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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.
Technical Room on a Water Tower - Evergem, Belgium
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Owner
Vlaamse Maatschappij voor
Watervoorziening (VMW)
Architect
VMW
General Contractor
De Raedt Ivan NV, Zele
Engineering Office
Ingenieursbureau G. Derveaux nv
Construction Period 09/2011 - 12/2011
The construction of a technical room on an existing tower for water
intake, located in an open water reservoir. The plan of the little building
is designed as a half circle (diameter 11.2 m) and it is positioned upon a
regular heptagon.
The calculation model was built up as a 3D model with slabs, walls and
columns in reinforced concrete. A part of the existing tower, in reinforced
concrete, was also modelled.
The specific complex shape of the building necessitated a 3D model,
on which all loads could be modelled accurately. The calculation of the
reinforcement according to Eurocode 2 in all concrete elements, that is the
walls, slabs, and columns, was executed by the SCIA Engineer modules.
