ALBA PORT UPGRADE – SILOS CONSTRUCTION WORKS

Project Highlights

Project Description

• Construction of an Alumina Silo 50,000 Ton Capacity (42 mtr Diameter, and 43mtr Height)
  • Silo Pile cap foundation included 227 numbers of 1.0 meter diameter piles
  • Silo is constructed on 1.4 meter Thick Pile cap foundation and area of foundation is 1878 Sqm
  • 860 Tons of reinforcement steel fixed and 2470 Cum of concrete poured for the foundation
  • 500mm thick and 42mtr height Silo wall constructed using Slipform method
  • Slipform sliding completed along with lifting of 400 Ton of load (270 Ton of Fully Assembled Roof and 130 Ton of temporary works, equipments, etc.…)
  • 42 Mtr height Slipform wall construction completed with 830 Ton of reinforcement steel and 3100 Cum concrete in 23 Days of time
  • Alumina storage Silo wall is post tensioned with 150 tons of Strands and approx. Length of Post Tensioning Ducts is 10,000 meter.

 

• Construction of a Calcined Coke Silo (CPC) 20,000 Ton Capacity (30 mtr Diameter and 62mtr Height)
  • Silo pile cap foundation included 116 numbers of 1.0 meter diameter piles
  • Silo is constructed on 1.6 meter Thick Pile cap foundation and area of foundation is 882 Sqm
  • 470 Tons of reinforcement steel fixed and 1540 Cum of concrete poured for the foundation.
  • Construction of 600mm thick elevated slab 6.00m above from Ground level. 380 Tons of reinforcement steel fixed and 485 Cum of concrete poured for the slab
  • Construction of 1850mm thick elevated slab 14.00m above from Ground level. 560 Tons of reinforcement steel fixed and 1455 Cum of concrete poured for the 1850mm thick slab
  • Lower level and elevated level floors constructed prior to start Slipform silo wall for Electrical and Mechanical equipments
  • 500mm thick and 62.0 mtr height Silo wall constructed using Slipform method
  • Slipform sliding completed along with lifting of 270 Ton of load (170 Ton of Fully Assembled Roof and 100 Ton of temporary works, equipments, etc.…)
  • 8 Mtr height Slipform wall construction completed with 575 Ton of reinforcement steel and 2510 Cum concrete in 21 Days of time
  • CPC Silo wall is post tensioned with 100 tons of Strands and approx. Length of Post Tensioning Ducts is 7,400 meter.