Renovation of an Existing Water Tower into an Office Building
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In 1936, a water tower holding 211,000 US gallons was built in Kladno-Rozdělov, Czech Republic. The existing and new supporting steel structure was repurposed as the new VKM a.s. administrative building.
| Structural Design |
Ing. Pavel Korejčík Ing. Jan Mařík, Ph.D.
Ing. Jan Seifert KONSTAT s.r.o. |
Model
Water Tower Structure
The steel tower’s upper portion consists of eight main columns arranged in a regular 39 ft diameter octagon also including cross-bracing. In addition, the steel structure incorporates the auxiliary floor beams, a roof, and windows. The steel tank was placed in the area between the columns.
Reconstruction Description
Project Location
U Vodojemu, Kladno-RozdělovKeywords
Water tank tower Reconstruction
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General method for stability designs according to EN 1993-1-1 and buckling in the main bearing plane
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