ELECTRIC TOWER CRANE - 12.

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Program
Stability study of an elecrtric tower crane.

Concept
The electric tower crane was built in 1957 and bears witness to the former
shipyard 'Boel'. The crane is a listed monument.

Specific features
The structure is composed of, firstly, a sectional steel bolted and welded
construction with a height of 50 m and a boom outreach of nearly 50 m, and
secondly of a welded plate construction. The steel structure, weighing over a
100ton plus a counter weight of 60ton, stands on a concrete platform built on
water stilts along the bank of the river Scheldt. The municipality of Temse, owner
of the tower crane, commissioned Barbara Van der Wee Architects, Ney &
Partners and XpointO for a restoration study. Ney & Partners is responsible for
evaluating the overall stability of the steel structure, the concrete platform, and
the foundations. A feasibility study will investigate different scenarios for future
(recreational) use. A subsequent detailed study will propose reinforcement
measures necessary to guarantee the ship crane’s stability.

Architect: Barbara Van der Wee State: In Study

Client: Gemeente Temse Images credits: Ney & Partners
Site: Temse, Belgium Copyright: Ney & Partners