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Impact of Cold Storage Structural Scheme Selection on Operations: A Full-Cost Comparative Framework

The choice of cold storage structural scheme affects not only construction costs but also 20-year operational economics through effective storage capacity, refrigeration energy consumption, and expansion joint maintenance. This article establishes a full-cost comparative analysis framework between large-span post-tensioned and traditional small-span schemes for a reference 20,000 m², 8-story cold storage, illustrating operational economic implications from three dimensions: storage utilization, floor height savings, and reduced expansion joints. Suitable for owners planning new cold storage facilities. (Note: Figures are reference examples; actual projects should be calculated with specific parameters.)