Project Description and Realization
The dimensions of the plant are approximately 33 m x 35 m in plan with a height of 15 m. The top level of the continuous casting plant to be newly erected is referred to as the casting platform and is designed for a load of 3 t/m².
The casting platform contains control rooms, the so-called emergency ladles, which receive the molten steel in the event of a malfunction, as well as crane runways and other transport devices.
The supporting structure consists of steel beams with spans of up to 14 m. The largest main beams have dimensions h x b = 1200 x 600 mm with plate thicknesses of up to 60 mm. The structure is braced against seismic loads by diagonals.
Structural Analysis and Design
In order to implement the planning of the extension quickly and efficiently, the possibilities of digitalization and data exchange between the various 3D planning and analysis programs were used from the outset.
The existing structure was first recorded using a 3D laser scanner and represented as a 3D point cloud. This was transferred via an intermediate construction program with the import/export functions into an RFEM file. The model was thus available as the basis for further investigations.
The structural analysis was performed in the add-on module RF‑STEEL EC3 according to Eurocode 3.
For a clear presentation of the results, the graphical tools of RFEM were used, for example to group different categories of reinforcements and display them in color in 3D graphics.
| Structural Engineering | Ing.-Büro Mauss, Düsseldorf, Germany www.ibmauss.de |
| Construction | General Contractor SMS SIEMAG AG, Düsseldorf, Germany www.sms-group.com Contractor Oehmichen und Bürgers, Düsseldorf, Germany www.oub.de |
| Investor | Jindal South West (JSW) Steel Ltd, India www.jsw.in |
