SCIA User Contest 2017 Online Book

153 Category 4: Special Projects 4 Owner Mediahuis NV Architect ELD Architects General Contractor Eestairs BE nv / Building Group Jansen Engineering Office Snetselaar Constructieve Ingenieurs Construction Period 2015 - 2016 The project presents a staircase for a client that specialises in extraordinary staircases. The staircase looks from above like a helix with a variable width. The staircase is built from steel plates and finished with wood on the inside and EeSoffit underneath. SCIA Engineer was used to design the steel plates that form the staircase. In this project, the standard SCIA functionalities were employed. The project started by importing an IFC file and DWG drawing from the architect. This imported shape was used to model the structure in SCIA Engineer. The difficulty of this project lays in its shape. With the import of an IFC model the shape became a lot easier to model. The challenge in this case was obviously the shape of the stairs. When that was tackled, it was very clear to understand how the structure deforms. The first results showed that the deformations were too large. Therefore, 2 cables were added to hang the stair to the edge of the floor above. This results in a stiff structure that is capable of bearing the loads of daily use. Mediahuis Staircase - Antwerp, Belgium Snetselaar Constructieve Ingenieurs Contact Michel Garssen Address Galileilaan 36 6716 BP Ede, Netherlands Website www.snetselaar.nl Snetselaar Constructieve Ingenieurs BV is an international independently operating engineering office with almost 20 years of engineering experience. Our agency is characterized by short communication lines between the client and the engineer. Our Engineering Team makes the difference by giving practical advice. With our team of over 20 engineers and engineering draftsman, we offer the following service: the design, engineering and drawing of constructions (full 3D BIM). We are active in the following fields: buildings, industry infrastructure, civil structures and many more.