108 Kronospan recently built a belt dryer that was not yet used to its full capacity. In order to feed more wood chips into the belt dryer and increase production, a bridge for a long conveyor had to be engineered to feed the wood chips from above into the 29 m high dryer. Although the structure was only erected recently, there were no plans to find anymore. The only information available to us was a statical calculation note with the dimensioning of the connections and maximum utilization of the beams, columns and wind bracings. As the details of the connections and feasibility of the reinforcements were already discussed during the planning phase with the executing company, there were no surprises during the mounting. Needless to say, every connection for the reinforcements was unique and had to be studied in detail on site. SCIA Engineer helped us provide a fast analysis of different design options and make precise propositions on the possibilities of all the reinforcements and their feasibility. The seamless export of the connections geometries and loads to IDEA StatiCa permitted to deliver the dimensions of all joints to the metal manufacturer. STRANDER EXTENSION Sassenheim, Luxembourg NOMINEE “The biggest challenge was the requirement that the belt dryer must run during all stages of the reinforcement and extension.”
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