53 ARLON 53 BUILDING Brussels, Belgium The Arlon 53 Building is situated between Aarlenstraat 53 and Trierstraat 84 in Brussels. The project involved adding two levels above the existing roof to the 12 levels and 5 basements (car parks). However, the primary challenge was removing the existing columns and replacing them with tie rods (prestressed) that were suspended to the steel frames in the new levels. These large frames were supported by columns to the foundations and used walls in the basements to spread the loads on the existing foundations. Jacks were employed to control the spreading, while tie rods were prestressed by tendons jacked from the bottom flange of the frames. This resulted in non-coincident lines and additional bending moments and shear in the flanges. To tackle these complexities, SCIA Engineer was utilized to design the load takedown and steel frames according to EC3 and to analyze the structures’ deformations. The engineering report was essential in quickly producing calculation notes. ARCHITECT TRANS architectuur & stedenbouw / Bureau Bouwtechniek OWNER Arlon 53 nv (BPI Real Estate & AG Real Estate) STABILITY AGENCY UTIL bvba ENGINEERING COMPANY RF engineering Renaud Bertin Rue de Bovesse 12, Bovesse, Belgium www.rf-eng.be BUILDINGS 1 6000 m² 6000 m²
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