading pavilions, foremen, change houses, locker rooms, canteens , security posts, walk-throughs, mobile medical posts, mobile garden houses and in many other cases where required speed, flexibility, mobility in the construction and operation of buildings .

Block containers can be used both as structural elements of prefabricated modular buildings , and in the form of stand-alone buildings (cabins, sanitary blocks, premises of communication stations and measuring equipment , etc.).

According to the purpose and design features of the execution, the block containers are divided into types:

• office and household;
• special purpose (telecommunications, instrumentation, switchboards, relay, control and monitoring, compressor, etc.);
• warehouse
• sanitary;
• collapsible;
• based on sea containers;
• carriage home.

Office block containers

The most common are office block containers . They can be used as stand-alone buildings, for example, cabins at construction sites. At the same time, office and household containers are widely used for the construction of modular buildings, being the main structural elements of structures for various purposes.

Standard block containers are usually designed for the construction of administrative or residential buildings up to three floors high. . For the construction of higher structures, special block containers should be used, the design of which provides for increased load .

Highly specialized block containers

A number of highly specialized block containers are being produced in Russia, which are used as radio relay and mobile communication stations. , switches, compressor units , test points, etc.

Such containers were especially widespread in remote places of the North, Siberia, and the Far East. In the absence of infrastructure, through the use of such modules, it is possible to organize an efficiently working communication network in almost any locality .

Warehouse block containers

Warehouse block containers can be used both for transportation and storage of goods, and as structural elements of storage facilities. Containers of standard sizes 10 and 20 feet can be equipped with a window and a door and are made in accordance with the requirements of SNiP for industrial premises.

Sanitary block containers

Sanitary block containers are often used as stand-alone toilet modules. Moreover, they can be used as structural elements of larger sanitary facilities, consisting of several blocks, and large modular buildings: residential, office or industrial.

Sanitary containers are produced in a wide range of sizes: from small toilet stalls to larger units, including 16 and 20 foot ( ISO standard ) .

Collapsible block containers

Collapsible block containers are most often used in the construction of modular buildings . Due to the design features, they can be delivered to the construction site disassembled, which saves on their transportation. If necessary, buildings based on collapsible block containers can be dismantled and moved to a new location .

Container-based block containers

Block containers can be made of sea ​​containers used to transport various cargoes. Such block containers have high rigidity and reliability. They are used, as a rule, in difficult operating conditions or, if necessary, transportation over long distances. .

House car

Car-houses are mobile block containers on the chassis or runners, designed to ensure the vital functions of mobile work crews. Can be used as residential, sanitary, industrial and other premises .

Since the beginning of the Syrian operation, the Russian military contingent in Syria has been stationed in structures of this type at the Khmeimim airport.

Installation of block containers on the ground is maximally simplified. The installation site has minimal requirements. In the case of the construction of modular buildings, a foundation with 4, 6 or 8 support points for each block should be prepared . Modules can be connected by end or front sides, and in case of construction of a two- or three-story building, they can be stacked on top of each other.

When erecting modular buildings or installing separate block containers, SNiP requirements for residential or industrial premises must be observed.

• Modular buildings
• Prefabricated buildings
• Light metal structures
• Container houses