{"id":12441,"date":"2017-12-12T00:57:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T00:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minutes.machine.market\/?p=12441"},"modified":"2017-12-12T00:57:42","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T00:57:42","slug":"terex-ctl-430-24-luffing-jib-tower-crane-right-fit-for-library-reconstruction-project-in-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/terex-ctl-430-24-luffing-jib-tower-crane-right-fit-for-library-reconstruction-project-in-vancouver\/","title":{"rendered":"Terex CTL 430-24 Luffing Jib Tower Crane right fit for library reconstruction project in Vancouver"},"content":{"rendered":"

New construction projects always come with a set of challenges, but the site and lifting needs are usually straightforward enough that several different crane options fit the requirements. Building reconstruction, on the other hand, typically comes with its own unique challenges. Often, there are obstacles in the way that make selecting the right crane much more difficult, and bidding the right crane can be the difference between getting the job and moving on to the next opportunity.<\/p>\n

Major metropolitan downtown reconstruction projects offer even more challenges for the lifting contractor. It is a virtual certainty that the site will be surrounded by structures on all sides, making it a tight fit for mobile cranes. Busy streets make it nearly impossible and sometimes cost-prohibitive to block off a road for a significant period of time.<\/p>\n

This is precisely the type of\u00a0demanding project facing contractor,\u00a0Smith Bros. & Wilson<\/a> (BC) Ltd. (SBW) of Vancouver, during the demolition and reconstruction of the 8th\u00a0and 9th\u00a0floors at the downtown Vancouver Public Library (VPL). The tasks included converting the once Provincial government office spaces into additional library space, meeting rooms and an urban green space, all while keeping the library open to thousands of visitors daily.<\/p>\n

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Demolition and construction activities required many materials, large and small, to be moved. \u201cAll the demo material had to be removed,\u201d explains Tyler Brown, general superintendent for SBW, \u201cand the library only had service elevators to get material from the top floors to street level. During the tender phase, we saw the need to hoist many items, including large-span escalators to get people up to the green space. It was quite a challenging prospect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Terex Tower Crane the Right Solution<\/p>\n

VPL\u00a0is a very high profile project for the city, as the building\u2019s distinct design makes the library a focal point of the downtown area. While the historical look allows it to stand out, it also poses unique challenges that require much preplanning in order to properly bid.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe library\u00a0is designed after the Roman Colosseum and surrounded by an elliptical wall on the east side,\u201d comments Dean Arsene, crane rental & sales representative for Leavitt Cranes<\/a> of Vancouver, an authorized Terex Cranes distributor. \u201cWe started discussing the project with SBW in late 2016, and all options were reviewed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like most contractors\u00a0submitting bids, SBW initially considered mobile cranes to tackle the heavy lifting from street level. Unlike those companies, however, SBW saw several drawbacks that made planners rethink the option.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe structure\u2019s shape required a minimum of a 500-tonne (600-ton) capacity class mobile crane to hoist large materials to and from the upper floors because it would be boom bound,\u201d says Brown. Given the possible set-up locations for a mobile crane at the site, smaller cranes just did not offer capacity to lift many of the objects at the required boom lengths and working radii. \u201cThis meant we would have had to shut down an entire street, and mobilization costs would have been high. By the time we counted everything that needed to be hoisted, it was cost-prohibitive to use a mobile crane.\u201d<\/p>\n

The next option for SBW was tower cranes, and they looked at flat top, hammerhead and luffing jib\u00a0designs. \u201cThe job required a 180.4-ft (55-m) boom radius, and the flat top and hammerhead cranes didn\u2019t offer the capacity we needed for the escalators without breaking them down,\u201d mentions Brown. Plus, there was a more pressing issue, as the crane would be placed about 50 ft (15.2 m) from an adjacent structure. \u201cThose booms were too long, and they didn\u2019t have the freedom to slew without hitting a structure, so these designs were not an option,\u201d explains Arsene.<\/p>\n

For SBW, the\u00a0only option to cost-efficiently support demolition and construction efforts on the VPL project was a luffing jib tower crane, and the Terex\u00ae\u00a0CTL 430-24 offered the reach and capacity for the job. \u201cThrough our discussions with Leavitt, we calculated the luffing jib as the most economical hoisting logistics solution for us,\u201d offers Brown.<\/p>\n

\"Leavitt-Crane\"<\/p>\n

Steve Filipov, president of Terex Cranes,\u00a0mentions the company offers a complete line of tower cranes as part of its lifting solutions because of challenging projects like this. \u201cThe VPL application is one of those unique cases where the mobile cranes we manufacture aren\u2019t the most economical solution for our customers,\u201d he says. \u201cAs the industry\u2019s innovative lifting equipment solutions provider, we are committed to the tower cranes business, so we can partner with our customers for all their lifting needs.\u201d<\/p>\n

CTL 430-24 Rising<\/p>\n

Bidding the job using the CTL 430-24 crane helped SBW receive the contract. For the year-long renovation project, SBW entered into a six-month rental agreement with Leavitt for the 26.5-ton (24-tonne) class Terex luffing jib tower crane. Its tower required seven HD23 22.6 segments to reach the needed jib base height of 147.6 ft (45.0 m).<\/p>\n

To\u00a0cover the entire site, the CTL 430-24 was equipped with a 180.4-ft (55-m) jib. A 15-degree in-service radius was used throughout the project to lift materials to and from the rooftop. \u201cUsing the luffing jib allowed us to position the tower closer to the library structure, but, even still, most of our lifts were made close to tip radius of the 180.4-ft (55-m) jib,\u201d says Brown. Arsene adds, \u201cWhen the crane was not in service, the jib was set to a 65-degree radius to allow it to slew without hitting any of the adjacent structures.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meticulous planning led to flawless execution of crane installation the weekend of June 10 for Leavitt and SBW. The city allowed\u00a0the adjacent Homer Street to be closed to facilitate installation. \u201cUsing a 300-tonne (350-ton) capacity mobile crane, we installed the tower, counter jib and apex on day one,\u201d recalls Arsene. \u201cOn day two, we installed the jib and counterweight. It was a very smooth set-up, and we were done in about 1.5 days.\u201d<\/p>\n

Throughout the demolition phase, the crane was kept busy daily removing large structural pieces and concrete from the rooftop.\u00a0Choosing the tower crane for this project gave work crews more flexibility with material removal.<\/p>\n

As work transitions to the reconstruction phase, the crane will be used to hoist large building materials and full concrete buckets from street level to the 8th\u00a0and 9th\u00a0floors. The largest and heaviest planned lifts will be the two, 12,000-lb (5.4-tonne) escalators, hoisted into position without disassembly to save time and money.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe plan\u00a0calls for the escalators to be placed toward the end of the 180.4-ft (55-m) jib, and the crane\u2019s load chart offers plenty of capacity to position the two pieces,\u201d says Arsene. Brown adds, \u201cThe type of crane we are using is proving to be key for our success, and the CTL 430-24 is working great for us and doing its job.\u201d<\/p>\n

If all continues to go according to plan, SBW will\u00a0stop using the Terex luffing jib tower crane at the end of 2017. \u201cWe\u2019ll finish all the heavy lifting by December, and then we\u2019ll have the smaller finishing stuff throughout the end of contract.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ingenious\u00a0Concrete Base Solution<\/p>\n

To further\u00a0reduce project costs, SBW\u2019s plan for the CTL 430-24 crane included a freestanding tower that wasn\u2019t tied into the library\u2019s structure. Originally, SBW planned on using an undercarriage strut mounting for the tower section. However, the optional base\u2019s availability was limited and not available in western Canada.<\/p>\n

SBW put its\u00a0century-plus concrete fabrication experience to work and consulted with engineering firm, TNAI Engineering Ltd. of Vancouver, to construct a custom concrete base to serve as a tying point for the crane\u2019s tower. TNAI came up with an ingenious way to anchor the crane in a manner that would not require it to be secured directly into the building\u2019s foundation.<\/p>\n

Anchoring to the foundation would require cutting through the street-level membrane and\u00a0closing the three-level underground parking structure. \u201cYou don\u2019t know what type of utilities and electrical components you will run into when cutting into the membrane, and this could lead to significant expense and delays,\u201d explains Arsene.<\/p>\n

TNAI\u2019s engineering team came up with a \u201cfloating\u201d\u00a032.8- x 32.8 ft (10 x 10 m), X-shaped concrete base. \u201cWhen reviewing the parking lot\u2019s drawings, we found columns supporting the library\u2019s parking structure that were built at a 32.8- x 32.8-ft (10- by 10-m) spacing, so we tied directly into those columns,\u201d adds Arsene. The columns served as the anchor conduit to the foundation below the parking structure.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0concrete anchor measured 6-ft (1.8-m) wide, and height along most of the cross section was 6.5-ft (2.0-m) tall. The outside 4-ft (1.2-m) end segments of the structure anchoring into the columns were 8.5-ft (2.6-m) tall. \u201cThis, in essence, gave us 2-ft (0.61-m) spacing between the concrete end segments and grade at the center of the X-shape to create the floating base required to properly disperse the load,\u201d explains Arsene.<\/p>\n

By employing the ingenious solution, SBW saved time, lowered costs and allowed the parking structure to remain open during\u00a0the year-long reconstruction project. \u201cIt was a pleasure working with SBW on this project,\u201d concludes Arsene. \u201cThey have the expertise to find the solutions to successfully complete a challenging project like VPL, and they don\u2019t shy away from them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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