Concrete Silo Eemshaven (NL)

Reinforced Concrete Silo, Switching Station Building and Foundation of Conveying Units

Client

Geldof Engicon nv
Broelstraat 20
8530 Harelbeke
Belgium

Contractor

BeMo Tunnelling GmbH, NL West
Civil Engineering, Industrial and Steel Construction Dortmund

Project location

9979 Eemshaven
The Netherlands

Start of construction

2018

End of construction

2020 (after break for plant construction)

Project total value

not specified

Task

• Construction of a reinforced concrete silo used as wood pellets storage; built in slip-form construction with funnel-shaped false
ceiling in steel-concrete, Foundation on existing driven piles.
• New transformer building and switching-station building, foundation on existing driven piles, incl. earthworks, roof und facade as well as finishing works.
• Connection to the existing infrastructure.
• Construction of foundations for conveying units on the power plant and habour area as surface foundation and if essential on existing foundation units.
• Craneway girders with crane rail for ship unloaders in the harbour

Technical Data

• Construction of a reinforced concrete silo used as wood pel-lets storage; built in slip-form construction with funnel-shaped false
ceiling in steel-concrete, Foundation on existing driven piles.
• New transformer building and switching-station building, foundation on existing driven piles, incl. earthworks, roof und facade as well as finishing works.
• Connection to the existing infrastructure.
• Construction of foundations for conveying units on the power plant and habour area as surface foundation and if neces-sary on existing foundation units.
• Craneway girders with crane rail for ship unloaders in the harbour

Reinforced concrete silo diameter 25 m
Hight 50 m
two-story building for electrical systems 15 x 16 x 12 m
Foundation/ rail track gantry cranes 230 m
Foundation conveying units 60 pieces
Reinforces concrete 4,800 m³
Earth works 2,400 m³
Surfaces of asphalt and cobblestones 700 m²

Further project related information

• In addition the order includes the preparation of a advancing exe-cution planning
• high safety requirements according to SCC**/ VCA**
• Ensure compliance with the dutch construction law
• Using a sleep-form for concreting the silo wall up to a height of 37 m
• remaining tasks and additional work after completion of plant construction