Special Formwork fully enjoyed the challenges this project brought from high uplift forces, to lifting an asymmetrical shape manufactured from man manageable formwork panels wrapped in 20 tonnes of reinforcement.
From all parties the project required collaboration and synchronized thinking both from the planning and design stages and onsite construction phase.
Overall shows how teamwork can conquer some awesome construction challenges
Some Interesting Project facts
1 900+ Designed Unique Parts
2 5000+ Manufactured Components
3 4000+ Laser Cut Profiles
4 400+ CNC Rolled Components
5 65 tonnes of Prime Steel Processed
6 90% of Material CNC Processed prior to manual fabrication
7 100+ Documents Generated
8 25+ Structural Analysis Reports using FEA
9 200+ Drawings Sheets
10 All Elements 3D Designed
11 Virtual Model Production Hrs = 468
12 Virtual Prototype Production hrs = 160+
13 Physical Manufacture Production Hrs = 2000+
14 Factory Assembly Production Hrs = 300+
15 4000+ Nuts & Bolts
16 Internal Full Design Check
17 External Cat 3 Design Check
18 Main Contractor Appointed Design Check
19 Fabricated and certified lift points to 20 Tonnes
20 10+ Client Meetings & Design Reviews
21 30m+ Below Surface Level Operation
22 Dual purpose for bend and straight shaft
23 Bend Volume = 195m³
24 Shaft Volume = 120m³
25 Bend Pour Volume = 330m³ +
26 Shaft Pour Volume = 300m³+
27 1280kn Uplift Force Restrained
28 1700 Horizontal Force Restrained
29 600Kg of Welding Wire Used
30 100 Litres + of Paint
31 Critical path on a 20+ Billion Project
32 2 Uses Extended to 4 due to Engineered Solution
32 99% recyclable
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