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154 Category 4: Special Projects 4 Owner Ferromatrix NV General Contractor Snoeck Gebrs NV (Steel), Transport Vandendorpe (Hoisting) Engineering Office Snoeck Gebrs NV Construction Period 04/2017 The purpose of this project is to provide maintenance for a machine with a total weight of 63 tons. In order to realise this, the machine needs to be lifted from its sub-level position and transported all the way across a production hall. Two 40-ton hoisting cranes are present in this production hall, but are physically separated by a wall in order to avoid hoisting simultaneously together in the same zone. However, in order to complete the lifting operation, this wall had to be removed and the hoisting cranes were both needed. In the first SCIA Engineer model, the effect of the hoisting on the guiding beams of the hoisting cranes was checked with the help of the mobile loads feature. This quickly proved that a hoisting frame was necessary in order to increase the distance between the occurring loads and spread the effect of them along these guiding beams. Furthermore, the rest of the existing hall structure was checked, taking into account these resulting hoisting loads as well as global effects from permanent loads and wind. After this check, the hoisting frame itself was dimensioned in a separate model. Because of the extensive checks in SCIA Engineer, the lifting process went perfectly and no problems were encountered during the whole lifting and transportation operation. Hoisting and Displacement of 63-ton Machine - Kortrijk, Belgium Snoeck Gebrs NV Contact Steven Nachtergaele Address Hooiemeersstraat 10 8710 Wielsbeke, Belgium Website www.snoeckgebrs.be Snoeck Gebrs NV is specialising in the production and assembly of steel constructions for industrial buildings and for the agricultural sector. The state-of-the-art production workshop is certified in accordance with EN 1090-2 up to and including execution class III. The company also offers the expertise of its own engineering and drawing office. By being an autonomous part of the larger Willy Naessens Group, Snoeck Gebrs NV can also anticipate on a wide range of prefabricated concrete elements, being able to provide a complete package for its customers.