Quonset Hut History
SteelMaster Corrugated Arch Style Steel Buildings are fashioned after the buildings named after the town of Quonset Point, Rhode Island where the first manufacturing site for a Quonset was located. A Quonset Hut is defined as a lightweight pre-fabricated structure made of corrugated galvanized steel or iron.
In 1941, the United States Navy decided that they needed an all-purpose, lightweight building that could be shipped anywhere in the world and assembled quickly and easily to support the troops in WWII. The Quonset design was modeled closely on the World War I Nissen Hut engineered by the British. The Navy found that they were able to maximize the flexible interior space of these structures since the building was an open clear-span design. In addition, they discovered that the rounded shape of the corrugated arch is one of the strongest structures in architecture which provided the shelter they needed during the war.
In the late 1970’s, SteelMaster engineered and designed a new, stronger structure based the historic designs of the Quonset Hut. SteelMaster evolved the Quonset into a new structure that combines the architectural strength of the arch along with 20th century technology which allows the buildings to be designed and engineered to handle all types of climates and conditions. The Quonset style building was nicknamed the “Q-Model” to honor the historical significance of these structures over time. And over the years, we continued to develop the original Quonset design and engineering to meet the same primary goal: provide all-purpose Prefabricated Steel Buildings and Roofing Structures that can be shipped anywhere in the world and can be constructed quickly and easily.
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