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‘Eurosilo’ Construction of 16 New Grainsilos - Ghent, Belgium
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Owner
Eurosilo
Architect
VK Engineering nv
Engineering Office
VK Engineering nv
Construction Period 10/2015 - 07/2016
Euro-Silo is a distribution centre for grain and derivatives in the port of
Ghent. Currently, VK is working on
16 new vertical grain silos (Ø18 m)
with a filling height of up to 40 m
. Special attention had to be paid to
the differential deformation of the conveyors on top of the silos due to
deviating filling grades and the corresponding settlements. The entire
project involves 750 tons of steel S355 and 20.000 m³ of concrete C40/50.
In this project, SCIA Engineer was used to carry out several analyzes: the
global stability
, the
interaction of the subsoil
with the foundation slab
and the silo walls, the impact of extreme
temperature differences
of up
to 71°C, peak pressures of up to 900 kN/m² due to
dust explosion
and
the efficiency of the silo. Also the
Revit-link
was used for fast modelling
and drawings. To reduce the execution time and the flexibility of the
connections of the steel structures, a
modular structure
was designed
to be easily assembled. In the first stage, the different components of
the structure were modelled separately to make a first estimation of the
internal forces and the reactions. Afterwards, a complete 3D model was
composed to optimise the structure, to determine the reinforcement and to
evaluate overall differential deformations.
The silo walls are designed as thin as possible, to reduce the impact of
the extreme temperature differences.
Joints
are created in the foundation
slab to reduce the internal forces due to settlements.
Contact
Gert Cocquyt, Nikolaas Demeester,
Frederique Noë
Address Axxes Business Park,
Guldensporenpark Building A, n°4
9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
Website
VK Architects & Engineers offers its services in healthcare, buildings,
industry and public space. Our multi-disciplinary engineering building
services and civil & structural engineering have a proven track record
with renowned architects. VK’s portfolio features many challenging and
large-scale projects, new constructions, as well as renovations, expert
assessments and management. The new NATO headquarters, the Antwerp
law courts and the Ghent Ghelamco Arena are but a few examples.
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