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Category 4: Special Projects
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Contact
Jeroen Herremans
Address Leo Baekelandstraat 5
B-2950 Kapellen, Belgium
Website
XERVON stands for the prompt provision of both material and personnel
for individual and constructive specialist solutions with exceptional
structural engineering requirements, and for a perfect implementation in
terms of operational safety. With our extensive network of branch offices,
we are in a position to provide the presence, flexibility and contract
processing at short notice that you expect of a service provider today.
XERVON has longstanding experience in the following fields: Scaffolding,
Insulation, Surface technology/corrosion protection.
Owner
Lanxess
Architect
J. Herremans
General Contractor
Xervon
Engineering Office
Xervon
Construction Period 01/2015 - 02/2015
XERVON was asked to provide a scaffold including a cassette roof around
a storage tank. Shrink wrap was heat shrunk around the complete scaffold
in order to create the perfect working conditions to renew the coating and
insulation of the tank.
Scaffold dimensions: Length/Width = 28.0 m - Height = 14.0 m - 17.0 m
Tank Dimensions: Diameter = 20.0 m - Height = 12.0 m
Drawings and stability calculations were made using the software
SCIA Engineer. Drawings of the scaffold and the cassette roof elements
were used to organize the lifting works of the cassette roof elements.
Because the scaffold was completely sealed with shrink wrap a maximum
wind load of 8 Bft. was set in agreement with the client. Shrink wrap would
be removed in case of a wind load > 8 Bft.
The most challenging aspect was the assembly of the cassette roof. The
length of one cassette element measured 29.1 m. The little space that
was available had to be used optimally. Lifting these elements into place
and making sure they were aligned properly was crucial in order to be
able to place the roof plates.
This project was successfully completed on 19/02/2015.
Scaffold & Cassette Roof, Storage Tank - Antwerp, Belgium
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