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DENBOER CCI
Contact
Frank van der Wel
Address Ambachtsweg 3
2964LG Groot-Ammers, The Netherlands
Website
DENBOER CCI is an independent engineering firm composed of
15 colleagues, which provides civil, water and industrial constructions. Our
projects are mainly to be found on the edges of land and water and they
fulfil a variety of different functions.
We combine our practical background with knowledge and science,
thereby realizing achievable and cost efficient designs. Our mission is
to keep working on a safe, usable, and sustainable future for both the
individual and for companies.
Owner
Segno d’Arte
Architect
D+Z Architecten
General Contractor
Segno d’Arte
Engineering Office
DENBOER CCI
Construction Period 08/2014 - 11/2014
As part of the beautification of a new office, our client requested a
piece of art in the atrium of the office. The piece of art is produced by
Segno d’Arte.
The construction is a twisted truss that starts as an organized structure,
but ends in ‘chaos’. The aluminium construction creates its own strength
and stiffness; there are no additional parts inserted. The construction
is 14 m long and 12 m wide. The entire construction supports itself on
tension wires at 10 m high in the middle of the indoor atrium.
The building phase, transport phase, and end phase were calculated and
drawn to detail. The construction was built in parts and put together on
site. From there, the construction was vertically lifted to its end position.
9 tension wires make its fixation.
We made a model of the construction; the tension wires were also
included as non-linear elements. Through a non-linear calculation, we
found results for the building phase and end phase. After iteration, we
found an optimum between deformations, internal forces, and locations of
tension wires and anchor points. We also made a model to examine the
anchor points and the tube wall. Local effects were considered.
Hanging Art Work - Groot-Ammers, The Netherlands
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