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1.5.5 Classification of Warehouse based on the Construction

On the basic of
Construction

PEB Structured RCC Structured height, less number of pillars, temperature control inside the warehouse, large sunlight during day
Warehouses Warehouses for operations, faster time of construction, larger sizes and better aesthetics of the warehouse.

1.5.6 Classification of Warehouse based on the Structure

RCC Warehouses

These warehouses are built using traditional method of brick and mortar. The roof of these
warehouses are built of RCC material. These warehouses are characterized by large number of On the basic of
pillars inside the warehouse to support the RCC roof. The height of these warehouses is limited Structure
and typically about 12-18 feet. As they are RCC in nature they can be built multi storey also. The
traditional warehouses in India used to be located near transport nagar and were RCC in nature.
However, the new warehouses now being built and mostly PEB in nature.

Open Yards Walled
Warehouses

Open Yards

Open yards are typically used to store material which cannot be stored within the enclosed structure
of a Warehouse. Example could be Cars, Commercial Vehicles, Large Pipes, Steel Structures, Plastic

PEB warehouses Water Tanks, ISO Containers, Heavy Industrial Equipment, Timber, Steel Coils and Machinery.
These kind of material are stored open to the sky. The open yard carries boundaries and fencing
Pre-Engineered Building (PEB) is a combination of-precast- & -prefabricated-structures. Pre- for security of the material stored inside. Lot of times cranes are required to unload and load the
Engineered Building concept involves the steel building systems which are predesigned and material in open yards.
prefabricated. The modern warehouses across the world as well as in India are getting built using
this technology. This technique offers numerous advantages – Less cost of construction, large