MINING AND INDUSTRIAL CATEGORY WINNER
Husab Uranium Stockpile Cover & Ancillary Structures
The Husab Uranium Stockpile Cover & Ancillary Structures,
winner of the Mining and Industrial Category, entailed the
detailing, fabrication, corrosive protection, delivery and installation
of 2,600 tons of steelwork, as well as 21,000m2 of IBR sheeting.
“What really made it special for me is the fact that you have
this structure that’s two soccer fields long, and the best part
of a soccer field wide put up in a matter of weeks – purely
because the job was planned so well.” – Spencer Erling, Retired
SAISC Director.
There were a number of interesting challenges to overcome,
i.e. short lead times, high specifications required by client,
galvanising of trusses, for the logistical challenges due to cross
border distances, lifting and jacking in the 140 ton gantries and
sheeting the building on forty-five degree slopes.
Highlights
• The logistical concern of delivering this volume of steel and
sheeting was overcome by partnering with a local transported
and dedicated trucking supplemented our in-house fleet.
• The development of the idea and plan to strand jack the gantries
(50m span and 140 tons) into place 40m above ground level, as
opposed to using the traditional method of cranes, allowing for
this part of the project work to be done faster and more safely,
ultimately saving the project time and the client monies.
• The development of sheeting gondola platforms, which
supported a four-man team, tools and materials. These working
platforms allowed for the sheeting installation crews to achieve
around 1,000 two square metres of sheeting installation per
day. The safety risk of working on the steep slope was totally
eliminated and went a long way in ensuring that Union Steel
achieved another incident-free project.
Steel Awards
• Preassembly of truss box section allowed for the site crews to
lift into place bigger sections of steelwork, minimising works
being carried out in the air, again target our approach to ensuring
that our focus on all projects is safety first, and driven with this
mind-set.
Client / Owner / Developer: Swakop Uranium
Structural Engineer:
HPJV between Amec and Tenova Bateman
Structural Engineer: WAH Engineering
Quantity Surveyor: Professional Cost Consultants
Project Manager: HPJV between Amec and Tenova Bateman
Steelwork Contractor and Nominator:
Union Structural Engineering Works
Structural Steel Detailer / Detailing Company:
Union Structural Engineering Works
Cladding Supplier: Re Union Projects
Steel Erectors: Re Union Projects
Painters: Nu Nation Protective Coating
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