Category: Revamping of existing structures
Services: Final Design
Period: July 2020 – August 2020
Client: Ferro Berica
Vicenza, Italy
Ferro Berica
Design of the steel support structure of a concrete runway.
The design of the metal structures supporting the existing runway of an overhead crane was carried out in the Ferro Berica factory in Vicenza, following the appearance of severe cracks and detachments of concrete parts of the BAP beam that supports the crane track within a specific span of the plant.
The design of the metal structures supporting the existing runway of an overhead crane was carried out in the Ferro Berica factory in Vicenza, following the appearance of severe cracks and detachments of concrete parts of the BAP beam that supports the crane track within a specific span of the plant.
The metal load-bearing structure was designed with a metal crosspiece consisting of a box section supported by two vertical columns arranged at a slight inclination.
The metal load-bearing structure was designed with a metal crosspiece consisting of a box section supported by two vertical columns arranged at a slight inclination.
A layer of non-shrink mortar was also interposed between the upper edge of the steel frame and the bottom edge of the damaged PRC beam to restore the damaged concrete cover, guaranteeing the contact between the two structural elements and allowing the metal frame to get charged when the overhead crane passes.
A layer of non-shrink mortar was also interposed between the upper edge of the steel frame and the bottom edge of the damaged PRC beam to restore the damaged concrete cover, guaranteeing the contact between the two structural elements and allowing the metal frame to get charged when the overhead crane passes.