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2017-04-25

Edy Wooden Sculpture in St. Moritz, Switzerland

A 62-foot‑high, accessible wooden skier named Edy was the symbolic figure of the 2017 World Ski Championships in St. Moritz.

The monument is a large replica of the late skier Edy Reinalter, from St. Moritz. Edy the sculpture, with a total weight of 20 tons, has accompanied all ceremonies in Kulm Park.

Edy the sculpture, with a total weight of 20 tons, has accompanied all ceremonies in Kulm Park, such as projections, dance and climbing shows, and TV presentations.

The calculations for the structure, consisting of more than 600 triangular and 2 1/8-inch-thick cross‑laminated timber panels, were done by the Austrian engineering office sblumer ZT GmbH using RFEM and the add‑on modules RF‑LAMINATE and RF‑COM. RF‑COM provided the option to transfer the internal forces to MS Excel in order to design connections and perform stress analyses.

Structure

The oversized skier comprises five- and six‑ply cross‑laminated timber panels that are connected by approximately 20,000 screws. The skis are 49 ft long and about 6.5 ft wide; their total weight is almost 7 tons. The ski poles consist of two spruce trunks with a length of 46 ft and a diameter of 8 inches each.

Edy poses in a sleek curved position. To prevent him from overturning, a 39-foot-high tower supports him, hidden behind his back. This tower, which is made entirely of timber as well, is also a stairwell and provides access to three platforms inside the giant skier.

The impressive sculpture will be kept as a wooden World Cup monument, possibly in another location.

Design aroma AG
Zurich, Switzerland
www.aroma.ch
Structural Engineering CBF Engineering GmbH
Development Engineering
Rollbergstraße 70
12053 Berlin, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 30 / 62 78 63 12
Structural Engineering GA Leitungsbau Süd GmbH
Schmidener Weg 3
70736 Fellbach, Germany
Tel.: 07 11 / 9 57 36 61
Structural Engineering Intensiv-Filter GmbH
Voßkuhlstraße 63
42555 Velbert, Germany
Tel.: 0 20 52 / 91 00
Structural Engineering Ingenieurbüro Klaus Petraschka
Florian-Berndl-Weg / KGV Neu Florida D 2
A-1220 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43 1 481 56 75


Project Specifications

Model data

Number of Nodes 547
Number of Lines 1402
Number of Members 1378
Number of Surfaces 639
Number of Load Cases 1
Total Weight 70.641 tons
Dimensions 65 x 63.77 x 70.27 feet
Program Version 5.08.01

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