Client
Lynemouth Power
Duration
16 weeks
Location
Port of Tyne
Project Type
Slipform silo construction
Wall Length
46m
Shaft Height
37m
Port of Tyne wood chip storage silos were constructed over an 11 week period from Commencement of Building silo 1 to completing removal of Silo 3 rig. Each silo consisted of 3600m3 of concrete and 900t of reinforcement. The last silo was constructed in 7 consecutive days and average of 2.6m per 12h shift.
For ease of construction we went with one 30m concrete boom on 20m stack. Due to the diameter we required 2 cranes to service the reinforcement requirements. Logistics and planning were key to this scheme due to the volumes of materials being used in 1 week.