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Nemetschek Structural User Contest 2013 - Category 4: Special Projects
Category 4: Special Projects
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Short description │
Sea Lock Waasland-Port
The construction of a second sea lock in Waasland-port was indispensable to the expansion of the port
of Antwerp. The “Deurganckdoksluis” is a huge project with a length of 500 m and a width of 68 m.
For the construction of the L-shaped side walls of the lock, a formwork had to be designed. This
formwork had to meet a number of specific requirements. Three different lengths of formwork were
needed for the different parts of the sea lock (16.5 m, 25.5 m and 26.5 m), and for each of these
lengths a ‘male’ as well as a ‘female’ form was needed. Another requirement was a maximal horizontal
displacement of 30 mm for the longest part, while the position of the jacks had to be adjustable at
random for adequate horizontal support to the sheet piling.
Scia Engineer 3D models proved to be high-performance calculation models for this task and very
clear control models for the construction consortium THV Waaslandsluis.
Project information
Owner
Vlaamse overheid
General Contractor
THV Waaslandsluis
Engineering Office
Stabilogics
Location
Antwerpen, Belgium
Construction Period
10/2011 to 12/2016
Stabilogics
Contact
Eddy Hermans
Address
Stationsstraat 162
3150 Haacht, Belgium
Phone
+32 16 60.99.92
Email
Website
Stabilogics is an engineering bureau with great experience in stability-calculations.
Since its foundation in 2000 we are growing and are now a team of 13 people. This makes us very
flexible and able to anticipate very fast what the best solution for requested projects is. With this team
of experts we are also able to design and calculate very big projects. We have experience all over the
world and are able to produce designs in accordance with most standards and codes: Eurocode, with
all European national annexes, British standards and others. We have always put the execution of the
building as the top priority. We work from design to execution, producing workshop-drawings of steel-
and concrete-structures. To avoid problems on the building-site we ensure that the structure can be
assembled and erected as we have designed. The strict preparation and further processing along with
the great eye for details lead to efficient and smooth execution on site.
With the help of Scia Engineer (all modules), complemented with self-written calculation-programs, our
calculations are supported with accuracy and speed.
