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Renewing of the Steel Roof Structure of the Storage Area at Weba - Ghent, Belgium
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Owner
Weba
Architect
Ingenieursbureau G. Derveaux nv
General Contractor
Juri nv
Engineering Office
Ingenieursbureau G. Derveaux nv
Construction Period 03/2015 - 07/2015
Weba’s industrial hall needed to be heightened to add additional storage
capacity. The hall measures 37 m by 47 m and had a useful height of
4.6 m. The original steel lattice spans were at a distance of 3.2 m apart.
The new structure is a steel section structure, with a useful height of
7.6 m. The roof beams are at a distance of 6.4 m apart (twice the existing
steel lattice span separation).
Structurally, the masonry walls, like the existing structure, are subjected to
horizontal wind forces. The masonry walls were heightened.
The vertical loads of the new columns (each 6.4 m) are spread with
beams to the existing underlying concrete columns (each 3.2 m).
SCIA Engineer was used to model the new steel structure (Steel
EC3 checks, deflection, steel connection).
To preserve the
industrial heritage
, 2 spans on the street facade needed
to be preserved. This presented the following challenges:
• This connection and interaction between the old and new structure.
• Transferring lateral loads under the existing spans, to the street facade
masonry.
Ingenieursbureau G. Derveaux nv
Contact
Paul Van Driessche
Address Brabantdam 33E
9000 Ghent, Belgium
Website
Ingenieursbureau G. Derveaux nv (ID) was founded in 1958 by engineer
Godfried Derveaux and became one of the most important independent
engineering offices in Belgium. Today the office is directed by his son,
Jan Derveaux.
ID is experienced in structural designs for all kinds of construction and in
the design (both architectural and structural) of industrial projects.
