SCIA User Contest 2017 FlippingBook PDF

THEArt
OF STRUCTURAL
DESIGN
User Contest 2017

Showcasing remarkable
customer projects
Foreword
Dear Reader,
I am happy to present to you the impressive and inspiring work of our customers in the 10th edition of the SCIA User Contest,
aptly named “The Art of Structural Design”.
We launched the first SCIA User Contest in 1992, when the software was still running on DOS, with dozens of participating
projects located in several European countries. Since 2005, we have held the User Contest every other year and the number of
participating projects has grown to over 100 from around the world. Many engineering firms have been participating since the
beginning of the User Contest.
The 2017 edition illustrates 124 outstanding international structural and civil engineering projects and their designers. Utilising
SCIA Engineer as the structural analysis and design software, all of these projects not only showcased originality and precision
but many also focused on sustainability and the application of BIM.
Our international jury of renowned experts from the industry and academia was very impressed with the great achievements of
all participants and their contribution to the global engineering community reflecting the very art of structural design. Winners
were selected in the four main contest categories introduced to you on the first pages of this book. In addition, the jury awarded
the best “BIM” project with the “Prize of the Jury” award.
As in the last edition of the User Contest, we asked the public to select their favourite projects. The winner with the most votes
received the “Prize of the Public” award.
In all we do, our aim is to delight our customers by helping them create the best structural designs. I am very proud of every one
of the projects in this book and the work our customers have been able to achieve with SCIA Engineer. Our dedication to R&D
and innovation, combined with inspiration and input from our customers, will continue to power SCIA Engineer to help structural
engineers do their best work.
On behalf of the whole SCIA team, I would like to sincerely congratulate the winners and thank all participants for having shared
their projects and know-how with us.
I hope you enjoy seeing and learning about all the projects as much as we do!
Hilde Sevens
Chief Executive Officer
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Table of Contents
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Category 1: Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 WINNER Mouton cvba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port House - Antwerp, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 WINNER Pell Frischmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Centre Point - London, United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
NOMINEE BAM Advies & Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Groninger Forum - Groningen, Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
The International Jury . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
NOMINEE Van Rossum Raadgevende Ingenieurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pontsteiger - Amsterdam, Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SCIA Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 NOMINEE Van Rossum Raadgevende Ingenieurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RAI Hotel - Amsterdam, Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Abicon nv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eribo Office Building - Waregem, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Abicon nv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VLAS Police Station - Kortrijk, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Alberti Ingénieurs SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil - Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
B2K design s.r.o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garden Towers Residential Complex - Prague, Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Baues + Wicht beratende Ingenieure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broicher Karreé Residential Building - Korschenbroich, Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Birou de Arhitectura Pintilie srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary and Secondary School - Branistea, Dambovita County, Romania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Brand & Gleinser GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Car Park Extension - Southern Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
CampbellReith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UCLH Proton Beam Therapy Centre - London, United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
CAMSECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scarlet Building - Sihanoukville, Cambodia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
con-tura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pulseberlin Office Building - Berlin, Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
edibo nv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relex - Aartselaar, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Establis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cruise Terminal - Zeebrugge, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Establis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ekla Mixed-Use Building - Brussels, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Establis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nieuw Zuid Blok 6 - Antwerp, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Forsgren Associates Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office and Warehouse - Logan, Utah, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Heijmans & Partners Ingenieurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential Buildings - Waalwijk, Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Heijmans & Partners Ingenieurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Villa H - Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Ingenieurbüro Nowak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Car Dealership - Bergkamen, Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Ingenieurbüro Nowak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential and Office Building - Lüdinghausen, Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
INGPHI SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CEVA Railway Stations - Geneva, Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
MB ‘Pramonės Inžinerija’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Building - Vilnius, Lithuania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
MP Ingénieurs Conseils SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public school - Verney, Puidoux, Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
OVALE & Partenaires Sàrl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Libre17 Building - Remaufens, Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
P-H-A Ateliér . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zenklova Residental Building - Prague, Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Porr Design & Engineering GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HARIBO International Head Office - Grafschaft, Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Porr Design & Engineering GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MySky Residential and Student Building - Vienna, Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
PRODIS plus, s.r.o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Einsteinova Offices - Bratislava, Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
PRODIS plus, s.r.o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panorama City III - Bratislava, Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
ProSteel Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential Building - Viçosa, Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
RVW Consulting Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bayscape - Cardiff, United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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Ryklin Statik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential House Renovation - Mannheim-Seckenheim, Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Ryklin Statik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade Center Garage - Bruchsal, Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Schroeder & Associés . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National Fire and Rescue Centre - Gasperich, Luxembourg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
SD Ingénierie Lausanne SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OASSIS PEC 2 Building - Crissier, Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Structa LLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hampden Road Block A - London, United Kindgom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Technocon bvba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barco One Campus - Kortrijk, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
VISIA s. r. o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ahoj Park Residential Complex - Bratislava, Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Category 2: Civil Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

WINNER Ingenieursbureau Stendess N.V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bridge over Rhine River - Strasbourg, France / Kehl, Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
NOMINEE Emch+Berger SA Lausanne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martinet Footbridge - Lausanne, Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
NOMINEE Iv-Infra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zandhazen Bridge - Muiderberg, Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
NOMINEE Novak & Partner, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bridge over Chomutovka River Valley - Velemysleves, Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Adams Civiel Advies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gust Romijn Bridge - Rotterdam, Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Arcadis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burgemeester Gabriel Theunis Bridge - Antwerp, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Eurometaletudes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metro Viaduct Pier Reconstruction - Paris, France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Ingenieursbureau Stendess N.V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jaagpad Bridge - Avelgem, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Ingenieursbureau Stendess N.V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Koningin Maxima Bridge - Alphen aan de Rijn, Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Ingenieursgroep Romkes BV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Passerelle Dieren - Dieren, Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Movares Nederland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arch Bridges - Rotterdam, Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Movares Nederland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ProLife Bridge over River Waal - Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Royal HaskoningDHV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lammermarkt Underground Parking - Leiden, Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
SD Ingénierie Lausanne SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lateral West Way Bridge - Lancy / Genève, Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
SD Ingénierie Lausanne SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saint-Triphon Bridge - Saint-Triphon, Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Tauw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IJsselbrug Composite Bridge Elements - Doesburg, Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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Category 3: Industrial Buildings and Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
WINNER I.d.d. Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shoaiba II Power Plant - Shoaiba, Saudi Arabia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
NOMINEE Casale Project a.s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ammonium Nitrate Production - Novomoskovsk, Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
NOMINEE Officine Ghidoni SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membrane Gasometer Supporting Structure - Biasca, Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
NOMINEE VODOTIKA, a.s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hydraulic Structure - Želiezovce, Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Abicon nv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Siam Factory - Bangplakot, Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Allcons Indrustry s.r.o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Regeneration Facility - Grati, Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
B.G.S. sprl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lambiotte & Cie - Marbehan, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Brand & Gleinser GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cement Mill Modification - Aalborg, Denmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Bureau d’Etudes Lemaire sa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mithra Pharmaceuticals Production Plant - Flemalle, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Calcinotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selective Catalytic Reduction System - Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Casale Project a.s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Granulated Urea Production - Tcherepovets, Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Casale Project a.s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Syra 4 Plant - Köping, Sweden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
edibo nv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paesmans - Bree, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Ergo Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rapid Freezing Chambers - Thessaloniki, Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Frazier Industrial Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grocery Facility - Henderson, Nevada, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
I.d.d. Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Testing Hall - Zwijnaarde, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Ing. Jaromír Bartoněk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conveyor Bridge - Molln, Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Movares Nederland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tank Recalculation - Rotterdam, Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
MULTI N.V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blast Furnace Gas Pipe System - Ghent, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Navláčil stavební firma, s.r.o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Industrial Hall - Valašská Polanka, Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
ProSteel Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Biological Control Laboratory - Sete Lagoas, Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Snetselaar Constructieve Ingenieurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tile Factory - Urmitz, Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Snoeck Gebrs NV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food Processing Factory Expansion - Aalst, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Snoeck Gebrs NV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concrete Batching Facility - Moeskroen, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Stadsbader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santens Metaalwaren Building - Merelbeke, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Statika OK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bicameral Silo - Niemegk, Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Statika OK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cement Plant Control Bin - Eskisehir, Turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Statika OK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discharge Hopper - Dunkerque, France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
T.E. Consulting Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retrofitting of Industrial Plant - Chania Crete, Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Tides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storage System - Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Vicoma Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Support Structure for Cold-Air Ducting - Pengerang, Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
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Category 4: Special Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
WINNER Estra Engenharia Ltda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rafael Núñez Airport Expansion - Cartagena De Indias, Colombia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
WINNER HESCON s.r.o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Football Stadium - Dunajská Streda, Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
NOMINEE AECOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serpentine Summer Houses 2016 - London, United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
NOMINEE Comi Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notre Dame Renovation Scaffold - Cholet, France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
NOMINEE Ney & Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Osterrieth House Glass Roof - Antwerp, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
AECOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National Football Stadium at Windsor Park - Belfast, Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
B2K design s.r.o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eagle Aviary - Brno, Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Baudin Chateauneuf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayol Stadium Redevelopment - Toulon, France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
BET Duberseuil & Cie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elysée Montmartre Reconstruction - Paris, France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Bilfinger Industrial Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Innovative Scaffolding Solution - Sluiskil, Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Euromodules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary RBS Module Structure - Faulquemont, France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Flexible Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portal Platform - Grängesberg, Sweden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Hexa Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Structures for Salone del Mobile 2016 - Milan, Italy and Pukkelpop - Hasselt, Belgium . . . . . 137
I.d.d. Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lifting Frame - Vietnam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Ingenieurbüro für Stahlbau Dipl.-Ing. Jürgen Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . Waste Water Tower - Esslingen, Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Jaroslav Pražan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plastic Technological Boat - Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Jaroslav Pražan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Polyethylene Plastic Tank with Steel Cage - St. Petersburg, Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
KPFF Consulting Engineers - NYC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jane Sanders Softball Complex - Eugene, Oregon, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
KPFF Consulting Engineers - NYC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . US Embassy Compound - Maputo, Mozambique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
KPFF Consulting Engineers - NYC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific Northwest College of Arts - Portland, Oregon, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Li Chong Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taxi Stop - Brasília, Brasil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Locapal SAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary Crane Base - Paris, France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
OSI Gabon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gas Storage Extension - Libreveille, Gabon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
P-H-A Ateliér . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Snowman - Novosibirsk, Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
P-H-A Ateliér . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stadium Steel Roof - Kladno, Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Ryklin Statik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scaffold Tribune Reinforcement - Sandhausen, Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Schroeder & Associés . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MUSE Apartment and Office Building - Metz, France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Skála & Vít, s.r.o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steel Structure as Base for Art - Hradec Králové, Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Snetselaar Constructieve Ingenieurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mediahuis Staircase - Antwerp, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Snoeck Gebrs NV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hoisting and Displacement of 63-ton Machine - Kortrijk, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
SPIE Controlec Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical Power Tower - Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
T.E. Consulting Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Football Stadium Grandstand Canopy - Athens, Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Tides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duelling Alpine Coaster - Ieper, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
vanderWeide - van Bragt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Province House - Antwerp, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
VK Architects & Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GH Delta Learning and Innovation Centre - Roeselare, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
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Winners
Category 1: Buildings Category 2: Civil Structures Category 3: Industrial Buildings and Plants
Design of buildings, residences, apartments, roof spans for houses, also Any type of structure that fits within civil engineering. This includes any Design of general steel or concrete structures, power plants, frame
high-rise buildings. bridge type (beam, arch, cable-stayed, suspension bridge...), tunnels, structures, large span halls and hangars, pre-engineered buildings.
bulkheads, locks, dams.
Mouton cvba Ingenieursbureau Stendess N.V. I.d.d. Engineering

Port House - Antwerp, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Bridge over Rhine River - Strasbourg, France / Kehl, Germany . . . . . . 60 Shoaiba II Power Plant - Shoaiba, Saudi Arabia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Category 4: Special Projects Special Prize of the Jury Prize of the Public
Specialty structures - sustainable, ecological and green structures From each of the four categories one project was selected and put This winner was selected by a voting system via SCIA’s Facebook
– scaffolding – art work – mechanical equipment... Larger projects - forward to win the “Special Prize of the Jury”. The jury deliberated on channel independently of the jury gathering. Any Facebook member
storage tanks, conveyer belts, cold storage installations, supporting these four projects and chose this fifth winner. Special attention was paid could vote on any uploaded project.
structures, playground equipment, cranes, tubular connections… As well to projects having adopted a BIM workflow or illustrated best practices
as stadiums and spectacular roofs. in sustainability, environmental conditions and advanced ecological and
green structures.
Estra Engenharia Ltda. HESCON s.r.o Pell Frischmann
Rafael Núñez Airport Expansion - Cartagena De Indias, Colombia . . . 120 Football Stadium - Dunajská Streda, Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Centre Point - London, United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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The International Jury
Doc. Ing. Hana Gattermayerová, CSc. Prof. Alain Nussbaumer
Czech Technical University in Prague EPFL/ENAC
• Department: Building Structures • Department: Resilient Steel Structures Lab.,
• Function: University Professor, Civil Engineering
Structural Engineer • Function: Professor
• Specialty: Building structures • Specialty: Bridges and fatigue-resistant design,
industrial buildings
How were the projects judged? Dipl.-Ing. (univ) IWE Juergen Hilfinger Ing. PhD. Seddik Sakji
An international jury, from both the academic and professional community, LGA Bayern KdÖR Scientific and Technical Center of Building
gathered in May 2017 for the evaluation of all submitted projects. • Department: Department of Structural Safety (CSTB)
• Function: Field Executive • Department: Safety of Structures and Fire
The jury took the following characteristics into account:
• The technical level of the design, detailing and/or the calculations • Specialty: Structural engineering • Function: Engineer R&D, Project Leader
(doubled points) • Specialty: Structural and civil engineering, fire
• The originality and prestige of the project resistance engineering
• The attractiveness and completeness of the presentation and the
uploaded documentation
• The optimal use of the software functionalities and the illustration of a
BIM process Prof. Ir. Cornelis S. Kleinman Ir. Dorien Staal
• The overall impression of the project
Kleinman Holding/HTI Voorbij Prefab
In each of the 4 categories, one winner and three nominees were • Department: Structural design • Department: General management
selected. From all the participating projects, the jury also chose the
• Function: Prof. Em. TUE & Board Member of • Function: Director
“Special Prize of the Jury”.
Hoger Technisch Instituut Amsterdam • Specialty: Housing, BIM, precast
• Specialty: Structural design
Prof. René Maquoi Dr. Ass. Prof. Konstantinos Daniel Tsavdaridis

University of Liège University of Leeds
• Department: Civil Engineering • Department: Institute for Resilient Infrastructure,
• Function: Retired (Professor Emeritus) School of Civil Engineering
• Specialty: Structural stability, steel and • Function: Assoc. Prof. of Structural Engineering
composite construction • Specialty: Steel and SCC structures, perforated
beams, optimisation techniques, high-rise
buildings, seismic-resistant design
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Category 1
Design of buildings, residences, apartments, roof spans for

houses, also high-rise buildings... modelled, analysed and
designed in SCIA Engineer.
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WINNER
Category 1: Buildings
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“This genius architectural design, located in the
harbor of Antwerp, is a very unique structure.
Transferring this great idea into a structural
design that fits the architectural needs is a real
engineering challenge. SCIA Engineer greatly
supported the design of this structure under the
challenging circumstances, making it possible
to combine a restored fire station with a new
impressive structure hanging over it.”
Quote of the Jury

Port House - Antwerp, Belgium
Owner Antwerp Port Authority
Architect Zaha Hadid Architects in collaboration with Bureau
Bouwtechniek and Origin architecture and engineer-
ing
General Contractor Interbuild
Engineering Office Studieburo Mouton
Construction Period 09/2012 - 09/2016
The new Port House consists of two buildings: a restored former fire station
and new construction that has a truly remarkable sculptural form. This
elongated volume is approximately 100 m long, 24 m wide and four stories
high. It consists of three three-story-high steel trusses: a middle one and two
angled facade trusses. The supporting structure of this volume consists of
two parts: a sculptural construction in concrete in the form of a trapezium-
shaped ring that encloses the south wing of the existing building in a vertical
direction, and a four-legged steel structure bent rather like an opened paper
clip. The most prominent part of the concrete ring is the inclined concrete
front-leg located in front of the building. The bridge links the front-leg with
the concrete core in the atrium splits around the masonry tower of the
existing building.
SCIA Engineer was used to calculate a global model of the new building
(steel structure and sculptural concrete forms), including steel checks and
reinforcement calculation. For the steel columns in the atrium (with an
arbitrary quadrilateral cross section), a nonlinear calculation was performed
considering bow imperfections. The eigenfrequencies of the new building
were computed and seismic analysis of the structure was performed.
Mouton cvba
Contact Anne Botte
Address Voskenslaan, 171
9000 Gent, Belgium
Website www.mouton.eu
Mouton is active in designing structures, with a strong emphasis on
architectural projects. Its philosophy is that structure, like architecture, has to
be designed. Moreover, it is often the case that the structure is inseparable
from the architecture and structure plays a prominent role in the perception
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of the design. Mouton’s ambition is to develop a strong structural concept
and to help shaping the architectural design. This happens preferably in a
team with the architect and other construction partners, and from an early
design phase.
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WINNER
Prize of the Public
Centre Point - London, United Kingdom
Owner Almacantar
Architect Rick Mather/ Conran
General Contractor Multiplex
Engineering Office Pell Frischmann
Centre Point is an icon in the heart of London. Built in the 1960s, it was one
of the first skyscrapers in London and is now Grade II listed reflecting its
technological and historic importance. The building is currently undergoing
a large-scale transformation, engineered by Pell Frischmann, converting
the former office into 21,000 sqm of luxury residential units and 7,500 sqm
of prime retail space which surrounds a new square to a major new station
entrance to the Elizabeth Tube Line which opens in 2018. The project
consists of the refurbishment of three existing buildings including the main
tower and the construction of a new 8 storey residential building.
Some of the interesting challenges were a new piled raft design to limit
ground pressure on the new Elisabeth tube tunnel. Removal of two entire
floors of the annex building to enable double height retail spaces around
the new square while the apartments above the works were inhabited.
Façade retention at level 33 and 34 of the tower to replace the existing plant
area floors with new shallow PT floors increasing headroom to the new
apartments. We believe that in doing so we achieved the worlds’ highest
façade retention. Major alterations to the stability system of the buildings
and temporary sequencing was assessed using construction stages
analysis.
Pell Frischmann
Contact Juliano Chapon
Address 5 Manchester Square
W1U3PD London, United Kingdom
Website www.pellfrischmann.com
Pell Frischmann are a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy practice,
who set out to challenge the conventional role of the engineer in the
traditional design and construction process enabling our clients to achieve
their ambitions.
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In recent years, the firm’s consultative approach to resolving highly technical
projects has been widely recognised and celebrated in the industry through
project awards such as the Institution of Civil Engineering Excellence
Award, the SCIA awards, the Institution of Structural Engineers Awards
and nominations for the Stirling Prize which recognizes the UK’s best
architecture.
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NOMINEE
Groninger Forum - Groningen, Netherlands
Owner Gemeente Groningen
Architect NL Architects
General Contractor BAM Bouw en Techniek
Engineering Office ABT bv Velp & BAM Advies & Engineering Bunnik
The Groninger Forum is a 35,000 m2 multipurpose conference building
located in the heart of the city of Groningen. Commissioned by the
municipality of Groningen, NL Architects designed a spectacular building. The
contour of the superstructure is characterised by the various wall surfaces
extending obliquely in a forward or backward tilt. Two concrete cores at the
ends of the building are the main elements that provide lateral stability. The
steel framed spaces, constructed from oblique trusses, are connected to
these cores. At the top levels, a steel bridge connects the two cores.
Consulting firm ABT created an SCIA Engineer model for the 2D and 3D
analysis of the building in the permanent state, see SCIA User Contest 2013.
In close cooperation with ABT, BAM analysed the construction phasing with
the construction stages module of SCIA Engineer. As the main contractor,
BAM was responsible for the safe construction of the building and keeping
within tight construction tolerances. The model helped us to develop a safe
construction works method statement, to determine forces in the temporary
steelwork and bracing, and to accurately predict deflections and precamber
requirements in the different construction stages. In addition, the module has
helped us to develop a detailed set-out plan to be used on site to monitor
deflections and tolerances as construction progressed.
The structure of the building is very complex and has many engineering
challenges. This project provides a good example of the use of SCIA Engineer
for both the design and construction stages of a complicated structure.
BAM Advies & Engineering

Contact Joris Hesselink
Address Runnenburg 12
3981AZ Bunnik, Netherlands
Website www.bambouwentechniek.nl
BAM Advies & Engineering is a multi-disciplinary consultancy and is the
design and engineering department of BAM Bouw en Vastgoed. BAM Advies
& Engineering provides consulting, management, design and engineering
expertise for the Royal BAM Group. The department includes teams of
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architects, planners, architectural & structural engineers, construction
& temporary work experts, project managers, development managers,
M&E consultants, cost experts, sustainability consultants, BIM experts and
modellers, and system engineers.
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NOMINEE
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Pontsteiger - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Owner Dura Vermeer / De Nijs
Architect Arons & Gelauff Architecten
General Contractor Dura Vermeer / De Nijs
Engineering Office Van Rossum Raadgevende Ingenieurs
Construction Period 2015 - 2018
This complex project, involving the construction of a “bridge” hung between
two 90 meter high towers, is being built in the IJ in Amsterdam. After winning
the tender, the architect approached Van Rossum for further development of
the project.
The building comprises two parts: a low-rise and a high-rise section. The
design was created for the high-rise with prefab inner walls and a load-
bearing prefab exterior wall. This enables the construction speed of one
story per week. The bridge construction between both towers comprises
of four steel lattice trusses and a secondary load-bearing structure
safeguarding these trusses. The trusses are designed in such a way that
each joist can be eliminated without causing the rest of the construction
to fail. In order to prevent the lattice trusses being jammed between both
towers, a pure hinge system was designed as a support.
During the design phases of the project, SCIA Engineer allowed us to quickly
review different alternatives for the structural design. During a short period of
a few weeks, different stability systems were taken into account, resulting in
an optimal combination of structural inner walls and a structural facade.
In the final phases, an accurate calculation of internal forces of all structural
elements was carried out in SCIA Engineer. This calculation is both used by
us as the main structural engineer to design the elements and by the sub-
contractors to calculate their individual elements.
Van Rossum Raadgevende Ingenieurs

Contact Marjan Kluft
Address Pedro de Medinalaan 3a
1086 XK Amsterdam, Netherlands
Postbus 37290
1030 AG Amsterdam, Netherlands
Website www.vanrossumbv.nl
Van Rossum is characterised as a creative solver; a construction adviser
who knows that many integral solutions are only possible with the
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knowledge from the other construction fields. Choices made at the start of
the design process have a major influence on construction costs and quality.
In the first stage of a project in particular, we can exert defining influence on
efficiency within the process. It is therefore important to start the process
with a top design team that maintains 100% communication.
We act as advisers to our clients and are able to make a clear economic
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RAI Hotel - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Owner COD
Architect OMA
General Contractor Pleijsierbouw
Engineering Office Van Rossum Raadgevende Ingenieurs
In Amsterdam, the biggest hotel of the Benelux is being built next to the RAI
Amsterdam, conference hall, with 650 hotel rooms. The building is a tower
of 91 metres in height, with triangular volumes cantilevering out from the
structural core in the centre of the building.
The main load-bearing structure consists of a concrete core, with walls
cantilevering from the core. A secondary steel structure is designed to make
the second cantilever for the façade. The farthest point of the floors makes a
cantilever of 23 metres to the core.
During the initial design phase, SCIA Engineer gave us the possibility to
make quick parametric studies to make comparisons between different
structural options and show the feasibility of the structural design with
regards to the special architecture of the building.
SCIA Engineer was used to perform a stability calculation, including the
determination of eigenfrequencies and accelerations. Moreover, internal
forces in all the structural elements in the building were calculated with
SCIA Engineer. The SCIA Engineer’s output of the concrete forces was
directly used to determine the reinforcement in the concrete core.
Van Rossum Raadgevende Ingenieurs

Contact Marjan Kluft
Address Pedro de Medinalaan 3a
1086 XK Amsterdam, Netherlands
Postbus 37290
1030 AG Amsterdam, Netherlands
Website www.vanrossumbv.nl
Van Rossum is characterised as a creative solver; a construction adviser
who knows that many integral solutions are only possible with the
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knowledge from the other construction fields. Choices made at the start of
the design process have a major influence on construction costs and quality.
In the first stage of a project in particular, we can exert defining influence on
efficiency within the process. It is therefore important to start the process
with a top design team that maintains 100% communication.
We act as advisers to our clients and are able to make a clear economic
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Eribo Office Building - Waregem, Belgium
Owner Eribo
Architect Wim Embo
General Contractor Stadsbader
Engineering Office Abicon nv
The project consists of a new office building with an industrial hall. The
two-storey office is 100 m long. The terrain is not flat, so in the lowest
part, a third storey is added. The front side of the first floor is entirely in
glass. The part under the first floor is a parking space, the rest is a joinery
and storage.
First, a 3D model was made in SCIA Engineer with all the columns and
beams. Then, load panels were added so we could get all the reactions
and internal forces in the beams and columns. Also determined were the
deformations of the columns due to wind load and deformations of all
the beams. Lastly, the model was used for the calculations of the steel
connections.
In this project, due to the glass used in the front side, the deformations
must be as small as possible. Additionally, timber was used in the
construction because no columns were allowed on the left side.
Abicon nv
Contact Stijn Breye
Address Marialoopsesteenweg 2H
8700 Tielt, Belgium

Website www.abicon.be
Abicon nv is an independent engineering company, our core business
is constructions with concrete and steel. We work out a project from A
to Z. Most projects are new buildings to be used as offices, residential
buildings and homes but we do also a lot of industrial buildings.
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We also have the know-how to make precast designs for every building or
construction, set ready for production.
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VLAS Police Station - Kortrijk, Belgium
Owner THV Vlas Drie Hofsteden
Architect Goedefroo-Goedefroo + Bureau D’hondt
General Contractor THV Vlas Drie Hofsteden
Engineering Office Bureau D’hondt - Abicon nv
The building concerned is a new police station in the centre of Kortrijk
Belgium. It consists of two large sections, an office, and a car park. The
office is a three storey building, with the possibility to add a fourth storey. In
the middle, there is an open space with a hanging staircase. The car park
has two stories.
We made a 3D model in SCIA Engineer including all of the columns and
beams. We also used concrete plates for the calculation of the wind stability.
Then we added the load panels to get all of the reactions and internal forces
of the beams and columns. The deformations of the columns as a reaction
to the wind were also obtained.
In this project, the hanging staircase in the open space was a real challenge.
Furthermore, the side elements in concrete were also a challenging problem
as they are very long.
Abicon nv
Contact Stijn Breye
8700 Tielt, Belgium
Abicon nv is an independent engineering company, our core business is
constructions with concrete and steel. We work out a project from A to Z.
Most projects are new buildings to be used as offices, residential buildings
and homes but we do also a lot of industrial buildings.
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We also have the know-how to make precast designs for every building or
construction, set ready for production.
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Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil - Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland
Owner Leosolis
Architect ABA Partenaires SA
General Contractor Losinger Marazzi SA
Engineering Office Alberti Ingénieurs SA
The background of the wonderful scenery of the Alps indicates the
complexity of the extension and transformation of the “Collège Alpin
International”.
Surrounded by the existing school and the main road to the city at
1,250 metres above the sea level, the project is difficult to reach and
had to be delivered within an exceptionally short time.
The gross floor area of the project is about 9,000 m2. The project
is composed of two chalets, a gymnasium, eleven classrooms, six
laboratories, a boarding school, a cafeteria and meeting rooms.
Backed by the mountain, the challenge was to support the road by an
anchored pile retaining wall of 14 m height and 120 m long during the
construction stage. In the long term, the new building is designed to
totally support the earth’s pressure. Post-tensioned concrete beams
with large openings as well as post-tensioned concrete slabs have
been used to support the two chalets above the gymnasium.
The complexity of the project, the construction stages and the soil-
structure interaction are the reasons why the structure has been
completely investigated and calculated in SCIA Engineer.
Alberti Ingénieurs SA
Contact Benjamin Moroni
Address Avenue Eugène-Rambert 1
1005 Lausanne, Switzerland

Website www.alberti-ing.ch
The engineering office was founded in 1959 by Justin and Jacques
Alberti. Patrick Alberti joined the family company in 1987 and currently
managed it since 2003. The company has been ISO 9001 certified
since 2000.
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The Alberti Ingénieurs SA team (composed by engineers, technicians,
draftsmen, accountants and secretaries) has shown for decades its
ability to realise any type of construction projects from the simple to the
most complicated, continuously listening to their clients, searching for
efficiency and rationality while respecting sustainability criteria.
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Garden Towers Residential Complex - Prague, Czech Republic
Owner Central Group a.s.
Architect Central Group a.s.
General Contractor Metrostav a.s.
Engineering Office B2K design s.r.o.
Garden Towers residential complex is one of the largest in the country.
The complex has about 700 units (floor area 46,205 m2) of which 86% is
residential and 14% commercial.
The complex consists of five towers with 18 floors and a height of approx.
54 m. The towers sit on a common base with three underground and six
above-ground floors. The towers plan dimensions are roughly square 20 x
20 m. The foundation base is 6.7 to 10.1 m below the existing terrain.
The building site was located close to a tram line, Zizkov cargo station and
a Metro line. The design of the foundations takes into account the protection
against stray currents and the pressure of the water. The foundations
combine bored piles 4 m - 11.5 m deep embedded into the bedrock and a
foundation slab. The slab together with the external walls form a waterproof
structure without an additional membrane.
Assessing the real behaviour of a load bearing structure including its
response to variable soil properties requires several successive calculations
with different modifications of input data. It is made possible by using an
additional module, “Soil-in”, with analysis of upper structure and subsoil.
B2K design s.r.o.

Contact Martin Beneš
Address Strážovská 17
15300 Prague, Czech Republic
Website www.b2kdesign.cz
B2K design s.r.o. is a design and engineering company founded in 2007.
From the outset, broadly focused and handles projects from public and
residential construction, through industry, agriculture to energy at all stages
including consultancy and supervision on site. The company began as an
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engineering office and over time has expanded its services also to other
professions. The company currently provides management of design
work as chief designer. The company processes and designs, both in
steel, concrete and wooden structures, including the foundations, but also
constructions from aluminium and glass. We specialize in the design of
supporting structures exposed to fire in co-operation with fire specialists.
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Broicher Karreé Residential Building - Korschenbroich, Germany
Owner CQ Haus MG I GmbH
Architect Baues Architekten
General Contractor Baues Projekt GmbH
Engineering Office Baues + Wicht beratende Ingenieure
The “Broicher Karreé” is a new residential building with 25 apartments.
High standards on exterior and interior design are obligatory for the
CQ-Haus Company. In accordance with the inner-city location with little
space, high ground water level and underground parking, it took a lot of
effort to realize this five-floor project. As we believe in future viability of
the BIM method in Germany we stopped talking about BIM but tried it out
on this project. We used SCIA Engineer Professional Edition including
“BIM Toolbox” to import the structural model of the architect and generate
a full FEM analysis model. Using the “Property Modifier 2D” to simulate
the flux of forces in masonry, the internal forces and displacements of
the whole construction were analysed in one step, both for masonry and
concrete. The analysis output was used for the code dependent design
of the walls, beams and plates. The concrete structure was directly
designed by the “Concrete 15” tool of SCIA Engineering including non-
linear and creep displacements.
As a result, there is a waterproof concrete basement with four storey high
cantilevers on the main floor, which are the main supports of the building.
By using SCIA Engineer Professional Edition, we were able to start BIM
planning. In addition, with Allplan 2017 and ARCHICAD20, we gained a
lot of useful experience in this new process of planning and we are not
finished yet.
Baues + Wicht beratende Ingenieure

Contact Stefan Baues
Address Ladestraße 11
41352 Korschenbroich, Germany

Website www.baues-wicht.de
“Baues + Wicht beratende Ingenieure” is an engineering company
with a wide range of clients. Beside structural engineering we perform
engineering in thermal and noise insulation as well as passive fire
protection.
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Our competencies range from residential construction and commercial
construction to public buildings.
Recently we have been responsible for constructions of up to €5 Mio per
each project construction.
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Primary and Secondary School - Branistea, Dambovita County, Romania
Owner Comuna Branistea
Architect Bogdan Pintilie
Engineering Office Pintilie Proiectare S.R.L.
Construction Period 2017
The school is situated in the metropolitan area of the Titu city in Dambovita
County, Romania. The area measures 5,601 square metres and is situated
in a protected area of historical monuments. The old school structure is
going to be demolished and replaced with the new one. The school is
“ground floor + 1 storey + roof” and includes classrooms, laboratories, a
library and a multifunctional facility. The school has eclectic decorations but
also modern elements like curtain-walls and wood finishes.
The initial model was created in Allplan and exported to IFC. The structural
elements were imported into SCIA Engineer and the entire model was
divided into several structural elements because the building is located in
a seismic area. It is vital in seismic areas to have regular shapes and avoid
torsion and this is the reason why each substructure needed to be analysed
individually. There was no problem in exporting back several IFC files that
resulted from each model and assemble them into Allplan.
The export of 3D reinforcement was also helpful to provide the
reinforcement cages to the Allplan detailers without the need of traditional
reinforcement drafts. Also, SCIA Engineer’s bills of material for concrete,
formwork and reinforcement were very helpful to establish a project budget
from the beginning. In the end, the BIM workflow ensured an efficient way to
control quantities and changes to the project.
Birou de Arhitectura Pintilie srl

Contact Bogdan Alexandru Pintilie
Address Str. Leonida, nr. 5
020555 Bucuresti, Romania
Website www.bap.ro
Birou de Arhitectura Pintilie (BAP) integrates all types of requirements for
building projects meeting all the beneficiary demands.
Why us?
BAP integrates these 5 key principles: quality in architecture and
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engineering, flexibility for changes, adaptation to client needs, operational
and intelligent resource attribution.
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Car Park Extension - Southern Germany
Engineering Office Brand & Gleinser GmbH
This extension to car park built in 2004-2005 will provide 260 additional
spots, for an overall estimated construction budget of €7 million.
The new construction consists of a 4-storey composite floor with lattice
girder slabs and cast in place concrete columns. The roof is made of steel
with various coverings. The main roof is covered by metal decks, the
construction in the middle by transparent PV-modules.
The principal challenge in the 3D design consisted of avoiding to
introduce unnecessary constraints in the structure and of performing a
correct design of the foundation beams.
Thanks to the versatile possibilities of SCIA Engineer, we could finally
virtually eliminate all artificial and undesired constraints, without
neglecting the actually appearing constraints. The foundation beams are
submitted to significant torsion due to the eccentric position of the walls.
Thanks to the precise definition of reinforcement and detailed capacity
checks, even this special challenge could be tackled with confidence.
Brand & Gleinser GmbH

Contact Leander Gleinser
Address Marlene-Dietrich-Straße 5
89231 Neu-Ulm, Germany

Website www.brand-gleinser.com
We are your competent structural designer for steel and concrete
projects.
We offer a broad and complete range of services, from the initial founding
to steel workshop drawings. We are able to draw from a wealth of
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experience, specifically in international industrial structures and plant
design as well as in designing structures in zones with seismic risk.
We develop for your project the best possible solution with respect
to function, quality and economy. We pride ourselves on well-thought
solution for details at the crossing between different trades.
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UCLH Proton Beam Therapy Centre - London, United Kingdom
Owner University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS
Foundation Trust
Architect Scott Tallon Walker Architects
General Contractor Bouygues UK
Engineering Office CampbellReith
The proton beam therapy (PBT) centre is a 372,000 ft2 facility located on
an extremely constrained site in central London. This poses a number of
logistical and technical challenges. Below ground, a 27 m deep basement
incorporates a PBT centre of approx. 81,000 ft2 arranged over four levels,
with four PBT rooms at the base of the facility. Above these levels there
are six storeys of purpose built inpatient facilities, including eight operating
theatres.
SCIA Engineer was used to analyse and design the structure for the entire
project. Firstly, it was linked to Revit during its early stages. Once the
complete structural model was formed, non-linear analyses were run, and
code dependant deflections were assessed on the raft and floor slabs in a
separate model. Load panels were added to the superstructure to determine
wind forces.
The nature of the building meant that large hydrostatic and heave forces
were present at the end of the excavation works. This presented challenges
in ensuring that the piles and diaphragm retaining walls could withstand the
uplift forces, with the raft rigid enough to transfer forces effectively to utilise
the capacity of each pile. These then had to be checked against the final
stage (i.e. building completion), whereby loading would be reversed with the
retaining walls and piles in compression.
CampbellReith
Contact Andrew Tullett
Address Friars Bridge Court, 41-45 Blackfriars Road
SE1 8NZ London, United Kingdom
Website www.campbellreith.com
CampbellReith is an independent engineering practice founded in 1960. The
practice provides structural, civil, environmental, geotechnical, highways
and transport engineering services from five UK offices and overseas.
CampbellReith has a reputation for producing imaginative, innovative and
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cost effective design solutions.
We provide skilled and intelligent engineers who know how to put our clients
first – creating the right solution for them, every time. We act on a wide
range of projects in terms of size, type and location, up to a value of £250 m.
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Scarlet Building - Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Owner SCARLET
Architect ACYC sarl Branch Architects
General Contractor AL-MANAH
Engineering Office CAMSECT
The building is located in District 3, Sihanouk Ville, Cambodia. The
building has a complex functionality: 2 restaurants, offices, apartments
and duplex, swimming pool & spa and a fitness centre. The building has
2 basements, ground floor, 32 stories, an extra roof level and a machine
level. A smart parking system is positioned above the ground floor
restaurant, occupying 3 levels.
SCIA Engineer provided the tools to do a full 3D model to proper
evaluate the general structure behaviour. The structure was not regular
and many of the structural elements disappeared on top levels so all
structural elements need to be dimensioned and checked. The “Concrete
15” module was used to design and check all linear elements and the
Concrete module was used to design the slab reinforcement.
The challenge was to do a mesh system discreet enough to provide
a valid mesh solution but with rather big finite elements where no
stress concentrators could occur to be able to calculate the model in a
reasonable amount of time. The project had 4,238 nodes, 1,978 beams
and 1,134 slabs which meant solving 2,248,668 equations.
CAMSECT
Contact Chandamuny Kong
Address #72, St.7, Borey Piphom Thney, Porsen
Chhey, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia

CAMSECT is Structural Engineering & Consultant Team in Cambodia and
relative to ACYC sarl branch Architects DPLG.
The team is specialised in:
• Telecom and transmission line tower sub and super-structure
• Building structure assessment
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• Low and tall buildings
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Pulseberlin Office Building - Berlin, Germany
Owner Dipl.- Ing.J. Gröneveld
Architect IAA Architecten
General Contractor Stresemannstraße 69-71 GmbH& Co.KG
Engineering Office con-tura Architekten + Ingenieure GmbH
The new project “Pulseberlin” is the first Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Office in
Germany. It is situated on Stresemannstraße in Berlin. The gross floor area
is approx 12,250 m² and the underground car park offers 64 parking spaces
with a total area of 1,785 m².
The main challenge was the task to design the buildings as flexible as
possible and using C2C materials.
For the whole planning process, Allplan 2016 was used. As a result, the
complete 3D model was ready and all technical drawings could be produced
by our team.
SCIA Engineer and Frilo are the two programs used for static calculations.
Within Allplan all the elements were constructed using wizards in
combination with a set of our office standards. Using the building model
helped us to produce all necessary elevations, sections and various
perspectives.
Reports, specified for reinforced concrete structures, gave us a very
accurate overview of the material used.
The big advantage was the round-trip engineering between Allplan and
SCIA Engineer in one model.
con-tura
Contact Jan Gröneveld
Address Kronprinzendamm 15
10711 Berlin, Germany
Website www.con-tura.com
con-tura: expertise in architecture and building construction
Together with our clients from the initial idea to development and
implementation of successful projects - this is the basis of our daily work.
As a competent partner, we see ourselves as consultants and construction
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services. con-tura provides these functions in all phases of urban design,
architecture, construction management, structural engineering and building
physics. With the experience from our offices in Germany, Netherlands and
Slovakia, we do not offer only a regional knowledge, but also international
know-how. Challenge us.
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Relex - Aartselaar, Belgium
Owner Origo nv
Architect Architeam bvba
General Contractor edibo nv
Engineering Office edibo nv
Relex is specialized in building, designing and maintenance of swimming
pools and wellness facilities. Relex built a new establishment in
Aartselaar that contains a showroom, an office space, a workplace
behind the showroom, a public wellness areas in the cellar underneatch
the showroom and a loft on the top floor. Customers can relax and enjoy
their time in the loft with an indoor terrace.
As this project contains multiple compartments which overflow
horizontally and vertically, a prefabricated concrete structure (fire
resistance of 2h) was used for the central area between the work space
and the showroom. Thanks to the fixed connection with the foundations,
the central structure also provides the required horizontal stability for the
entire building because there was no bracing allowed behind the glass
sections in the walls.
Due to the relatively high groundwater table and the depth of bottom
plate, the cellar was designed to bear the vertical loads of all the floor
levels and also the upward loads of the groundwater.
This entire project, the cellar included, was modelled in SCIA Engineer.
Apart from dimensioning, the steel structure, the rebars of the
prefabricated concrete elements and the cellar were determined in
SCIA Engineer. Afterwards, the model was exported to X-STEEL by the
drawing department of edibo to trace this project further.
edibo nv
Contact Jens Cannaerts
Address Maatheide 1302
3920 Lommel, Belgium

Website www.edibo.be
Edibo is a general industrial building contractor with expertise in the
automotive, logistics, industry, production and offices sectors since 1981.
As a construction partner for your industrial building, Edibo builds “turnkey
constructions, extensions and renovation projects in steel, concrete
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and laminated timber. Edibo has been constructing beautiful reference
projects in various sectors for more than 30 years.
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Cruise Terminal - Zeebrugge, Belgium
Owner Artes Depret
Architect Salens architecten
General Contractor Artes Depret
Engineering Office Establis
Construction Period 09/2016 - Not known
The building consists of a subterranean car park and 8 upper storeys. The
first 2 storeys are used as cruise terminal. Above it, new offices of Artes
Depret will come, and on the 7th and 8th storey a restaurant will offer diners
a beautiful view of the sea and Bruges’ polder land.
The superstructure is constructed using post-tensioned slabs (28 till
55 cm in thickness). Numerous columns 20 x 45 cm in the façade are a
consequence of the architectural concept. They do not run from the bottom
to the top, but follow the shifted rotation of the slabs offering a maximum
utilisation of the office areas. There are 2 cores and 5 inner columns with
spans up to 10 m to cover the 26 x 33 m² office areas. The slab covering in
the +0 and +1 floors not only transfers the increasing loads of the façade
columns into five 6 m high columns, they also cantilever 6 m in 2 directions.
In the basement, 8 m long composite beams 100 x 120 cm with 2 HEB
800 are used to transfer the loads of the superstructure columns to the
subterranean columns to maximize the parking space. The structure is
founded on piles.
The 3D model was used to determine the reinforcement in the columns and
concrete walls. The deformation of the structure was analysed with special
attention, since this influences the load transfer in the vertical members.
Establis
Contact Sam Vantyghem
Address Beversesteenweg 612
8800 Roeselare, Belgium
Website www.establis.eu
Establis guarantees creative calculations for structural engineering, finding
the best solutions for the lowest costs. Our team in Antwerp and Roeselare
consists of around 35 highly qualified staff with diverse specialities in,
among other fields, concrete, steel, prefab, foundation and seismic
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engineering, all this elaborated in a BIM environment. We are standing
ready to guide your unique construction project from start to finish.
Using Establis means reaching stability.
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Ekla Mixed-Use Building - Brussels, Belgium
Owner Re-vive
Architect BURO II & ARCHI+I
General Contractor Besix
The project consists of 3 separate buildings for residential and
commercial use. The tower building has 19 stories; the other 2 buildings
have 3 and 4 above ground level. Underground, these 3 buildings are
connected with 2 underground levels.
The construction is composed mostly of lightweight floors on isolated
concrete columns with a central core and additional stability walls.
The foundation is a rigid slab on piles and pile caps.
Pre-dimensioning of the floors was done in a 2D model.
For the tower building a 3D model was used in further dimensioning as
well as for calculating the pile loads, determining column sections and
evaluating wind effects on the building.
During the execution process, the model was used for determining the
reinforcement of the walls and cast in place floors.
The 3D model helped us in pre-dimensioning as well as in the execution
stage to quickly evaluate the effects of the change in pile positions and
other changes in design.
Establis
Contact Alexandra Claeys

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Nieuw Zuid Blok 6 - Antwerp, Belgium
Owner Triple Living
Architect KCAP Architects&Planners i.s.m. evr-Architecten;
Bureau Bouwtechniek
General Contractor Interbuild
Construction Period 09/01/2017 - Not known
The building consists of a 24-storey tower for residential purposes and a
hotel of 4 levels. Both are connected by 2 subterraneous levels. This building
fits into a larger project which creates a new quarter south of Antwerp.
The tower is constructed using slabs which transfer loads mainly in one
direction, from the central core to façade columns. The tower measures
15 x 40 m and is 83 m high, resulting in large forces in the slender core
of 5 x 18 m. The façade columns fit in the architectural design of an
exterior terrace structure which enlarges the tower with 3 m over the full
circumference.
The 3D model is used for many purposes. First of all, the model acts as
a tool for the determination of the needed pile capacities. These were
modelled as springs with the parameters based on the bearing capacity
and cpt diagram of the soil. The massive foundation rafts (up to 160 cm)
underneath the core is designed using the 3D model. The concrete walls
of the core with all their openings are also elaborated based on the model.
The 3D model made it possible to analyse changes in the structure in a
time efficient way during the design stage of the project. It also led to an
optimization of the structure with respect to the preliminary studies of the
wind effects on the structure.
Establis
Contact Sam Vantyghem
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Office and Warehouse - Logan, Utah, United States
Owner Zwolle Inc.
Architect Design West Architects
General Contractor Pantech
Engineering Office Forsgren Associates Inc.
The Utah Office and Warehouse building was constructed using EVG 3D
panels for the walls, upper floor and roof systems. The roof panels are
supported on arched steel trusses and bearing walls. The steel mesh
reinforced insulated panels with shotcrete facing create a composite
system that combines the structure, insulation and interior/exterior
finished surfaces into one integrated product. Electrical and plumbing
components were placed inside the panel units prior to placing the
shotcrete surface layers.
SCIA Engineer was utilized due to its adaptability for design with the
EVG 3D panel system. The complex interaction of the composite
structural panel, interconnected walls, floor and roof systems were best
analysed using a three-dimensional finite element method. EVG 3D
panel performance characteristics were modelled in SCIA Engineer using
2D member property modifiers for standard plates. Welded wire mesh
reinforcement was easily entered. Design loading was applied to the
structure manually and through the integrated wind force generator. The
ACI design module identified locations where additional reinforcement
was necessary.
Forsgren Associates Inc.

Contact Craig Rasmussen
Address 95 West 100 South Ste 115
84321 Logan, United States

Website www.forsgren.com
Established in 1962, Forsgren Associates Inc. is a multi-talented firm
providing civil and environmental engineering services to both private
and public sectors. We develop sustainable and economically feasible
solutions to challenges in the built environment. We provide planning,
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design, construction management and field services for building and
transportation structures, water and wastewater systems, and a wide
variety of environmental projects.
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Residential Buildings - Waalwijk, Netherlands
Owner MN and Iris Vastgoed
Architect Van den Pauwert en Lichtstad Architecten
General Contractor Van den Burght Bouw
Engineering Office Heijmans & Partners ingenieurs
The two residential blocks have been realised in Waalwijk according to
the urban design of Kuiper Compagnons. The transparent entrance gives
both buildings a clear eye catching portal. The main structure is formed by
horizontal and vertical lines. The buildings are partly based on foundation
slabs and partly on a basement. The ground level is significantly different
from the upper floors and mainly consists of concrete columns with beams
of steel. The precast balconies are attached to the floor slabs by an
insulated connection.
We used SCIA Engineer for several reasons. It gave us a good picture
of the forces in the floor slabs. Besides that, we wanted to get a whole
picture of the ground pressure under the foundation. SCIA Engineer helped
us also to double check the construction. We exported and imported
everything by IFC. Allplan was used for modelling of the construction and
the reinforcement.
The powerful tools of SCIA Engineer helped us to develop a reinforcement
plan. In this case, it was very important to keep the ground pressure
under the foundation everywhere more or less the same. The output of
SCIA Engineer made it easy to level the forces. SCIA Engineer has many
tools which helps us double check on safety and to guarantee a well thought
out construction. Together with Allplan, it gave us the opportunity to get a
detailed model.
Heijmans & Partners Ingenieurs

Contact Paul Heijmans
Address Hoogstraat 68
5241 CT Rosmalen, Netherlands
Website www.constructeurs.nl
“Heijmans & Partners engineers” has over 17 years of experience in
construction and is a company that always looks for the optimal solutions.
Quality, reliability and safety have the highest priority when realising a
project. The best hardware and software on the market is used to optimise
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the best outcome. SCIA Engineer allows Heijmans & Partners to work with
bim+ and gives the opportunity to anticipate in any design. Their strength is
to listen to the client and to design a custom construction.
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Villa H - Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands
Owner Jeroen van Haasteren
Architect Coenen sättele architecten
General Contractor Jeroen van Haasteren
Engineering Office Heijmans & Partners ingenieurs
This modern villa is located in a typical Dutch village in Brabant,
Netherlands. The glass pavilion is outstanding in the surroundings, but
not over the top and fits perfectly in this cultivated agricultural region. The
volume extends in the basement with an open view into the backyard.
There are two folded zinc roofs, each made of several solid triangles. The
horizontal lines are created by the visually floating pergola and the natural
stone terrace plate that is part of both the interior and exterior of the villa.
The villa has an open character thanks to the glass in between the roof
and the floors.
Using the 3D capabilities of SCIA Engineer, the construction of the zinc
folded roofs could be visualized and calculated. The first floor and the
interior walls are not part of the construction; it has an open loft layout.
The challenge was to design slim columns to keep the transparency of
the pavilion. The basement is anchored to the soil to prevent drifting.
SCIA Engineer made it possible to calculate the upward forces resulting
from water pressure and to manage the distortions.
Heijmans & Partners Ingenieurs

Contact Paul Heijmans
Address Hoogstraat 68
5241 CT Rosmalen, Netherlands

Website www.constructeurs.nl
“Heijmans & Partners engineers” has over 17 years of experience
in construction and is a company that always looks for the optimal
solutions. Quality, reliability and safety have the highest priority when
realising a project. The best hardware and software on the market is
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used to optimise the best outcome. SCIA Engineer allows Heijmans &
Partners to work with bim+ and gives the opportunity to anticipate in any
design. Their strength is to listen to the client and to design a custom
construction.
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Car Dealership - Bergkamen, Germany
Owner F&A automobile
Architect Kai Ziegler
General Contractor kzgp Generalplaner GbR, Selm
Engineering Office Ingenieurbüro Dipl.-Ing. Rainer Nowak
A working symbiosis of functionality and architecture identifies a modern car
dealership. Innovative technology must be presented in the cars as well as
in the design of the showrooms.
To cover the complete range of business activities expected by customers,
the project presents a compact building which includes a spectacular
showroom, garage, wash-area and offices.
The design combines different properties of materials. The great glazed
showroom with its futuristic roofed entrance is included harmonically into
the complete building. The separate garage - also because of fire resistance
issues and noise protection, is made using concrete columns with masonry
in between. The roof is designed as a steel construction with diaphragms to
reflect the cost-reducing aspects.
Ingenieurbüro Nowak
Contact Rainer Nowak
Address 59192 Bergkamen
Buchweizenkamp 15
59192 Bergkamen, Germany
Every building is unique and so there has to be an individual adjusted
approach. To advise the designer and to develop feasible solutions out of
visions is the permanent challenge. The Ingenieurbüro Nowak for 25 years
– has been converting complex industrial, business and residential projects
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into effective functional buildings using the latest software.
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Residential and Office Building - Lüdinghausen, Germany
Owner Kranichholz Projekt GmbH, Dortmund
Architect Kai Ziegler
General Contractor kzgp Generalplaner, Selm
Engineering Office Ingenieurbüro Dipl.-Ing. Rainer Nowak
Following the rising demand for high-quality residential buildings and
offices, the architect developed a complex and modern block of buildings,
which is harmonically included in the urban area. The design shows
two residential buildings (1 and 2) which are connected. There are 5
apartments in each of them and a building with 5 offices. Residential
building No.2 and the office building are standing together on one floor
which contains the underground parking and the basement. The parking
has fewer walls. Therefore, there is a problem with the 3D-stability of
the structure, as the load has to be carried by slim ribs and only some
columns. Building 1 without the basement is reachable by the stairs from
building 2. A special challenge was to support the two areas with different
support stiffness’s to avoid forbidden settlement differences. Furthermore,
the basement is completely in groundwater. To reduce the weight the
smaller floors on top of the 3 buildings are created by cellular concrete
and the roof by timber.
The project was checked using a linear and nonlinear analysis for
selected load combinations for the nonlinear subsoil without tension.
Furthermore, an additional special nonlinear calculation was done for the
time-dependent deformation with cracks in the slabs.
Ingenieurbüro Nowak
Contact Rainer Nowak
Address 59192 Bergkamen
Buchweizenkamp 15
59192 Bergkamen, Germany
Every building is unique and so there has to be an individual adjusted
approach. To advise the designer and to develop feasible solutions out
of visions is the permanent challenge. The Ingenieurbüro Nowak for 25
years – has been converting complex industrial, business and residential
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projects into effective functional buildings using the latest software.
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CEVA Railway Stations - Geneva, Switzerland
Owner CEVA - CFF
Architect Jean Nouvel & Eric Maria architects
General Contractor SHZ Consortium
Engineering Office INGPHI SA - Ingénieurs en Ouvrages d’Art
The new trans-border CEVA railway connects the Geneva main station to
the French network. The five new stations, built in the city, were designed
by Jean Nouvel Atelier and Eric Maria architects in close collaboration with
INGPHI structural engineers, all according to the same principle: large
scale glass bricks (5.40 m x 2.70 m) supported by slender steel structures.
The steel structures are frames, walls, roofs, footbridges and floors (up to
20 m high and 24 m spans). Roof beams are 3 m high. All steel elements,
regardless of their function, are 120 mm wide welded built-up box sections.
SCIA Engineer software was used for structural calculation. 3D beam
models were built to calculate forces and displacements. The Steel code
check module was used to identify the most critical elements. Buckling
critical loads were calculated using the Stability module. Vibration periods
were obtained using the Dynamics module to verify resonance effects under
both pedestrian and wind excitations and to carry out seismic verifications.
The main challenges of the project are related to the slenderness of all
elements. Since the steel structures support glass façades, displacements
are critical. Instability is critical for columns and roof beams. Dynamics is
critical for floors. SCIA Engineer software was useful in achieving these
design tasks and allowed for elegant steel structure design that meets high-
level architectural requirements.
INGPHI SA
Contact Bernard Adam
Address Rue Centrale 9bis
Website www.ingphi.ch
INGPHI is an engineering firm based in Lausanne (Switzerland) that focuses
on creating and designing load bearing structures. It is specialized in
numerical simulation, 3D modelling and innovative materials to continually
improve and enhance projects quality. Each design project is viewed by
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INGPHI as creative work to develop unique and comprehensive structures
also considering architectural criteria such as wise use of materials and
complex geometries.
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Administrative Building - Vilnius, Lithuania
Owner AB Hanner
Architect Arches
General Contractor UAB Promola
Engineering Office UAB ACON Engineering, MB Pramonės inžinerija
The administrative building, which is designed in the centre of Vilnius city,
will be one of the largest office buildings of its kind. Its length is 150 m,
width 18 m and height 30 m. It will have seven floors, and approx. 15,000
square metres of commercial area. All that without a huge parking area
under the building!
The whole building is designed to be made from monolithic reinforced
concrete more or less. So, the model is based on 1D elements – concrete
columns, beams, and 2D elements – concrete slabs and walls. After
importing architectural plans in the model, it’s easy to place walls,
columns and floor slabs. The next step, is to copy the 1st level, and make
7 floor levels with minimal corrections. Without connections, such as
nodes, intersections and slab ribs the program won’t understand what
is designed, so connection of nodes command in SCIA Engineer is very
useful. The building has to be stable in all directions, and as it is quite
narrow in width, a stiffening stairwells core from concrete walls was
inputted over all seven floors, and all column–slab connections were made
rigid. As a result, the building would have the maximum stability in case
extreme wind loads occur.
Each calculation model of a different building is only a calculation model. It
is not intended to be identical geometrically as the architects designed, but
it is important to come close with this calculation model, to understand the
building’s behaviour in a real environment.
MB ‘Pramonės Inžinerija’
Contact Redas Stulginskas
Address K.Petrausko 19a
LT-44162 Kaunas, Lithuania

Website www.pramonesinzinerija.lt
MB „Pramonės Inžinerija“ is a team of experienced and skilled
professionals working in various fields of building design. We are
ambitious, strong, flexible, constantly evolving, always working quickly
and qualitatively. We are working in both Lithuania and foreign markets.
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We have accomplished more than thirty different projects in different
fields of design, we have earned a trustful and Professional partners
name.
Offering a wide range of services we are able to be flexible and operative
for the needs of our clients.
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Public school - Verney, Puidoux, Switzerland
Owner Association Scolaire Centre Lavaux
Architect Architecture & Retail Rites, Lausanne
General Contractor Puma Construction SA / Frutiger SA /
Revaz Construction SA
Engineering Office MP Ingénieurs Conseils SA
In 2013, MP Ingénieurs and aRR architects won first prize in the contest for
a new public school in Verney. The choice of the metal structure played an
important role in the decision of the jury, limiting the loads on poor-quality
ground and revalorizing the existing building by heightening.
The project consists of two buildings and a bicycle shelter. The first one,
entirely new, is a 3-level composite steel/concrete structure (precast slab).
The presence of two overhangs of more than 6.0 m led to two Vierendeel
beams of 24 and 32 m spans with a double story height. The second
building is a rehabilitation. It was completely disassembled to save only the
load-bearing elements. Then a new flat roof was created in the metal frame
and a mezzanine in the old gym. Finally, the bicycle shelter was made with a
box girder with 3 fixed supports and a 40 m span.
SCIA Engineer was used to create a 3D model of the steel construction
as well as the concrete slabs and walls. The study of the frame angle was
made using the steel connections module. We also used the software for the
seismic design and we exported the model using IFC to our steel drawing
software. For the bicycle shelter, the plastic shell analysis was very helpful.
MP Ingénieurs Conseils SA
Contact Claude Penseyres
Address Rue du Centre 16
1023 Crissier, Switzerland
Website www.mp-ingenieurs.ch
Founded in 1994, our company, based in Lausanne – Switzerland, operates
in various domains of civil engineering.
Specialized in structural design, we are experts in composite steel/concrete
and wood/concrete construction, cellular beams ACB, seismic design as
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well as fire engineering. With advanced software, we are able to produce
workshop drawing including site plan, construction drawing, assembly and
details with 3D rendering.
Thanks to over 20 years of experience and knowledge, we can provide our
clients with the most advanced solutions from a technical and economical
point of view, while respecting architectural constraints.
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Libre17 Building - Remaufens, Switzerland
Owner RESA Holding SA
Architect Dupont Architectes SA
General Contractor R. Emonet SA
Engineering Office OVALE & Partenaires Sàrl
The project is a building of 6 levels, built on a sloping ground, with
parking in the basement levels and access from the niv. 0 by a helicoidal
ramp. Overall dimensions: L = 75 m, B = 20 m, H = 18 m. The supporting
structure consists mainly of reinforced concrete, with a thick voided
concrete slab (COBIAX).
The flexibility of the program for the graphical presentation of the different
proposed solutions of the load bearing structure, the speed of modelling,
and the capacity to design and analyse a complicated system of
suspended walls in the central zone enabled us to meet the requirements
and satisfy our client.
We tested the BIM functionalities of the program. We exchanged and
retrieved several model types for the project, one of which was created
with Autodesk Revit. This enabled us to set up an efficient strategy for the
next project to be developed in collaboration with our client.
OVALE & Partenaires Sàrl

Contact Eric Molleyres
Address Ch. de Pra de Plan 25
1618 Châtel-St-Denis, Switzerland

Website www.ovale-p.ch
OVALE & Partenaires is an engineering office specialising in design and
analysis of load-bearing structures.
Our main reason to exist is to develop ourselves in order to be able to
build our future projects.
1 We love challenges, the projects in which we bring our added value in all
authenticity, for the satisfaction of our customers.
We are landlords, we cultivate common sense and listening.
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Zenklova Residental Building - Prague, Czech Republic
Owner Atelier P.H.A. Ltd.
Architect Ing arch. Ondřej Gattermayer
General Contractor P.H.A. Inc.
Engineering Office Atelier P.H.A. Ltd.
Building geometry and structural system: The foundations combine bored
piles 10 m deep embedded into the bedrock and a foundation slab. The
main bearing structure contains reinforced concrete columns and walls and
cantilever balconies. The border walls and elevator walls were designed
to provide adequate rigidity to the building. The floor slab was designed
as a reinforced concrete slab, locally supported by columns. The part of
the underground structure does not correspond to the rest of the upper
structure. Therefore, very heavy beams and girders supporting the upper
columns are designed.
Assessing the real behaviour of the load bearing structure including its
response to variable soil properties requires several successive calculations
with different modifications of the input data. Such a solution is possible by
using the “Soil-in” module for the analysis of the interaction between the
upper structure and subsoil. The structural model is made using BIM with 3D
reinforcement design in Allplan and architecture in Revit.
SCIA Engineer allowed the preparation of several alternatives of the
structure. There were several designs in the process of the work according
to client’s and architect’s demands. SCIA Engineer allowed us to design the
cantilever building.
P-H-A Ateliér
Contact Michal Škoch
Address Gabčíkova 15
18200 Praha 8, Czech Republic
Website www.p-h-a.cz
Atelier P.H.A. was founded in 1990. It deals with design tasks, preparation
and implementation of investment projects, engineering activities and is an
expert in the field of construction and real estate investments. Participation
in opinions on the condition and measures taken on load-bearing structures
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in industrial, high-rise apartment buildings, apartment building regeneration,
opinions on the impact of emergency situations - like fires and flooding - on
load-bearing structures, building passports during reconstruction etc.
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HARIBO International Head Office - Grafschaft, Germany
Owner HARIBO GmbH & Co. KG
Architect Kohlbecker Gesamtplan GmbH/ PORR Design &
Engineering
General Contractor PORR Industriebau GmbH
Engineering Office PORR Design & Engineering
Based on the design of the “Kohlbecker Gesamtplanung GmbH” office,
PORR Design & Engineering (PDE) has taken over the execution
planning for the new construction of HARIBO’s international head office.
The six-storey building consists of a ground floor and five storeys and is
divided to four building parts. The two wing structures are connected from
the second floor up by two bridges. The buildings highlights are, on the
one hand, the gallery that is about 19 m long and self-supported. Another
structural highlight is the 9 m high concrete columns supporting the two
bridges.
The great challenge of the project was that the building was generally
planned in Revit, but the reinforcement plans were created in Allplan.
Therefore, SCIA Engineer with its interfaces and variety of calculation
modules offered the ideal tool for BIM-workflow. The 3D model for the
analysis of wind and earthquake loads could be imported without much
effort. SCIA Engineer’s new reinforcement concrete module has been
used to calculate the numerous columns and beams. Then this structural
model was exported as an IFC-file to Allplan and the results of the slab
analysis were utilised as the basis for the definition of reinforcement.
Looking back, this was the perfect way to plan the building efficiently and
economically.
Porr Design & Engineering GmbH

Contact Hans Humpel
Address Absberggasse 47
1100 Wien, Austria

Website www.porr-group.com
PORR Design & Engineering, PDE for short, combines the entire
planning and calculation of the PORR Group with a focus on building
construction. However, special expertise such as sustainability and
building information modelling (BIM), which are relevant to the Group, are
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also located in the PDE.
As an independent subsidiary, the PDE was founded in June 2012 in
Vienna, Austria. The founding of the German subsidiary in Berlin followed
in November 2013. Today, PDE maintains further locations in Linz,
Salzburg, Premstätten, Düsseldorf, Dresden, Munich and Warsaw. In
2015, with our nearly 300 employees, we generated a total turnover of
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MySky Residential and Student Building - Vienna, Austria
Owner WBV-GPA, Strauss & Partner Development GmbH
Architect HNP architects
General Contractor PORR Bau GmbH
Engineering Office PDE PORR Design & Engineering GmbH
The residential tower “MySky” is a part of a skyscraper “district” on the
outskirts of Vienna. In close collaboration with the renowned Viennese
architect’s office “hnp architects” a unique residential project was
realised. This project connects all generations and life stages including a
kindergarten, various types of apartments and community housing.
The tower is 21 storeys high. The four basements were constructed
using the Low Impact Development strategy. They include parking space
and technology rooms. The foundation is made as a combined pier-slab
foundation with a total of 88 drilled piers.
Due to the very complicated building geometry the Revit-to-SCIA Engineer
plug-in proved to be a big help with modelling. The exact 3D calculation
model was generated from the architect’s BIM model. As a result, it
was possible to effectively and exactly analyse the vertical as well as
horizontal load distribution due to wind and earthquake. Moreover, the
calculated results on slabs were sent from SCIA Engineer to Allplan, where
reinforcement drawings were produced.
The ability to analyse construction phases within SCIA Engineer were used
within a frame of a research project focusing on monitoring of reinforced
columns. With the support of the Vienna University of Technology, the aim of
the project is to optimise the analysis model so that future building projects
can be realised even more sustainably than already today.
Porr Design & Engineering GmbH

Contact Hans Humpel
Address Absberggasse 47
1100 Wien, Austria
Website www.porr-group.com
PORR Design & Engineering, PDE for short, combines the entire planning
and calculation of the PORR Group with a focus on building construction.
However, special expertise such as sustainability and building information
modelling (BIM), which are relevant to the Group, are also located in the PDE.
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As an independent subsidiary, the PDE was founded in June 2012 in
Vienna, Austria. The founding of the German subsidiary in Berlin followed in
November 2013. Today, PDE maintains further locations in Linz, Salzburg,
Premstätten, Düsseldorf, Dresden, Munich and Warsaw. In 2015, with our
nearly 300 employees, we generated a total turnover of around €30 million.
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Einsteinova Offices - Bratislava, Slovakia
Owner IPD Internacional Property Development
Architect Siebert+Talaš, spol. s r.o.
General Contractor STRABAG Pozemné a inžinierske
staviteľstvo s. r. o.
Engineering Office PRODIS plus, s.r.o.
The project is located on the city axis of Einsteinova, which is a major
thoroughfare of Bratislava city. Both sides of the thoroughfare are
gradually updated with new buildings of different size and function. The
nature of the proposed project corresponds with the location; its mass
constitutes a genuinely dominant environment. The project is an office
building with flexible space. The position of vertical core in the middle
of the ground plan allows for the maximum flexibility for working places
located along the façade and it is in accordance with the strict local
daylight regulations.
The central cores are suitably located, even in terms of dynamic loads
acting on the structure, which were investigated using SCIA Engineer.
In global model, the Soil-in module using flexible supports representing
the piles of the slab-pile foundation was used. Through the adjusted
co-operation of special foundation designer and structural engineer, the
boundary conditions of the foundations were modelled. Averaging strips
and local mesh refinement in combination with the detailed modelling of
real reinforcement and the drop panels above the columns allowed for
extremely optimal design of concrete reinforcement under strict safety
criteria of European standards.
PRODIS plus, s.r.o.

Contact Juraj Strbak
Address Racianska 71
83102 Bratislava, Slovakia

Website www.prodis.sk
PRODIS – the studio for construction design and diagnostics was
founded in 1991 by Dipl.-Ing. Vladimír Kohút as a design office of the
authorized structural engineer. During the following years, it was gradually
evolving and extending its field of activities. Nowadays, the company
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promoters as current partners are Dipl.-Ing. Juraj Štrbák (born 1981),
Authorized structural engineer and Dipl.-Ing. Daniel Kóňa, PhD. (born
1982), Authorized structural engineer. The main activity of the company
is the design of load-bearing structures and expert work in the field of
structural and dynamic analysis of buildings.
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Panorama City III - Bratislava, Slovakia
Owner Menolli, s.r.o., Dvořákovo nábrežie 10, Bratislava
Architect GFI, a.s., Brnianska 49, Bratislava
General Contractor STRABAG Pozemné a inžinierske
staviteľstvo s. r. o.
Engineering Office PRODIS plus, s.r.o., Račianska 71, Bratislava
In the lucrative location of Bratislava city, on the Danube embankment, near
the Slovak National Theatre and Eurovea shopping mall, the new epicentre
of city life - the Panorama City multifunctional complex is growing. The
Panorama Business III building is an ideal choice for companies looking
for their new headquarters. Services on the ground floor, terraces, view
of the city, restaurants and great location – the building has everything,
while providing one of the most effective floor areas on the market. It offers
22,000 m² of rentable area, covering 15 above ground floors with about
380 parking places. It provides all the latest standards and it also has the
ambition to obtain the Leed Gold certificate. The load-bearing structure
is formed by the non-standard skeleton, with dominating exterior leaning
columns of raw concrete of a height of three floors.
The difficult task during the design was to find the optimal amount of
concrete reinforcement in ensuring the optimum thickness of the load-bearing
members. The task was to optimise the structural design which was then
subjected to a rigorous audit of safety and economy. The design of the load-
bearing structure together with meeting the strict safety criteria of European
standards was achieved by application of modelling tools like averaging
strips, mesh refinement, together with the possibility of a precise geometrical
modelling of load-bearing members, reduction of axial and bending stiffness
during the global analysis as well as the modelling of the subsoil with piles.
PRODIS plus, s.r.o.

Contact Juraj Strbak
Address Racianska 71
Website www.prodis.sk
PRODIS – the studio for construction design and diagnostics was founded
in 1991 by Dipl.-Ing. Vladimír Kohút as a design office of the authorized
structural engineer. During the following years, it was gradually evolving
and extending its field of activities. Nowadays, the company promoters as
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current partners are Dipl.-Ing. Juraj Štrbák (born 1981), Authorized structural
engineer and Dipl.-Ing. Daniel Kóňa, PhD. (born 1982), Authorized structural
engineer. The main activity of the company is the design of load-bearing
structures and expert work in the field of structural and dynamic analysis of
buildings.
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Residential Building - Viçosa, Brazil
Owner WESCLEY
Architect ÁLVARO BRAGA
General Contractor WESLEY
Engineering Office ProSteel Consulting - Eng. Marcelo Fontes
The presented project represents a single-family residence located in a
condominium in the city of Viçosa / MG - Brazil. The structure is made of
reinforced concrete with long cantilever beams.
The structure itself was a big challenge because it was necessary to
keep the dimensions of the beams small. The solution was using double
slabs composing a box. On the roof, a plain slab is supported directly by
concrete pillars. The suite is completed with an architectural wall that also
serves as a supporting structural element for the slabs.
The design was developed using SCIA Engineer, taking advantage
of its great CAD modelling capabilities, perfectly representing the real
positioning of individual elements. The model was exported to Allplan via
the IFC file and all the detailing was done in 3D.
ProSteel Consulting
Contact Marcelo Fontes
Address R. dos Inconfidentes - 867 - 2o. andar
30140120 Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Website www.prosteelconsulting.com.br
www.facebook.com/prosteelconsulting
ProSteel is a company that values innovation.
The digital revolution started a new phase in structural engineering. The
changes are so dynamic that they force professionals to keep up-to-date
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constantly. In this context, ProSteel is able to combine its high technical
level with the latest technology, always at the forefront of engineering.
BIM technology is a reality in our projects.
With experience in several segments, we already put our mark on
projects in the areas of mining, steel industry, roof systems, building
systems, vertical buildings.
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Bayscape - Cardiff, United Kingdom
Owner Cardiff Marine Group
Architect Rio Architects
General Contractor BECT Building Contractors ltd
Engineering Office RVW Consulting
The Bayscape brief was to provide 115 executive apartments whilst
maintaining a parking space for each below the building. This led to
the main building being built of large transfer beams spanning between
strategically place columns, positioned to maximise car parking.
SCIA Engineer was vital in producing accurate load analysis of the structure
which was critical for the design of the large transfer beams. Supporting
up to 380 tonnes, SCIA Engineer was able to save 30% of reinforcement
compared to traditional 1D analysis. The 70 x 65 m podium slab required a
structural movement joint which was accurately modelled in SCIA Engineer.
The detailed analysis led to a reduced specification of the shear connector
at the tender stage. Code dependant deflections assessment was also
carried out to establish long term displacements. SCIA Engineer was used
to create the full FE model and generate the analysis output used in all
aspects of the design.
We had to pay a lot of attention to the distribution of loads at podium level.
Due to the additional stiffness from the transfer beams (ribs) in the model,
load distribution around the floor plate was under particular scrutiny to ensue
foundation loads where as expected.
RVW Consulting Ltd

Contact Daniel James
Address 6 Neptunes Court, Vanguards Way
Ocean Park
CF24 5PJ Cardiff, United Kingdom
Website www.rvwconsulting.co.uk
Principle disciplines include civil and structural engineering including project
management. We provide an end-to-end service for clients extending from
initial planning, through detail design to construction and fit out.
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The diverse range and size of projects undertaken allows considerable
cross-fertilisation of knowledge, expertise and experience.
RVW Consulting’s success is demonstrated by its considerable repeat
business, client loyalty and by the many prestigious projects completed.
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Residential House Renovation - Mannheim-Seckenheim, Germany
Owner Dr. Göbel
Architect Architekturteam Peter Göhrig
General Contractor Gerhard Wolf GmbH
Engineering Office Ryklin Statik
The old residential house in Mannheim had to be renovated. Additionally,
next to renewing or strengthening of the inner substance due to new
planning, the façade of the inner courtyard in the 1st and 2nd floor
should be open to get more light inside. To achieve this, half of the house
with the roof has to be pulled down and then build up again with the
appropriate costs. The idea was to contain a part of the wall through steel
claiming and use it as a load bearing part for the floors. Two variants were
developed. The first one with the load bearing part outside was cheaper,
but it may disturb the working on the façade. The second one with the
load-bearing part inside was more complicated to build in, but more
friendly for other work.
The project was processed in SCIA Engineer with structure-, 3D-free-
modelling- and drawing tools with presentation of all details in the
3D-model directly. The calculations were done according to the second
order theory. All the overviews, elevation, execution and detail drawings
were processed and created in SCIA Engineer with the appropriate
modelling and drawing tools. The production and execution of the steel
claiming and new steel-glass facade was realised by the company
Wolf, GmbH Lampertheim with casual engineering site controlling. The
demolition work, required improvement and preparation of the ground
structure was processed by the owner. The complete planning with
execution took around 6 months.
Ryklin Statik
Contact Sergej Ryklin
Address Liselottestrasse 17
69123 Heidelberg, Germany

Website www.ryklin.eu
Planning and optimization of Steel, Aluminium, Solid, Composite, Timber
and Membrane Structures.
More than 1300 different projects processed, a. o. residential and
industrial buildings, park decks, pedestrian bridges, swimming pools,
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silos, membrane coverings etc. for Daimler AG, John Deere AG, SAP AG,
DB AG, Siemens AG, Henkel AG, BASF AG, Bridgestone AG, Roche AG,
IKEA AG, ENBW and a lot of private clients.
The Philosophy of the Company is to offer the flexibility in planning due to
integral 3D-Design with ability for finding feasible and low-cost solutions
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Trade Center Garage - Bruchsal, Germany
Owner INWO Projektgesellschaft
Architect Planungsgemeinschaft Machmeier-Küpferling
General Contractor Stahlbau Alfred Müller GmbH
Engineering Office Ryklin Statik
This project deals with the covering of a parking space for the big Trade
Centre in Bruchsal Germany. The covered area is about 70 x 220 m with
an irregular curved ground plan. The position of the columns is predefined
due to the parking places and given floor deck structure with spans of up
to 20 m. Four solid stairwells have to be taken in account too. The whole
area of the covering should be used for sun-collectors.
To satisfy these conditions, the bearing structure in the form of a spatial
framework was chosen. The first big problem was to unify the framework
structure to lower the production cost. The second, to consider the
temperature load for the 220 m long building. The covering was built up
regarding the already existing Centre solid structure in SCIA Engineer.
With structure, 3D-free-modelling drawing tools and DWG/DXF interface
it was possible to interact with the architect and client for the optimisation.
The calculations were processed in SCIA Engineer using the 2nd order
theory according to the Eurocode loading including earthquake. The
results of the calculations gave feedback about the needed tolerances on
the bearing points to avoid the temperature duress. The structure has no
bracing. The stability is ensured with fixed columns and push-resistant
roof trapezoidal-panels. All the views, elevations and detail drawings were
processed and created in SCIA Engineer with the appropriate modelling-
and drawing tools. The SCIA Engineer model was exported to Tekla
Software to create connection details and production drawings.
Ryklin Statik
More than 1300 different projects processed, a. o. residential and industrial
buildings, park decks, pedestrian bridges, swimming pools, silos, membrane
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coverings etc. for Daimler AG, John Deere AG, SAP AG, DB AG, Siemens
AG, Henkel AG, BASF AG, Bridgestone AG, Roche AG, IKEA AG, ENBW
and a lot of private clients.
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National Fire and Rescue Centre - Gasperich, Luxembourg
Owner Ville de Luxembourg
Architect Böge Lindner K2 Architekten Partnerschaft
General Contractor A.M. BAM-LUX / BAM-GALERE S.A.
Engineering Office Schroeder & Associés S.A.
The CNIS (Centre National d’Incendie et de Secours) is the most
important intervention centre in Luxembourg, containing fire brigade,
safety brigade, brigades control centre, several training units, residential
schools, terraced audience room, sport room, offices and records, kitchen
and restaurant, garages and parking areas. The global dimensions of the
buildings are 225 x 85 m.
The centre consists of multiple buildings and 2 bridges with a span
of 36.50 m between the buildings. The main construction material is
reinforced concrete; some parts with large loads and large spans are
designed with composite beams and columns; the main structures of the
bridges are post-tensioned concrete elements.
The whole buildings are modelled in SCIA Engineer using slab and beam
elements. This enables a complete and quick estimation of the loads on
foundations; there is no need to export loads/reactions from one model
to another (avoiding errors); all engineering can be done in one complete
model. A simplified non-progressive collapse analysis is studied for the
part of the building including the brigades control centre. The behaviour of
the buildings and bridges especially regarding deformations can be well
analysed in the SCIA Engineer model. Complete engineering report for
slabs are established in SCIA Engineer.
Schroeder & Associés

Contact Michel Rodesch
Address 8, rue des Girondins
1626 Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Website www.schroeder.lu
The engineering office Schroeder & Associés, founded in 1961, operates
in four fundamental departments: building and structural engineering,
road system, networks, urban and landscape design. Relying on its more
than 50 years of experience and 288 employees, as well as on foreign
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specialised partners, the office offers its services, experience and know-
how to its customers.
The challenge consists in providing activities answering the demands
of the customers and increasing their satisfaction by completing the
missions in an effective way.
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OASSIS PEC 2 Building - Crissier, Switzerland
Owner Patrimonium Residential Opportunity I SA
Architect Bauart Architectes et Urbanistes SA
General Contractor Losinger-Marazzi
Engineering Office SD Ingénierie Lausanne SA
The PEC 2 building is one of seven buildings of the OASSIS project in
Crissier – Canton of Vaud - Switzerland.
Patrimonium Residential Opportunity I SA and is General contractor
Losinger-Marazzi (Group Bouygues) commissioned to SD Ingénierie
Lausanne SA the structural and construction design for 6 of 7 buildings.
Several type 2 ULS and SLS structural analysis verifications of the building
were performed.
A 3D modelling of frame and shell elements was carried out in
SCIA Engineer. Several complete and partial models were made to check
the static and seismic design. The challenge was to handle the torsional
displacements inducted by the non-favourable L-shape of the building.
SD Ingénierie Lausanne SA
Contact Alessio Salerno
Address Place Chauderon 3
Website www.sdingenierie.com
SD Ingénierie Lausanne SA was founded in 1955 and has about
40 employees. The firm is a diverse engineering, development and
management consultancy delivering innovative solutions for public and
private clients in Switzerland. Annually we are responsible for more than
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CHF 1 billion of construction projects. Our structural engineer capabilities
cross different sectors: railways, roadways, infrastructures, buildings,
hydraulic, environment and sport floors.
SD Ingénierie Lausanne SA is engaged in all parts of the design and
construction process.
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Hampden Road Block A - London, United Kindgom
Owner Fairview New Homes
Architect Formation Architects
General Contractor Fairview New Homes
Engineering Office Structa LLP (London Office)
Structa have been instructed to create the structural design for Hampden
Road Block A. This is a reinforced concrete frame structure compromising
14 storeys in total, excluding the basement. The building will host 14
storeys of residential accommodation, with a commercial unit on the
ground floor where the basement is located beneath.
SCIA Engineer was used to develop a full FE analytical model for the
whole building analysis, generated a mesh for the structure which
produced zero small mesh nodes therefore eradicating the possibility
of singularities within the model. Extract models for transfer slab were
produced for refined analysis with mesh refinement around the nodes
which produced a target error of 11% therefore producing reasonably
accurate results. A basement piled raft supports the model as springs to
give a realistic simulation of the pile/soil interaction. 2nd order non-linear
analysis was used to review the code dependant deflections for the
transfer deck. Blast analysis for the transfer deck was also conducted for
the extracted model.
The transfer deck is supporting 13 storeys of residential units. The
transfer deck had to be sufficiently stiff to support the upper floors without
exceeding the global deflection limits and provide sufficient headroom to
the commercial units below.
Structa LLP
Contact Hadi Hamza
Address 6th Floor
15-19 Imperial House

WC2B 6UN London, United Kingdom
Website www.structa.co.uk
Formed in 2004, Structa LLP is a leading practice of Consulting
Engineers. We are passionate about engineering, problem solving and
producing cost effective sustainable design solutions. We design and
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specify engineering works and developments, from ground investigations
and environmental assessments through to the detailed design and
verification of major civil and structural engineering projects.
We have grown to over 80 technical staff. This success and growth
has been achieved through the dedication of our people, who have a
collaborative and proactive approach to anticipate and solve complex
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Barco One Campus - Kortrijk, Belgium
Owner Barco
Architect Jaspers Eyers
General Contractor Cordeel NV
Engineering Office Technocon bvba
The engineering office Techcocon was responsible for the complete
structural design, the calculation and detailed engineering of the steel
construction part of this project. This includes the façade, the roof structure
as well as the mezzanine. Considering the building, this was a significant
challenge. The architectural design stands or falls with the remarkable bent
steel shapes. The clever diamond meshes are the connectors within the
impressive complex.
“Of course, the form was the main challenge. The inclined columns below
the mezzanine and the bent diamond structure within which the glass is
connected, asked for special attention for the structural stability ...” explains
Peter Van Nevel, chief engineer and project manager for the Barco-offices
within Technocon.
The design of the steel construction, the stability calculations and the
execution reports – including the 3D drawings for the main contractor – had
to take into account all the necessary requirements, among others the
fluctuations in temperature and the rigidity.
“The choice of the profiles from the diamond mesh completely depends on
their weldability. This resulted in the choice for hot-rolled normalized hollow
sections …” according to welding engineer Van Nevel.
The Barco headquarter is a beautiful reference project for Technocon. “The
positive cooperation between the builder, the architect, the contractor and
Technocon resulted in this eye-catching steel construction.”
Technocon bvba
Contact Peter Van Nevel
Address Groendreef, 91
9880 Aalter, Belgium
Website www.technocon.be
Technocon BVBA, founded in 1994, is an engineering office specialized in
the engineering and in the design-to-construction process of steel structures
and concrete structures of industrial projects.
With the highly qualified Technocon team and with the best quality software
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programs like SCIA Engineer, Tekla Structures, and others, we ensure that
we can calculate and draw the steel and concrete constructions according to
today’s required international standardisation!
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Ahoj Park Residential Complex - Bratislava, Slovakia
Owner Ahoj Development, s.r.o.
Architect Compass Atelier
General Contractor HBH a.s.
Engineering Office VISIA, s.r.o.
Residential complex Ahoj Park is located on the Sliačska Street in
Bratislava, Slovakia. It consists of three buildings with a rectangular
shape. The buildings are 6, 7 and 8 storeys, the last floors are
intentionally reduced. Between them, there is a green Park with a zone
for relaxation. Under the park and buildings, there are two underground
floors for parking and with cellar premises. The first floors contain units
for commercial purposes, we can find shops, cafes or restaurants there.
Flats are situated on upper floors. All flats include a balcony or terrace.
The structure is made from reinforced concrete and consists mainly of
walls, columns, beams and slabs. The Foundations consist of a combined
slabs-pile construction.
Due to the complex interaction of structural members the building had to
be analysed as a whole. SCIA Engineer was used to create the full 3D
model and generate the analysis output used in the design. Due to the
changes of the foundation system, it was very beneficial to model the
interaction of the structure with the subsoil – by Soil-in module.
VISIA s. r. o.
Contact Dušan Vajda
Address Sládkovičova 2052/50A
92701 Šaľa, Slovakia

Website www.visia.sk
VISIA is complex architectural and engineering office, that actively
designs within the BIM in domain of structural and civil engineering and
architecture. The main challenge of the company is to provide virtual
twin of the building with all features (reinforcement, building services…)
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within BIM (e.g. in *.ifc format). VISIA elaborates all levels of project
documentation and deals with almost all types of buildings – family
houses, agricultural buildings, commercial buildings, industrial or
residential complexes.
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“This country-connecting bridge between France
and Germany was chosen by the jury because of
the special approach used for this wide span steel
structure with two double bow suspended decks
and a total span of 290 m. The fact that there is
no transverse bracing means that extra attention
had to be paid to the stability and the dynamic
influence of traffic and wind conditions during
the design of the bridge. This meant application
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Bridge over Rhine River - Strasbourg, France / Kehl, Germany
Owner Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeois (CTS)
Architect Marc Barani Architectes / Arcadis Strasbourg
General Contractor Victor Buyck Steel Construction N.V.
Engineering Office Ingenieursbureau Stendess N.V.
The bridge over the Rhine river was a part of the Est de la Ligne D du
Tramway extension from Strasbourg to Kehl. The bridge has a tramway
zone on one side of the arch and a zone for cyclists and pedestrians on the
other side.
The whole bridge is 290 m long. It consists of 2 bowstring bridges
measuring 145 m long, the deck is 15 m wide and has a weight of 1,450
tons in steel. The arches are 21 m high.
The deck was transported to the site by ship. The two bridges are built up on
site, one after the other, and transported by pontoons to their final place.
SCIA Engineer was used for both the dimensioning of the bridge in the traffic
situation and the erection engineering of the bridge.
From the engineering point of view, this project has several challenges.
Firstly, there was the bridge deck that has an important influence on the
global behaviour of the bridge. The possibility to input and use graphical
sections was a big advantage.
Secondly, there was the ability to generate the stability modes and use them
for the second order analysis. This was useful for the check of the arches
without an intermediate connection.
Thirdly, there was the dynamic check of the bridge under traffic and wind
conditions.
Ingenieursbureau Stendess N.V.

Contact Jan Braeckman
Address Grote Baan 18
9920 Lovendegem, Belgium
Website www.stendess.com
Stendess calculates and draws complex steel constructions in a high quality
and efficient manner while seeking economically responsible and substantial
solutions for specific technical stability issues. Thanks to the integral service,
where the design of the metal superstructure and the concrete substructure
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are calculated and drawn by experts in the same office. The building owner
and principal contractor retain 100% control over the complete structure.
References demonstrate the multidisciplinary knowledge and ability of our
engineers and designers in the market of bridges, industry, utility and other
projects located worldwide.
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Martinet Footbridge - Lausanne, Switzerland
Owner Town of Lausanne
Architect Town of Lausanne
General Contractor Marti Lausanne SA
Engineering Office Emch+Berger SA Lausanne and
MCS Laboratory (EPFL)
The Martinet Footbridge is a part of a new pedestrian and bike path following
the main railway line in the agglomeration of Lausanne, Switzerland. The
UHPFRC (Ultra-High Performance Fibre Reinforced Cement-based Composite
material produced from cement, additions (powders), hard fine particles, water,
admixtures and high amount of relatively short steel fibres) structure is a girder
of 15.3 m single span resting on two reinforced concrete abutment walls.
The asymmetric U-shaped cross-section consists of 2 main girders, an
“organic” one and one with a full web. Both girders form a half-frame with
the bottom plate that is stiffened with ribs in the transverse direction. In
the longitudinal direction, the structure consists of 9 precast segments
connected by straight post-tensioned cables.
Two models were established in SCIA Engineer: a strut and tie model
and a model with beam elements and plates for the organic girder. The
functions used in SCIA Engineer were: Import DXF, 2D and 3D frames,
Graphical sections, Dynamics. The results from the SCIA Engineer model
corresponded to the measured frequency on site.
The project challenges were: construction cost not higher than for a
conventional structure, original aesthetic expression, minimum maintenance
and minimum use of resources.
Emch+Berger SA Lausanne

Contact Rita Galrito
Address Ch. d’Entre-Bois 29
Website www.emchberger.ch
Emch+Berger SA in Lausanne is a structural engineering consultancy active
in bridges, buildings and underground structures.
The office employs 25 civil engineers and draughtsmen, who show
engagement, competence and confidence.
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Our projects are generally characterised by quality and optimisation,
sustainable and economic solutions and corresponding to our vision of civil
engineering.
The MCS Laboratory at the EPFL – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology is
a research institute active for more than 15 years in the domain of UHPFRC
technology.
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Zandhazen Bridge - Muiderberg, Netherlands
Owner ProRail
Architect Zwarts & Jansma Architects
General Contractor SAAone (VolkerWessels, Boskalis, Hochtief, DIF)
Engineering Office Iv-Infra
To enable the widening of the A1 highway, a new, large double track railway
bridge is being constructed near Amsterdam in the Netherlands. This new
structure is a part of the SAA project, a large infrastructural project that aims
to increase the road capacity of the Schiphol-Amsterdam-Almere corridor, to
alleviate the current traffic congestion and improve the environmental quality
of the area.
The superstructure comprises a steel arch bridge with a diagonal hanger
configuration. With the span length of 255 m, the bridge is considered to
be the largest railway arch bridge in Europe. Due to the required necessity
to minimise the hindrance of the road and railway traffic, the erection of
the bridge has proven to be the most challenging aspect during the design
process. Steel grade S460 is chosen because of limitations of the bridge
weight during transport and installation.
SCIA Engineer was used in all design phases of this steel and concrete
railway bridge for linear and non-linear static calculations. An important
aspect of the bridge is the construction method, because this has a large
impact on the forces and deformations of the bridge. With the use of the
Construction Stages module in SCIA Engineer all erection stages were
analysed and the bridge has been completed with success.
Iv-Infra

Contact Walter Langedijk
Address Trapezium 322
3364 DL Sliedrecht, Netherlands
Website www.iv-infra.nl
Active worldwide, comprehensive technical know-how, specialised in
complex projects, over 800 dedicated professionals – these are the
keywords that characterise the Dutch engineering company Iv-Groep. We
offer a broad range of services in eight key markets: Infrastructure, Energy,
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Industry, Transport & Logistics, Water, Maritime, Leisure & Landmarks
and Buildings. Iv-Infra is the division that is fully specialised in the design,
construction and maintenance of infrastructural projects. Iv-Infra also
offers full services (such as risk analysis, systems engineering, contract
management and asset management) and specialist services (such as
terrestic 3D laser scanning and construction supervision).
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Bridge over Chomutovka River Valley - Velemysleves, Czech Republic
Owner RSD - National highway directorate
Architect Lukáš Vráblík
General Contractor Silnice Group
Engineering Office Novak & Partner, Ltd.
The most important part on a new road bypass of Velemysleves town in
northwest part of the Czech Republic is a bridge structure over a wide
and deep valley of the Chomutovka river. The total length of the structure
exceeds 538 m. The maximum height of the road above the ground level
is about 36 m. The superstructure is designed as a continuous beam, the
middle part as a continuous frame with a rigid connection between the
piers and the superstructure. The length of the main span is 120 m and the
lengths of the adjacent spans are 90 m, 65 m, and 45 m, respectively. The
structure was erected using the balanced cantilevers method combined with
a classical construction on a formwork.
SCIA Engineer was used for complex simulation of the pre-stressed
concrete structure behaviour. The construction stages and TDA modules
were used for prediction of long term deflection and evaluation of internal
forces, and also for pre-cambering during the construction process. A model
based on shell elements was used for the analysis of distribution of internal
forces and stresses respecting shear lag and shear deformation of box
girder walls. The nonlinear and stability analysis of cantilevers during the
construction phase was also used.
The structure was fitted with gauges to obtain the time development of strain in
the structure during the construction period. The results from gauges are very
close to the computational prediction produced by SCIA Engineer models.
Novak & Partner, Ltd.

Contact Lukáš Vráblík
Address Perucká 5
12000 Prague 2, Czech Republic
Website www.novak-partner.cz
Novak & Partner Company provide full design and engineering services
from concept preparation up to tender documentation and detail design
documentation. It also provides author’s supervision, engineering activities,
negotiation with public authorities, expert, consulting and bridge inspection
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services.
In recent years, we provided our services to customers from the Czech
Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria, the USA,
Russia, Sweden, Ukraine and Singapore.
Since 2003 the company is a member of VALBEK Group.
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Gust Romijn Bridge - Rotterdam, Netherlands
Owner Port of Rotterdam
Architect ipv Delft
General Contractor Wallaard Noordeloos
Engineering Office Adams Civiel Advies
The Gust Romijn bridge connects the Rotterdam city with the port. This
45 metre long bridge consists of a steel deck structure and supporting
steel cut fences. The fences and the deck co-operate as a U-shaped
construction. The load bearing fences consist of flanges and a body
which features diamond-shaped perforations over the entire length.
These diamond shaped cut-outs vary in size, reflecting the size of shear
forces in the fence. The perforations are small at the supports and extend
to the maximum size in the middle of the field and at the overhang. The
deck has the main span of 29.4 m, followed by an overhang of 12.6 m on
the east side.
With the SCIA Engineer model consisting of 22,000 bars built to
reproduce the diamond-shaped perforations. Only with such a detailed
model, we could optimise the construction to a high level. The second
order calculation and the dynamic analysis were made to ensure the
reliability of the construction.
This pedestrian bridge can be realized as a lightweight structure. The
biggest challenge of this project was to schematise the supporting,
perforated steel plate fence into a manageable and reliable calculation
model.
Adams Civiel Advies

Contact Rob Arts

Address Van Heemstraweg 123f
Postbus 75
6650 AB Druten, Netherlands
Website www.adamsbouwadvies.nl
Adams Civiel Advies is the civil engineering department of Adams
Bouwadviesbureau. We specialize in the engineering of bridges. Our
challenge lies in proposing solutions that fulfil customer demands in an
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effective way.
Adams Civiel Advies is part of Adams Bouwadviesbureau; an engineering
office with over 25 consulting engineers with a passion for technique.
Adams provides consultancy services in the area of structural engineering
and building management. Adams is revolutionary in the area of BIM.
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Burgemeester Gabriel Theunis Bridge - Antwerp, Belgium
Owner Waterwegen en Zeekanaal NV
Architect Zwarts & Jansma Architects
Engineering Office Arcadis
The present Theunis bridge will be replaced by three new bridges, two
road bridges with cantilever bicycle lanes and a tram bridge, to allow for
four-layer container transport on the Albert Canal. The Theunis bridge can
be seen from the Antwerp ring and is situated close to Sportpaleis, one of
the largest concert halls in Belgium. The bridge is designed in such a way
that each element follows the flow of forces that hold the bridges in place.
The three bridges are curved in two planes and span a total length of 170 m,
divided into three spans of 32.5 m, 105 m and 32.5 m.
Due to the complexity of the bridge geometry, SCIA Engineer was used to
check the statics and stability of each element as well as the dynamics of
the bicycle lanes and the bridge resistance against fatigue.
For the tram bridge, a special model was made to calculate the rail-bridge
interaction, due to the transversal movement at expansion devices had to be
limited to 2 mm. SCIA Engineer was used to perform non-linear calculations
to determine the correct relative displacements of the rails.
As the side spans are short in comparison to the main long span, the
reaction forces in abutments directed upwards. It was decided to work with
reverse abutments so that simple supporting devices (working mostly in
compression) could be used.
Arcadis

Contact Karen Troen
Address City Link
Posthofbrug 12
2600 Antwerpen, Belgium
Website www.arcadis.com
Arcadis is the leading global Design & Consultancy firm for natural and
built assets. It is a worldwide engineering and consultancy company which
delivers design, engineering, consulting and management services in
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the infrastructure, water, environment and building sectors. Arcadis was
established in 1888 and now has over 350 offices in over 40 countries
around the world and a revenue of €3.4 billion. The company is active
in projects in more than 70 countries and gives clients access to a
27,000 people strong pool of knowledge and resource.
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Metro Viaduct Pier Reconstruction - Paris, France
Owner RATP
Architect RATP
General Contractor Freyssinet France
Engineering Office Eurometaletudes
The metro viaduct between the stations “Bercy” and “Quai de la Gare” in
Paris was built at the beginning of the 20th century (designed in 1916).
Each span is about 20 m long and supported by cast iron columns or
masonry piers. After a century of operation, one of its masonry piers was
extremely cracked and needed to be demolished and re-built.
In order to be able to remove the old bearings and masonry structures to
create the new ones, we studied the jacking of the spans on both sides
of the pier, including the temporary steel structure founded on concrete
footings laid on micro-piles. Mobile load functionality in SCIA Engineer
was used to carry out the rechecking of the span structures and to
calculate the vertical loads on the final bearing structure. Then the new
concrete structure was designed with shorter dimensions to allow for
kerb-stone disposal and installation of new bearings.
The main challenge in this project was to design a free-standing
temporary structure on foundations which could be used both during the
jacking phase and normal operation. The new concrete pier is founded on
a beam with the span of 5 metres between the foundations of the jacks.
Eurometaletudes
Contact Frédéric Jouanneau

Address 14-16 rue Soleillet
BL43
75020 Paris, France
Website www.eurometaletudes.fr
Eurometaletudes is an engineering company, specialised in steel
structure design for complex structural projects (new constructions,
refurbishments, temporary structures and site works equipment),
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including jacking and prestressing reinforcements.
We can bring solutions to our clients for every structural project!
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Jaagpad Bridge - Avelgem, Belgium
Owner Waterwegen en Zeekanaal Afdeling Bovenschelde
Architect Mobiliteit en openbare werken Expertise beton en
staal (EBS)
General Contractor Artes Depret N.V.
Engineering Office EBS/ Ingenieursbureau Stendess N.V.
The Jaagpadbrug, called the ‘Ijzerwegbrug, is a new bridge for cyclists and
pedestrians over the Boven-Schelde river at Avelgem.
The bowstring bridge is 92 m long and consists of a midspan of 70.3 m and
two ramps of 10.85 m. The orthotropic deck is 3 m wide. The bridge has
a weight of 166 tons. It is a butterfly bridge because of its open covered
arches. Between the arches there are no horizontal connections or bracing.
The bridge was bolted on site. The bridge was assembled to his final place
with two cranes and a pontoon in one day.
SCIA Engineer was used for both the dimensioning of the bridge under
traffic load and erection engineering.
From an engineering point of view, this project has several challenges.
First, there was the bridge deck that has an important influence on the
global behaviour of the bridge. The possibility to input and use graphical
sections was a big advantage.
Second, it was possible to combine stability and second order analysis to
check the arches without intermediate connection.
Third, the dynamic analysis of the bridge exposed to the traffic and wind
load was made.

Contact Jan Braeckman
Stendess calculates and draws complex steel constructions in a high quality
and efficient manner while seeking economically responsible and substantial
solutions for specific technical stability issues. Thanks to the integral service,
where the design of the metal superstructure and the concrete substructure
2
are calculated and drawn by experts in the same office. The building owner
and principal contractor retain 100% control over the complete structure.
References demonstrate the multidisciplinary knowledge and ability of our
engineers and designers in the market of bridges, industry, utility and other
projects located worldwide.
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Koningin Maxima Bridge - Alphen aan de Rijn, Netherlands
Owner City Alphen aan de Rijn
Architect Grontmij N.V.
General Contractor Mobilis TBI steel Hollandia Infra BV
Engineering Office Ingenieursbureau Stendess N.V.
The “Koningin Máximabrug” is an energy-neutral modern double bascule
bridge (tail bridge) with a bridge opening of 14.2 m. It has 2 x 2 lanes and
a cycling/pedestrian lane, which towers above the Oude Rijn. The bridge
is moved by means of approx. 400 t of ballast. The larger Oostbrug weighs
280 t and the smaller Westbrug 230 tons. In total, both decks are 35.5 m
wide, the Oostbrug is 21 m and the Westbrug 14.5 m. The movable section
of the “Koningin Máximabrug” consists of two parallel tail bridges, one of
which also has a cycling/pedestrian lane. The so-called tails can be found
on both sides of the mechanised bridge sections, with the outer tail being
wider than the inner tail. The tails contain the counterweight that ensures
the smooth opening and closing of the bridge. The typical feature of a tail
bridge is the high position of the hinge above the bridge deck. The high tails
give the bridge a unique profile.
Firstly, there were the different states of the bridge to be studied. The
possibility of creating different states in one model was a big advantage
towards calculation. Secondly, there were the curved and continuously
changing cross-sections of the tails. The possibility of input and use of a
graphical section was a big advantage. Thirdly, special attention was paid to
the stability around the opening created in the tails for the connection of the
main centre of rotation and hydraulic cylinders. A second order calculation
was needed for the check of the tails based on a stability calculation. Also,
the dynamic behaviour of the cycling/ pedestrian lane was checked.

Contact William De Leener

Stendess calculates and draws complex steel constructions in a high
quality and efficient manner while seeking economically responsible and
substantial solutions for specific technical stability issues. Thanks to the
integral service, where the design of the metal superstructure and the
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concrete substructure are calculated and drawn by experts in the same
office. The building owner and principal contractor retain 100% control
over the complete structure. References demonstrate the multidisciplinary
knowledge and ability of our engineers and designers in the market of
bridges, industry, utility and other projects located worldwide.
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Passerelle Dieren - Dieren, Netherlands
Owner Buiting Staalbouw Almelo BV
Architect Onyx
General Contractor Reef Infra
Engineering Office Ingenieursgroep Romkes BV
The project is named “Passerelle Dieren” and consists of two walkway-
bridges with a span of approximately 24 m which connect 3 train-platforms
to each other but also Dieren-North with Dieren-South. Together with Buiting
Staalbouw BV Almelo and based on the order by Reef Infra / Prorail we
designed and constructed the total steel-, glass- and timber construction of
the Passerelle (design by Onix Architects).
Both main- and detail- calculations were performed using SCIA Engineer 16.
The main steel construction of the Passerelle consists of 2 walkway-bridges.
These bridges are suspended on 3 different support structures each with
one or two stairs and an elevator. The walkway-bridges are welded I-profiles
which are welded to the bottom floor-beams. Buckling of these slender
I-beams was verified using the rotation-stiffness of the bottom floor-beams.
The shape of the 3 support structures were taken from the architectural
design and were constructed as X- and Y-shaped structures. Together
with the stairs and the elevators, these X- and Y-support structures deliver
the global stability to the whole structure. Each bridge is designed with a
horizontal dilation (parallel with the span) to prevent internal stresses due
thermal loads (fixed in the other directions). Both deformations, dynamics
(comfort for walkways) and each installation phase were verified using
SCIA Engineer 16.
Ingenieursgroep Romkes BV

Contact H.H. Kuipers
Address Industrieweg 7
8521 MB Sint Nicolaasga, Netherlands
Website www.igromkes.nl
Ingenieursgroep Romkes BV is a consultancy office for residential,
commercial, industrial and special constructions. Since 1988
Ingenieursgroep Romkes BV have been developed as a consulting firm
which is characterized by a horizontal organisation with the aim of providing
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a reliable and economically advise.
This includes engineering and coordination of all disciplines (design,
engineering, workshop-drawings, detail calculations), for steel, concrete,
timber and special constructions (machines, machine support structures
etc.). All calculations are performed using the latest Eurocodes and project-
specific regulations (BRK-regulations, F.E.M., Hivoss, Lloyd’s).
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Arch Bridges - Rotterdam, Netherlands
Owner Prorail
Engineering Office Movares Nederland
For the project of Theemswegtracé, two new arch bridges had to be
engineered. These bridges are both railway bridges for freight trains.
These steel arch bridges have the span of 156 m and 176 m. On both
bridges the track is placed in a curve.
These bridges are, among other things, checked for strength, stability,
fatigue and the combined response of structure and track to variable
actions. This means a check of longitudinal stresses and displacements
due to the temperature change, breaking and acceleration forces and
vertical displacement of the bridge. For this calculation, a model of the
entire bridge was made including the track and additional 300 metres of
the track were added (including its substructure). The track is modelled
at the real height above the bridge deck and coupled by auxiliary beams
with non-linear joints. A non-linear joint is used to ensure that the track
can slip from its sleeper when the force becomes too high.
To get this model working we did several tests. With this we were able
to get this model working the right way. We checked the construction
for stresses in the track and displacements of the track and the
bridge. Beside this, we also determined the force distribution over the
substructure.
Movares Nederland
Contact Arjen Steenbrink,

Sander van Alphen
Address Daalseplein 100
Postbus 2855
3500 GW Utrecht, Netherlands
Website www.movares.nl
Movares is an engineering consultancy providing solutions in the fields
of mobility, infrastructure, building and spatial planning. Usability, future
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value and sustainability play a major role in the designs we produce. We
contribute to accessibility through our unique combination of expertise.
Infrastructure is the backbone of development, both for society and the
economy. Movares plays an active role throughout the entire consulting
and engineering process. Our combination of knowledge, expertise and
innovativeness is summed up in our motto: ‘Giving shape to mobility’.
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ProLife Bridge over River Waal - Netherlands
Owner ProRail
This project is based on three distinguishing ideas: composite action,
strengthening and box action in I-girder bridges, each of which has a
potential for saving a large sum of money for the European community.
Furthermore, saving old bridges reduces both the environmental impact and
traffic disturbance for trains and cars passing over the bridges. Within this
project, we are examining the existing bridge over the river Waal.
The existing bridge was modelled in SCIA Engineer and the results were
compared with the measurements made in-situ with a real traffic. The
FE-model was then calibrated to match the measurements. This was made
by replacing the beams with plate elements and creating an area for the
support. Moreover, the rail was modelled at the right height and was coupled
with auxiliary beams using non-linear joints. Finally, the second bridge was
added.
More accurate evaluating of stresses in the structure using a refined model
is very important for a detailed analysis when the strengthening of the
existing structure is realised. With a simple FE-model some effects may be
over- or underestimated, especially when stiffness of connections dictates
the distribution of forces. Site measurements with a subsequent update of
the finite element model are a good tool to make an accurate FE-model
needed for strengthening of a bridge.
Movares Nederland

Contact Arjen Steenbrink,
Mark van der Burg
Postbus 2855
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Lammermarkt Underground Parking - Leiden, Netherlands
Owner Gemeente Leiden
Architect JHK
General Contractor Dura Vermeer - Besix
Engineering Office Royal HaskoningDHV
The parking has 7 stories, is over 22 m deep in total and is the deepest
parking garage of the Netherlands. The structure is a circular concrete
diaphragm wall with a diameter of 60 m and thickness of 1.2 m. The 30 m
long wall of the garage is built without temporary supports. The structure
has been constructed using 24 diaphragm curved elements, cast in 3
parts. Next to the pit there is an excavation for the entrance and a hillock
with an ancient mill. They disturb the symmetrical radial soil pressure on
the wall.
The FEM model has been built using plate elements. The 24 curved
elements are modelled each using 3 plate elements with rigid
connections. The 24 elements are not perfectly round, so the soil
pressure causes not only axial forces but also moments and shear in
the wall. The bending and shear are increased by the eccentric load.
Without continuous tangential rebar, the moment and shear capacity is
determined by the axial load. The joint between the 24 curves is a hinge
when there is no axial force and acts like a moment spring.
The main challenge in the modelling was to model the connections
between the plate elements. The stiffness of the joint depends on the
axial force. SCIA Engineer does not provide non-linear moment springs
for plate elements. This has been solved by manual determination of the
joint stiffness.
Royal HaskoningDHV
Contact Dennis Woudenberg

Address George Hintzenweg 85
3068 AX Rotterdam, Netherlands
Website www.rhdhv.com
We are an independent international engineering and project
management consultancy leading the way in sustainable development
and innovation. We are driving positive change through innovation and
technology, helping clients use resources more efficiently and creating
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solutions which connect with people to make their lives easier, happier
and safer. We are connected through a passion to work on projects
that matter and to engineer solutions for our clients that go beyond
the original brief. We are connected through work that is enhancing
society, contributing to a more sustainable future for our children and our
children’s children.
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Lateral West Way Bridge - Lancy / Genève, Switzerland
Owner Canton of Geneva
Architect SD Ingénierie Généve SA
General Contractor Induni - Bosquet - ZM
Engineering Office SD Ingénirie Lausanne SA
The Lateral west way is a composite (steel-concrete) bridge which carries 2
traffic road lanes over the CFF railway in Lancy, GE, Switzerland.
It’s an existing 6-span bridge with a total length of 168 m and a 10.40 to
13.90 m wide concrete slab deck. The pillars are 1.20 m circular concrete
columns.
We checked the type 2 rare SLS for the bridge to verify the interaction
with the new CEVA railway station, which will be connected to the bridge
walkway.
A 3D modelling of frames and shells elements was carried out in
SCIA Engineer.
A global model has been built to calculate the strength, stiffness and
displacements of the structure. Furthermore, dynamic calculations were
made to analyse the seismic behaviour at the interface between both
existing and new structures: movement amplitude and frequency.
SCIA Engineer proved to be very flexible with input and output data.
Maximum displacement amplitude was finely analysed to minimize
expansion joint requirements.

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Saint-Triphon Bridge - Saint-Triphon, Switzerland
Owner Canton of Valais
Architect Kurman + Cretton
General Contractor ZM - Zwahlen & Mayr SA
Engineering Office SD Ingénierie Lausanne SA
The St-Triphon bridge, which carries 2 traffic roadways and 1 traffic
railway across the Rhône river, is an existing bow-string steel arch bridge
with a single span of 88 m and a 22 cm post-tensioned concrete slab
deck.
Canton of Valais ruled a type 2 and type 4 ULS structural analysis
verification of the bridge. We have also checked the remaining fatigue life
of the bridge using the rain-flow analysis method to calculate the damage
accumulation in the hanger connection.
A 3D modelling of frames and shell elements was carried out in
SCIA Engineer. A global model has been built to calculate strength,
stiffness and fatigue of the steel structure. The arch stability was checked
using the second-order stability analysis.
SCIA Engineer proved to be very flexible with data input. The challenge
of the calculation of remaining fatigue life was faced using the load train
module.

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IJsselbrug Composite Bridge Elements - Doesburg, Netherlands
Owner Rijkswaterstaat
Architect Composite structures
General Contractor CT de Boer
Engineering Office Tauw
For maintenance reasons, the concrete deck of the bridge in Doesburg was
replaced. The new concrete deck was heavier than before. To compensate
this weight, the concrete decks for the pedestrian/cyclist lane are replaced
with composite bridge decks. The weight of the bridge decks is smaller than
the vertical wind load!
The bridge decks were not modelled as 2D plate elements but as a 3D
construction, existing of a top and bottom plate connected by stiffeners. In
this manner, we were able to read out all the stresses in the material on
any surface. As the deck is supported on a line support (rubber strip) and
vertically the deck is supported by node supports (bolts), the nonlinear
module in SCIA Engineer was used.
The main challenges in this project, as far the modelling goes, were to avoid
high local stresses in nodes. As the composite that was used is a non-plastic
material, local peak stresses in nodes are unacceptable. The modelling
of the temperature load was one of the bigger challenges, because the
element did not consist of one 2D element, a variable temperature over the
height of the construction could not be modelled without generating great
stresses in the connection between elements. Therefore, the deformation
of the element was calculated as if not restrained, this deformation was
modelled as a translation of a support.
Tauw

Contact Kasper Kerkhof
Address Handelskade 37
7417 DE Deventer, Netherlands
Website www.tauw.nl
Tauw Group is an international firm of consulting engineers with branches
in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Spain and Italy with
over 1,000 employees. We support our clients in a responsible way with
clear recommendations taking into account all aspects in the field of the
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environment, infrastructure, safety, energy, water and the living environment.
Sustainable solutions for a better environment
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“This project combines several requirements.
First, we have the analysis of different influences,
such as seismic, dynamic loads and wind
vibrations. Second, the American standards
for the check of the structure were applied.
Furthermore, the combination of 1D and 2D
members was a big advantage to proof the
complete construction and to optimise the
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Shoaiba II Power Plant - Shoaiba, Saudi Arabia
Owner Saudi Electricity Company
Architect CMI Energy
General Contractor Daelim Industrial Co.
Engineering Office I.d.d. Engineering
The power plant is a raw-oil plant. The electricity is made by burning raw
oil. The cylinder is 60 m high and its diameter is 4.6 m. The ground surface
at the bottom of the transition piece is 26 x 13 m². In total, the analysed
structure is constructed 10 times on site. The building contains heavy
equipment such as boilers and a lot of piping. The internal furnace structure
is modelled in a separate SCIA Engineer project. The building meets seismic
requirements (0.30 g) and the eigenfrequency of the main structure is
designed to comply with the wind vibration mode of the American standards.
SCIA Engineer is used with steel check according to the American
standards. Seismic analysis, general vibration for wind vortex, plate
elements and stability check are used to verify that the model meets all the
above given criteria. The structure of the cylinder and its transition piece is
modelled with 2D-plates and stiffening beams. The general stability check is
also used for some parts.
The difficulty is the buckling effect of the plated transition piece which is
self-supporting and takes the weight of the cylinder on top of it. Another
challenge is to have all the connection details matching together. The client
reached a 30% reduction in the weight of steel thanks to a good optimization
of the upper shell plate thickness.
Category 3: Industrial Buildings and Plants

I.d.d. Engineering
Contact Dries Decloedt
Address Hoogkouterbaan 1
9450 Haaltert, Belgium
Website www.facebook.com/pg/IddEngineeringbvba
I.d.d. Engineering bvba is an engineering office near Brussels specialising
in steel and concrete structures and foundations. The study presented
contains a detailed engineering of connections and general stability.
I.d.d. Engineering is specialising in industrial plants and civil structures
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such as bridges. The company was established in 2010 and has designed
many structures all over the world, such as in Africa, Asia, Australia and the
Middle East.
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NOMINEE
Ammonium Nitrate Production - Novomoskovsk, Russia
Owner NAK AZOT Novomoskovsk
Architect Jan Zmelík
General Contractor NAK AZOT Novomoskovsk
Engineering Office Casale Project a.s.
The construction site is located in Novomoskovsk, Russia. The planned
production of the new plant is 1,800 tons of ammonium nitrate per day.
There are several steel structure units in the complex – ammonium nitrate
production and evaporation, absorption unit, additives preparation, air
cooling with ammonia, drying, cooling and classification, installation of
absorption, prilling tower, pipe and cable racks.
The structural engineering software SCIA Engineer was used for the design
of all steel structure models using the Russian hot-rolled profiles. After the
climate and technological loads were applied, the structures were analysed
according to the Eurocodes.
During the design and loading process, the steel structure designers co-
operated closely with other professions – piping, equipment and electrical.
The import/export files into/from software Aveva and Advancesteel were
used. The results of the static analysis (reactions, anchoring design, global
end connection forces, deformations, bearing capacity, unity check of steel)
were presented in the Engineering Report and also in the common civil/
mechanical 3D model using software Navisworks.

Casale Project a.s.
Contact Jan Zmelík
Address Sokolovská 685/136f
186 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Website www.casaleproject.cz
Casale is one of the oldest companies active in the field of synthetic
ammonia production. Throughout its existence, Casale has been active in
the construction of new plants.
Casale acquired in 2014 from Borealis (formerly GPN) the complete set of
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that company’s proprietary process technologies for the production of nitric
acid (NA), ammonium nitrate (AN), urea-ammonium nitrate solution (UAN)
and multi-nutrient fertilizer products, including its granulation technology.
Urea is one of the most important agricultural fertilizers. A large part of the
ammonia produced in the world is transformed into urea in plants installed
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Membrane Gasometer Supporting Structure - Biasca, Switzerland
Owner Consorzio Depurazione Acque Biasca e Dintorni
Architect TBF + Partner AG
General Contractor Syngas Swiss AG
Engineering Office Officine Ghidoni SA - Technical Department
Commissioned by Syngas Swiss AG for the new biogas treatment plant at
the CDA Biasca, the structure has a cylindrical body (D x H = 9.8 x 11.5 m)
and a pavilion roof with 16 flaps, equipped with an overpressure vent
chimney designed to support the gasometer membrane.
The main structure is composed of four sway frames with tension only
bracing on the perimeter.
The Table Input-to-Excel interface in SCIA Engineer has allowed for a fast
wind load definition consistent with the distribution for circular cylinders of
EN 1991-1-4. The steel code & connections check was used to optimise
the frame, immediately reducing the quantity of steel and identifying the
combinations of load critical for the design. The subsequent plastic shells
analysis with a reduced number of load combinations has allowed us
to optimise the connections not defined in the Eurocode as well as the
base plates by reducing the distance of the anchors from the edge of the
foundation. Structural elements and graphics performance tools have
allowed the generation of highly faithful rendering. The interface with Bocad
has accelerated the start of production.

Officine Ghidoni SA
Contact Franco Rastelli
Address Via al Pizzante 9
6595 Riazzino, Switzerland
Website www.officineghidoni.ch
Officine Ghidoni SA is the leading company in the heavy metal carpentry
industry in the Canton of Ticino, that is its primary target market, and
it diversifies its production including metal carpentry, prefabricated
warehouses, tanks, containers and welded manufactures.
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We are convinced that quality must remain a dominant theme of our
economy. Accordingly, the company has attained the following certifications:
EN 1090-1, EN 1090-2 (production & design in the class EXC4), ISO 9001,
EN 1090, ISO 3834, OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001.
We completed all of the most important steel structure projects carried out in
Ticino and we have been given several awards (Prix Acier 2009 & 2011). 87
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Hydraulic Structure - Želiezovce, Slovakia
Owner MVE Želiezovce, s.r.o.
Architect Vodotika, a.s.
General Contractor Metrostav, a.s.
Engineering Office Vodotika, a.s.
The hydraulic structure near the town of Želiezovce (Nitra region) is located
by the river Hron. It was designed as a multi-purpose construction serving
several functions (water management, energy, environmental).
The construction consists of three main parts:
• hydropower plant (installed power capacity – 2800 kW, 2 x Kaplan
horizontal turbines, designed gross head – 5.95 m),
• fish ladder (salmon leap with 72 fish chambers),
• weir with overpour radial gate (three fields with a bridge).
The load bearing structure of these parts is designed from massive
reinforced concrete elements.
SCIA Engineer has been used for creating the 3D analysis models of the
hydropower plant and the weir. Internal forces and displacements were
calculated using the finite element method and reinforcement for 2D
elements was designed according to EC2. The loading capacity of the
foundation soil and some chosen load bearing elements were calculated
separately too.
SCIA Engineer helped us understand the composite action between the
massive elements especially in the hydropower plant, analyse the behaviour
of the whole structure for each load case and combination and to calculate

global displacements.
VODOTIKA, a.s.
Contact Miroslav Malast
Ján Cigánek
Address Bosákova 7
Website www.vodotika.sk
Vodotika a.s. is a design engineering studio focusing on engineering design,
consulting and supplier services in the field of civil engineering and land
architecture, especially hydro and water construction.
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The main company activities are divided into two parts and cover all design
stages (from concepts with defining its function to detailed documentation):
• engineering design of civil constructions (small hydropower plants,
protection dams, polders, flood protection),
• architecture and design of building constructions (apartment blocks,
multifunctional buildings, blocks of flats).
The company is ISO 9001 certified. 89
Siam Factory - Bangplakot, Thailand
Owner Merry Rice
General Contractor Siam Indica
Engineering Office Abicon nv
The project is a new factory for rice production. Large silos are used for
storage of the waste during the production of the rice. The factory itself
with all of the transport lines is above the silos.
A 3D model was made in SCIA Engineer with all the columns and beams.
Then load panels were added so that we could get all the reactions and
internal forces in the beams and columns. Deformations of the columns
were due to the wind and deformations of all of the beams were obtained.
Lastly the model was used to calculate the steel connections.
In this project, we needed to consider earthquakes in the calculation.
Due to the large height of the building we had to take very good care in
relation to the horizontal stability of the building.
Abicon nv
Contact Stijn Breye
8700 Tielt, Belgium
Abicon nv is an independent engineering company, our core business
is constructions with concrete and steel. We work out a project from A
to Z. Most projects are new buildings to be used as offices, residential
buildings and homes but we do also a lot of industrial buildings.
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We also have the know-how to make precast designs for every building
or construction, set ready for production.
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Power Regeneration Facility - Grati, Indonesia
Owner Doosan
Architect CMI Energy HRS
General Contractor PT. Indonesia Power
Engineering Office Allcons Industry s.r.o.
The Grati vertical heat recovery boiler project is a power regeneration facility
with a capacity of 150 MW. The design includes three boilers with advanced
highly efficient technology for heat recovery which helps to increase the
energy production.
The challenge was to design the structure with maximal material efficiency
on site and considering dynamic effects such as earthquakes and vortex
shedding. The whole boiler with an integrated stack is 50 m high, 31 m x
15 m wide. There are no bracing beams inside the casing where the flow
of hot gas passes through the group of 855-ton heavy heat exchangers.
The main drum platform which supports two heavy steam drums is located
above the corner columns. The combination of boiler dimensions – high and
narrow in shape – together with heavy heat exchangers and the earthquake
loads leads to the complicated design task that requires the utilisation of
high cross-sections to ensure adequate stiffness and strength.
With SCIA Engineer we were able to create a powerful calculation model
where all members were designed with respect to IBC standards and
requirements over the structure lifetime. Moreover, with BIM interfaces we
were able to make drawings faster and much more easily in comparison with
traditional methods.

Allcons Indrustry s.r.o.
Contact Jan Vopička
Address U Bulhara 3
11000 Praha, Czech Republic
Website www.allcons.cz
Allcons Industry s.r.o. is an engineering company engaged in the field of
steel structures.
The main sphere of its activities is the preparation of design and structural
documentation for steel structures of civil buildings, technological structures
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for power generating industry, chemical and steel industries.
The activities of the company include all works from the preparation of
studies up to the creation of workshop documentation, including simulations
of structural behaviour, manufacturing of steel structures as well as
manufacture and designer supervision.
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Lambiotte & Cie - Marbehan, Belgium
Owner Lambiotte & Cie
Architect B.A.E. Bernard Willaime
General Contractor Houyoux s.a.
Engineering Office B.G.S. sprl
The project consists of a three-floor building dedicated to chemical
processing. The steel tower, with an open-space work platform, is 22
metres high.
One of the structural challenges was to allow for replacement and
maintenance of the production line during the building’s operational life.
Therefore, cross bracing could not be used. Moreover, the roof and floor
structures were both divided into removable frames.
SCIA Engineer was used to calculate internal forces in the elements, to
evaluate the lateral stability of the building and to calculate deflections in
an overall analysis. It was helpful to quickly compare different solutions
to find the most efficient one and optimise that solution. Also steel
connections were designed with SCIA Engineer.
B.G.S. sprl
Contact Louppe Sébastien
Address 17, rue de Vance
6720 Habay, Belgium
Website www.bgns.be
Established in 1995, BGS is an engineering company based in 3
locations in Belgium that works on projects mainly realised in Belgium,
Luxemburg and France. We offer an integrated approach covering not
only structural and HVAC design, but also ground surveys for public and
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private projects.
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Cement Mill Modification - Aalborg, Denmark
Owner Aalborg Portland A/S
General Contractor Christian Pfeiffer Maschinenfabrik GmbH
Engineering Office Brand & Gleinser GmbH
In order to keep its facility at the state-of-the-art of productivity as well as
environmentally friendly, Aalborg Portland A/S decided to extend it with a
closed filter circulation and an additional FGD-Gypsum silo in the existing
grinding system.
The limited available space around the cement plant of Aalborg Portland A/S
made the design of the supporting steel structure an exciting task! Beyond
the local circumstances, also the high pressure on time to design and
execute turned this project into a special challenge.
The steel structure presented here is the support of the filter and associated
pipes. The total weight of steel for this project is about 115 tons.
This was our first project on which we applied IDEA Statica Connection.
Using it in combination with SCIA Engineer, we were able to provide our
client with a very economical steel construction, without any compromise on
safety.

Brand & Gleinser GmbH
Contact Leander Gleinser
Address Marlene-Dietrich-Straße 5
89231 Neu-Ulm, Germany
Website www.brand-gleinser.com
We are your competent structural designer for steel and concrete projects.
We offer a broad and complete range of services, from the initial founding to
steel workshop drawings. We are able to draw from a wealth of experience,
specifically in international industrial structures and plant design as well as
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in designing structures in zones with seismic risk.
We develop for your project the best possible solution with respect to
function, quality and economy. We pride ourselves on well-thought solution
for details at the crossing between different trades.
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Mithra Pharmaceuticals Production Plant - Flemalle, Belgium
Owner Mithra Pharmaceuticals
Architect Valentiny Architectes scprl
General Contractor SM Wust Moury
Engineering Office Bureau d’Etudes Lemaire sa
The Mithra Pharmaceuticals project consists of the construction of a new
production site in Liège. The project is composed of six different buildings
with distinct functions: production, research and development, logistics,
warehouses and offices. The total useful surface is about 15,000 m².
The main structures of the project are made of concrete precast elements
assembled on site but the offices are made of a very complex steel
structure to respect the ambitious architectural choices.
Each building is based on a concrete foundation slab that has been
modelled with SCIA Engineer. During the earthmoving process, some
mine shafts have been discovered under the production building and
we had to reinforce the foundations slab with piles. In fact, the design of
the foundations had to allow the appearance of a mine shaft under the
slab and the loss of a few piles. This case has been integrated in the
modelling.
The office building is made of a 3D steel structure. This structure was
totally designed with SCIA Engineer. This part of the project includes a
two-floor overhanging of five metres. The main steel beams that compose
the overhanging needed a predefined deflection to balance the slab’s
deformations under dead loads. This measure has been defined thanks
to SCIA Engineer.
Bureau d’Etudes Lemaire sa

Contact Cédric DECROLIERE
Address Route du Condroz, 404
4031 Angleur (Liège), Belgium
Website www.belemaire.be
Founded in 2000, the Bureau d’Etudes Lemaire is an engineering office
providing complete services for all construction projects: structural design
(concrete, steel and wood), technical installations (HVAC, electricity,…),
BIM management and energy & environmental performance. Our projects
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include office buildings, hotels, health establishments, commercial
and industrial buildings, residential constructions, schools and sports
installations.
Our 50 engineers and designers are ready to find the most adapted
solution for your project.
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Selective Catalytic Reduction System - Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom
Owner Centrica
Architect Innova
General Contractor Innova
Engineering Office Calcinotto & Associates
The primary purpose of the system is to reduce NOx and CO emissions and
to safely discharge the hot exhaust gases into the atmosphere. The system
consists of a horizontal duct and an exhaust stack, separated by a flexible
expansion joint. The horizontal duct is 16.5 m long with a 9.6 m maximum
height and a 4.5 m maximum width. The floor is elevated 0.94 m above the
base.
SCIA Engineer was used to carry out the structural analysis and design of
the SCR duct casing (modelled using 2D plate elements) and the supporting
framing system (modelled using 1D members). The duct is designed to be
supported by nine moment resisting frames with eighteen short legs. The
member-end fixity allows for free movement of short legs in the desired
direction along the grade beams which represent the movement slot joints
with slip membrane between the short legs and the top of the grade beams.
3D wind generator was used to generate the wind loads in accordance with
the code. Linear analysis results of the Von Mises stress in the plate were
checked against the capacity.

Calcinotto
Contact Jacob James
Address 43 Commercial Rd,
BH14 0HU Poole, United Kingdom
Website www.calcinotto.co.uk
Calcinotto is a company of engineers, designers and consultants producing
a varied and diverse range of services to our clients. The company prides
itself on providing clients with a professional service giving imaginative
innovative solutions that are often a feature of today’s modern approach to
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design. Equally as important are historical, environmental and conversation
designs that incorporate sensitivity towards re-generation restoration and
preservation. Using sophisticated analytical software, the company can
tackle the most complicated engineering problems. Our commitment to or
clients is to provide a service that realises your requirement.
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Granulated Urea Production - Tcherepovets, Russia
Owner Fosagro Tcherepovets, Russia
General Contractor Fosagro Tcherepovets, Russia
The construction site is located in Tcherepovets, Russia. The planned
production of the new plant is 1,500 tons of granulated urea per day.
The complex is comprised of several steel structure units – compressor
house, urea production, granulation, pump station, electrical substation,
pipe and cable racks.
The structural engineering software SCIA Engineer was used for the
design of all steel structure models using Russian hot-rolled profiles.
The models were subject to climatic and technological loads and the
structures were analysed according to Eurocodes.
During the design and loading process, the steel structure designers co-
operate closely with other professions – piping, equipment and electrical.
The import/export files into/from software Aveva and Advance steel are
used. The results of static analysis (reactions, anchoring design, global
connection forces, deformations, bearing capacity, unity check of steel)
are presented in SCIA Engineer using Engineering Report and in a
common civil/mechanical 3D model in software Navisworks.
Casale Project a.s.

Contact Jan Zmelík
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Urea is one of the most important agricultural fertilizers. A large part of
the ammonia produced in the world is transformed into urea in plants
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SYRA 4 Plant - Köping, Sweden
Owner: YARA AB, Köping, Sweden
General Contractor YARA AB, Köping, Sweden
The construction site is located in Köping, Sweden. Köping has two
nitric acid plants and two technical ammonium nitrate plants. The site
also produces chemicals for technical and industrial use (DeNOx, water
treatment). The planned production in the new plant SYRA 4 is 685 tons
of nitric acid per day. There are several steel structure units – compressor
house, nitric acid process unit including PGC house, pump station, potable
and demineralisation water System, nitric acid tanks, electrical substation,
pipe and cable rack.
Structural engineering software SCIA Engineer was used for the design of
all steel structure models using European hot-rolled profiles. After climate
and technological loads have been applied, the structures were analysed
and evaluated according to the Eurocodes.
During the design and loading process the steel structure designers co-
operated closely with other professions – piping, equipment and electrical.
The import/export files into/from software Aveva and Advance steel were
used. The results of the static analysis (reactions, anchoring design, global
end connection forces, deformations, bearing capacity, unity check of steel)
were presented in the Engineering Report and in a common civil/mechanical
3D model using software Navisworks.

Casale Project a.s.
Contact Jan Zmelík
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Paesmans - Bree, Belgium
Owner Groep Paesmans
Architect architekt-nburo
General Contractor edibo nv
Engineering Office edibo nv
The Paesmans autogroep built a “pit stop” in Bree. It contained a
showroom and a maintenance hall which were separated from each other
for fire safety.
The showroom was designed as a very open and bright space. More than
half of the facade was made of glass. The roof had an extra elevation that
was completely encircled by glass.
It was very important to calculate the wind-loads in detail to make sure
that the structure would not bend too far. Deformations in the structure
could cause the glass in the facade and roof to crack. To preserve the
open feeling of the building, the bracing were placed in a few closed
spaces in the facade. The roof was also calculated to spread out the
forces occurring in the building due to the wind. SCIA Engineer was used
to calculate the needed materials and to create a realistic model that
could show the architect and owner how what the building will look like.
This project showed that a building with an open feeling can be difficult to
calculate, but worth the effort when it is put in use.
edibo nv
Contact Jens Cannaerts
Address Maatheide 1302
3920 Lommel, Belgium
Website www.edibo.be
Edibo is a general industrial building contractor with expertise in the
automotive, logistics, industry, production and offices sectors since 1981.
As a construction partner for your industrial building, Edibo builds “turnkey
constructions, extensions and renovation projects in steel, concrete
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and laminated timber. Edibo has been constructing beautiful reference
projects in various sectors for more than 30 years.
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Rapid Freezing Chambers - Thessaloniki, Greece
Owner Michail Arabatzis S.A. “Hellenic Dough”
Architect Petridis Paschalis & Partners
General Contractor Frigostahl S.A.
Engineering Office Petridis Paschalis & Partners
Commissioned by “Hellenic Dough – Arabatzis S.A.”, the new buildings meet
the high quality standards set by the company’s management. The project
consists of new industrial units for the production of innovative dough and
pastry products using fully automated, cutting edge machinery. Situated in
the Industrial Area of Thessaloniki (Sindos), it consists of two independent
constructions: a building of rapid freezing chambers with dimensions
of 48 x 31 m and the building of production and preparation areas with
dimensions of 79 x 48 m for a total area of 5,280 m2.
SCIA Engineer was used for the analysis of the entire project. The structure
has been completely modelled with more than 12,000 1D members. The
cold formed module has been implemented for the check of thin walled
sections Z and C used for purlins. Various loads, such as self-weight,
permanent loads, variable loads, imposed loads due to freezing chambers,
snow and wind loads were calculated by using the plane generator option.
BIM modelling features were used, such as export to IFC 2x3 file, Tekla link
and XML IO Document which helped link SCIA Engineer to IDEA Statica for
the calculation of arbitrary connections.
Because of the different elevations of the buildings, it was considered
convenient to solve each building separately. Another challenge
encountered was that, because of the existing constructions on the one side
of the building, it was necessary to have asymmetric column-positioning

which led to eccentric loading of the structure.
Ergo Design
Contact Paschalis Petridis,
Petridis Dimitrios,
Karasoultanidou Maria,
Maleros Eustratios
Address Mitropolitou Amvrosiou
Moschonision 31
55131 Kalamaria - Thessaloniki, Greece
Website www.ergodesign.gr
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ERGO design was founded in 1994 in Thessaloniki - Greece. It is a
leading company in the field of consultancy and management engineering,
having facilitated the implementation of unique projects varying in size and
complexity. With more than two decades of experience in structural design,
the company’s vision is to deliver innovative and budget saving solutions to
the costumers and coach other engineers to act accordingly.
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Grocery Facility - Henderson, Nevada, United States
Owner Grocery Distributor
Architect Malin Systems
General Contractor Malin Systems
Engineering Office Frazier Industrial Company
This storage racking module and conveyor system are designed to meet
the needs of a major grocery distributor. The rack module platforms allow
workers to access large pallets and consolidate product orders into cases
to be delivered to individual stores. There are three levels of order picking
up to 30 feet above the floor slab.
A 3D analysis model was created using SCIA Engineer. The seismic
forces and product loads are applied by parameter variables coded into
user templates. Load panels were used to represent the platforms and
shelves. The stiffness of the beam-column connections was modelled
directly based on testing. For analysis, the Engineering Report is kept
up-to-date using live pictures, tables and Design Forms to represent the
model inputs and track the results.
The module is designed to support case-flow racking on the top level.
The case-flow attachment to the decking was of particular concern. Our
3D representation of 2D plans and specifications allowed the engineer to
visualise and assess the load path from the case-flow to the main support
structure. The model contains an equivalent cross-section representing
the B-deck which transfers rack post loads and seismic demands into the
main force resisting system.
Frazier Industrial Company

Contact Nathan Bissonnette
Address 1640 5th Street Ste 206
90401 Santa Monica, CA, United States
Website www.frazier.com
Integrator / Architect: Malin Systems
Malin Systems engineers total material handling solutions that drive
operational efficiencies. Malin’s in-house design team utilizes state-of-
the-art technology to provide comprehensive CAD services that ensure
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accurate designs and on-time project completion.
Rack Manufacturer / Structural Engineer: Frazier Industrial Company
Frazier Industrial Company has been providing structural steel storage
solutions to the industry for over 65 years with 10 manufacturing sites
across North America. Research and Development efforts allow Frazier
to implement storage solutions that hold up in the busiest warehouse
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Testing Hall - Zwijnaarde, Belgium
Owner SOCF
Architect Archipl Architecten
General Contractor Algemene Bouwonderneming Wyckaert
The building is a hall used by SOCF for testing steel products on their
material properties. It is situated in the technology park in Zwijnaarde, near
Ghent in Belgium. The building is 58 x 30 m large and contains multiple
cranes. The floors feature the innovative Cofraplus steel-concrete beam
concept.
SCIA Engineer was used for steel checks according to the Eurocode, incl.
the Belgian National Annex. Furthermore, the non-linear calculation method
with elements acting in tension only was used.
The main challenges were the composite steel-concrete structure and
fire protection of the hall. The steel structure is optimised and meets the
contractor’s requirements for deformation and stability. The client received
all of the connection details and beam dimensions from which the steel
contractor can make shop drawings. A useful tool is the 3D-CAD export
function in SCIA Engineer, thanks to which we could easily communicate
with other parties.

I.d.d. Engineering
I.d.d. Engineering bvba is an engineering office near Brussels specialising
in steel and concrete structures and foundations. The study presented
contains a detailed engineering of connections and general stability.
I.d.d. Engineering is specialising in industrial plants and civil structures
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such as bridges. The company was established in 2010 and has designed
many structures all over the world, such as in Africa, Asia, Australia and the
Middle East.
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Conveyor Bridge - Molln, Austria
Owner Bernegger GmbH
Architect Horst Klabischnig
General Contractor Bernegger GmbH
Engineering Office Zeichenbüro Klabischnig, Bartonek Structure
Engineers
A conveyor bridge was a part of the extension of the gravel plant in
Molln Austria. The conveyor belt moves sand to fill sand a large concrete
storage silo (2 x 360 m3, 30 m high). The bridge is designed as a simple
beam of 61.5 m span and a slope of 18°.
All surfaces are braced by angle section diagonals. The typical section
has a 3.6 m width and a 2.8 m height. In the middle of the section the
conveyor belt with a service platform on each side is located. There are
seven stiff frames along the length of the bridge.
Each frame is a support for an extra prestress system helping to minimise
the horizontal deformation and provide extra stiffness. Tensile bars are
designed from Pfeiffer Tension Rod Type 860 with a diameter of 52 mm.
SCIA Engineer software was used for design and structural analysis
according to Eurocode. The structure was calculated as a 3D system.
There were multiple design variations from which we choose the best
design thanks to the quick comparison in the software.
Ing. Jaromír Bartoněk

Contact Radek Bartonek
Address Srbska 2
61200 Brno, Czech Republic
Website www.bartonek.net
Bartonek Structural Engineers is a private engineering and consultancy
office specialised in steel industrial structure. We provide solutions for
structural design, structural analysis, structural optimisation, drawings
from studies to shop drawings. The company was founded in 1994,
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since that the company has participated in a wide range of project mainly
for the Austrian and the German market. We are a team of skilled and
flexible specialists with long-time branch experience. We use the latest
3D computer systems for analysis and for drawings. The 3D virtual
environment allows us to work on more complex solutions right in the
project stage, this means no mistakes in the fabrication process and no
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Tank Recalculation - Rotterdam, Netherlands
Owner Shell
General Contractor Fabricom
Based on the demands of the contractor we calculated several tanks. These
tanks will store liquids in the harbour of Rotterdam.
One of the tanks became, due to its maintenance, a bit of an ellipse. We
determined the forces which were needed to make the tank circular again.
In another case, we looked at the possibility of lifting the tank using a
geometric non-linear calculation. During lifting, the bottom plate could be
used as a membrane.
In a third case, we looked at a tank that needed to be jacked to maintain the
tank. This jacking system had to be placed at the site of the structure which
is a very thin steel plate.
As this type of tank is always made of very thin steel plates, a lot of effort is
needed to make a precise model in order to get the right forces and stresses
in the structure. The geometric non-linear analysis is one solution. In other
cases, the aim is to get the real size of areas to distribute the acting force.
Due to the thin plates used, it is difficult to see that the structure will
withstand all the intended operations. Therefore, the use of the right
software is necessary.

Movares Nederland
Contact Arjen Steenbrink
Postbus 2855
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Blast Furnace Gas Pipe System - Ghent, Belgium
Owner ArcelorMittal Gent
Architect Jozef Coene
General Contractor AMC, Ferris, Real
Engineering Office MULTI
Due to the revamping of the gas pipe system of the ArcelorMittal Ghent
blast furnace, a new 2800 mm diameter gas pipe had to be installed on
the site between the existing structures and installations.
Therefore, 10 new towers were designed to support the pipe on the
level of +20 m, supported partly by new foundations but also by existing
structures that had to be reinforced. In order to define the geometry
of the structures, a 2D layout drawing of the area was imported to
SCIA Engineer. Furthermore, the complete SCIA Engineer model was
combined with a 3D scan made on the site, which made it possible to
find solutions very close to the existing structures without any clashes.
For some towers, extra joints had to be installed to make the erection
possible. To evaluate the effect of wind load, internal pressure and
temperature on the pipe, the “towers + pipe” complex was modelled in
SCIA Engineer.
The calculation model was used to hand over the information to the
suppliers for the initial request for price.
Furthermore, it was used to provide all information for the detail
calculations and for the workshop drawings.
The possibilities in SCIA Engineer to exchange the 3D model with other
software packages was a great advantage for this project.
MULTI N.V.
Contact Rino Cerpentier
Address Orlaylaan 10
9140 Temse, Belgium
Website www.multi.engineering
MULTI enables customers to be successful.
That is the reason why we provide customised engineering services.
That is also why we use skilled engineers and take care of their further
development.
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Offshore.
MULTI offers expertise in 3 services: Projectsourcing, Design- and
Engineering offices and Consultancy.
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Industrial Hall - Valašská Polanka, Czech Republic
Owner Kovar a.s.
Architect Ing. Arch. Š. Jordánová
General Contractor Navláčil stavební firma s.r.o.
Engineering Office Navláčil stavební firma s.r.o.
This project is located on the East of the Czech Republic near the town
of Vsetín. The main goal was to build a new hall between three existing
halls. The demand from the investor was the roof slope of 15 degrees.
Considering the fire resistance, the load bearing structure was designed as
a precast concrete frame. Due to the steep roof slope, the girders have a tie
rod. There were two 20 t cranes installed in the hall.
From the beginning, we used a BIM model to communicate with the civil
engineers (through the IFC model). In this step SCIA Engineer is very
useful. Next, to the static calculation like linear analysis or soil interaction,
we had to perform seismic analysis as well. Also, load panels were handy.
As the next step, a steel code check using the steel design module was
carried out. At the end, we used Engineering Report to create the report.
There were two big challenges in this project. The first one was the right
co-ordination of work with civil engineers, due to some of the special details.
For this communication, the Open BIM with IFC import/export link was very
helpful. The second one was the seismic load in combination with the crane
load.
The new industrial hall was completed on July 2016. Nowadays it is fully in
use.

Navláčil stavební firma, s.r.o.
Contact Michal Bezruč
Address Bartošova 5532
Moravská 4775
760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic
Website www.navlacil.cz
The Building Company Navláčil ltd. was found in 1992 by Mr. Martin Navláčil
senior. There are currently more than 200 employees. The company focus
on construction and reconstruction of structures for business. This contains
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industrial buildings such as a production hall with an office block. We also
construct housing development and family houses. Recently we are also
providing drafting of the structures. Our essential idea is quality work. Due to
this we keep up our motto: “build on references”
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Biological Control Laboratory - Sete Lagoas, Brazil
Owner EMBRAPA
Architect SIP Enenharia - ARQ. Andre Pitta
General Contractor EMBRAPA
Engineering Office ProSteel Consulting - Eng. Marcelo Fontes
The presented project is an EMBRAPA laboratory for biological control.
The load bearing frame is a steel structure made of hot-rolled profiles.
The floor is composed of composite beams. The mineral ceiling is fixed to
roof trusses.
SCIA Engineer was used for the analysis and design of steel and
composite structures. The composite floor beams were designed
according to Eurocodes using the new composite module.
SCIA Engineer standard connections were included in the model. General
arrangement drawings were generated and sent to detailers to produce
shop drawings.
As the last step, the structural model was exported to Allplan via the
IFC file where it was used as a base for modelling and detailing of
foundations.
ProSteel Consulting
Contact Marcelo Fontes
Address R. dos Inconfidentes - 867 - 2o. andar
30140120 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Website www.prosteelconsulting.com.br
www.facebook.com/prosteelconsulting
ProSteel is a company that values innovation.
The digital revolution started a new phase in structural engineering. The
changes are so dynamic that they force professionals to keep up-to-date
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constantly. In this context, ProSteel is able to combine its high technical
level with the latest technology, always at the forefront of engineering.
BIM technology is a reality in our projects.
With experience in several segments, we already put our mark on
projects in the areas of mining, steel industry, roof systems, building
systems, vertical buildings.
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Tile Factory - Urmitz, Germany
Owner Kann GmbH Baustoffwerke
Architect UBO Engineering BV
General Contractor Ferross Staalbouw
Engineering Office Snetselaar Constructieve Ingenieurs
The project involves the engineering of a tile factory in Urmitz, Germany.
The concrete mixer platform is one of the components of this manufacturing
plan. The dimensions of the platform are approximately 14 x 4.3 m with a
total height of 12.3 m. The total weight of the silos on top of the platform is
360 t with an extra height of 10.7 m, which makes the total construction very
slender. There are various loads applicable, namely loads from: concrete
mixing, lifting materials, crane rail, storage, earthquakes, persons and wind.
For this project, we used a non-linear static analyse in combination with the
steel module for global sizing. We used modules: Geometrically non-linear
frames and Dynamic frames module. The Dynamic module was particularly
useful for the seismic analyses.
The challenge of this project was the complexity of the loads in different
directions in combination with the design of the platforms. Through a step by
step approach in combination with the use of SCIA Engineer, we managed
to make this project a success.

Snetselaar Constructieve Ingenieurs
Contact Patrick Winkel, Peter van den Top
Address Galileilaan 36
6716 BP Ede, Netherlands
Website www.snetselaar.nl
Snetselaar Constructieve Ingenieurs BV is an international independently
operating engineering office with almost 20 years of engineering experience.
Our agency is characterized by short communication lines between the
client and the engineer. Our Engineering Team makes the difference by
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giving practical advice.
With our team of over 20 engineers and engineering draftsman, we offer
the following service: the design, engineering and drawing of constructions
(full 3D BIM). We are active in the following fields: buildings, industry
infrastructure, civil structures and many more.
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Food Processing Factory Expansion - Aalst, Belgium
Owner Belki NV
Architect Architectuur- en ontwerpburo Patrick Tas BVBA
General Contractor Alheembouw NV (General),
Snoeck Gebrs NV (Steel)
Engineering Office Snoeck Gebrs NV
This project consists of an expansion of a food processing factory, by
adding a steel structure on top of and partly next to the existing concrete
structure.
For this project, the load panel feature was very useful to easily apply
the different uniformly distributed surface loads on various zones in
the building (technical floor between the roof trusses, existing concrete
factory roof, etc.).
The use of the 3D wind generator significantly shortened the required
time to model the wind loads fully according to the Eurocode, correctly
taking into account the cantilevered parts of the building (for example the
structure for stair-access into the building).
The use of transverse bracing between the trusses in the lower part of
the steel building had to be avoided, thus welded sections (with stiffening
profiles welded perpendicular to the column web adding to the rigidity
along the weak side of the columns) together with secondary stabilizing
elements in the top of the building between the trusses ensure the
stability in this direction. The results, both EC3 profile checks as well as
deformation checks, are easily accessible and very clear.
Snoeck Gebrs NV
Contact Steven Nachtergaele
Address Hooiemeersstraat 10
8710 Wielsbeke, Belgium
Website www.snoeckgebrs.be
Snoeck Gebrs NV is specialising in the production and assembly of steel
constructions for industrial buildings and for the agricultural sector.
The state-of-the-art production workshop is certified in accordance with
EN 1090-2 up to and including execution class III. The company also
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offers the expertise of its own engineering and drawing office.
By being an autonomous part of the larger Willy Naessens Group, Snoeck
Gebrs NV can also anticipate on a wide range of prefabricated concrete
elements, being able to provide a complete package for its customers.
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Concrete Batching Facility - Moeskroen, Belgium
Owner Decomo NV
Architect Wim Desloovere BVBA
General Contractor Alheembouw NV (General),
Snoeck Gebrs NV (Steel)
Engineering Office Snoeck Gebrs NV, Predesign by Establis NV
This project consists of a steel structure for a new concrete batching facility
with a height of 22 m. Inside this building, 38 large size storage silos are
placed, each silo equipped with its own steel support.
For this project, the load panel feature together with the 3D wind generator
significantly shortened the required time to model all apply loads fully
according to the Eurocode, correctly taking into account the complete shape
of the building. Also, the mobile/train load feature was used for the effects of
the local hoisting cranes inside the building.
A non-linear static calculation was performed, correctly taking into account
the effect of ‘only tension’ members. The EC3 steel and stability check was
performed, together with a check of the occurring deformations. The model
was then used for the design and calculation of the steel connections.

Snoeck Gebrs NV
The state-of-the-art production workshop is certified in accordance with EN
1090-2 up to and including execution class III. The company also offers the
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expertise of its own engineering and drawing office.
By being an autonomous part of the larger Willy Naessens Group, Snoeck
Gebrs NV can also anticipate on a wide range of prefabricated concrete
elements, being able to provide a complete package for its customers.
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Santens Metaalwaren Building - Merelbeke, Belgium
Owner Santens Metaalwaren
Architect Hugo Koch
General Contractor Stadsbader
Engineering Office Stadsbader
The Santens Metaalwaren building combines a hall of 6800 m² and 3
office floors which represent about 2000 m² in total. The construction will
be built next to the E40 highway. Its sloped roof with vegetation protruded
by a circular entrance tower with 5 floor levels will dominate the building.
The sloped roof is continued over a porch roof with a 20 m cantilever
ending in a tip.
SCIA Engineer is used for 3D modelling of the complete building, using
1D members for concrete columns and girders and 2D shell elements for
the circular tower building.
The big challenge of this project is the steel structure of the cantilevered
porch roof and its anchorage on the circular tower building.
Stadsbader
Contact Koen Vanderputten
Address Kanaalstraat 1
8530 Harelbeke, Belgium
Website www.stadsbader.com
NV Stadsbader, located at Harelbeke, Belgium, is a registered contractor
with a strong reputation in public works and industrial projects. The core
business is situated on road infrastructure projects, civil engineering,
water treatment installations, infrastructure and industrial buildings.
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Throughout the large diversity of realised projects, Stadsbader acquired
important experience, know-how and expertise and became an important
player on the Belgian market.
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Bicameral Silo - Niemegk, Germany
Owner Fels
Architect Fels
General Contractor ZKING s.r.o.
Engineering Office Statika OK
The bicameral silo with a diameter of 3.2 m is used for cement bulk storage
in concrete mixing plant. The capacity of the steel silo is 2 x 50 m3. The
structure consists of the internal bulkhead dividing the silo into 2 parts, 2
conical outlets and 4 filling openings. The main challenge of the modelling
was the complicated geometry, the Eurocode defined load acting on silos, it
is always laborious to assemble the nonlinear stability and plastic analysis.
All of the difficulties were overcome using SCIA Engineer software, the
especially great advantage is the very fast solver enabling us to perform
geometrical and material nonlinear analysis with the dense finite element
mesh relatively quickly.
The graphical outputs give fast orientation in the results of every type of
the analysis used. Engineering Report streamlines the creation of great
documentation.

Statika OK
Contact Jan Blažík
Address V Parku 181/6
736 01 Havířov, Czech Republic
STATIKA OK, ing. Jan Blažík is a design and engineering company founded
in 1992. From the early beginnings the company focused on the common
steel structures of any type, with the specialization of the technological ones
– complicated bins, silos, tanks, hoppers and similar constructions for bulk
storage and handling, petrochemical and gas industries.
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Cement Plant Control Bin - Eskisehir, Turkey
Owner Cimsa Cimento
Architect IBAU Hamburg
General Contractor IBAU Hamburg
Engineering Office STATIKA OK
The control bin with a diameter 4.0 m is used in the process of the
concrete production in concrete mixing plant.
The cylinder height is 5.7 m, cone height is 1.3 m.
The bin is supported on the three anchoring points. On the cone, two
holes for the exit of the material are designed.
The main challenge of the modelling was the complicated geometry, the
Eurocode defined load acting on silos is always laborious to assemble.
All the difficulties were overcome using SCIA Engineer software, the
especially great advantage is the very fast solver enabling us to perform
geometrical and material nonlinear analysis with the dense finite element
mesh relatively quickly.
The graphical results provide a fast insight into the response of the
structure for every type of analysis used. The Engineering Report
simplifies and speeds up preparation of the project documentation.
Statika OK
STATIKA OK, ing. Jan Blažík is a design and engineering company
founded in 1992. From the early beginnings the company focused on
the common steel structures of any type, with the specialization of the
technological ones – complicated bins, silos, tanks, hoppers and similar
constructions for bulk storage and handling, petrochemical and gas
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industries.
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Discharge Hopper - Dunkerque, France
Owner Ecocem Materials Ltd.
Architect IBAU Hamburg
General Contractor IBAU Hamburg
Engineering Office Statika OK
Construction Period 02/2016
The discharge hopper ensures the transport of the material from the
cement mixer. The plan dimensions are 1.7 x 3.4 m. The device is used
in the cement production plant. The structure walls of the typical hopper
shape are reinforced by the stiffeners. The main challenge of the modelling
was the complicated geometry and the Eurocode defined load acting on
hopper which is always laborious to assemble, nonlinear analysis was used
for stability and plastic analysis. All the difficulties were overcome using
SCIA Engineer software, the especially great advantage is the very fast
solver enabling us to perform geometrical and material nonlinear analysis
with the dense finite element mesh relatively quickly.
The presentation of results, especially the graphical interpretation on the
3D model, gave us a good insight into the response of the structure. In the
second step, the Engineering Report helped us prepare the comprehensive
project documentation quickly.

Statika OK
STATIKA OK, ing. Jan Blažík is a design and engineering company
founded in 1992. From the early beginnings the company focused on
the common steel structures of any type, with the specialization of the
technological ones – complicated bins, silos, tanks, hoppers and similar
constructions for bulk storage and handling, petrochemical and gas
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industries.
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Retrofitting of Industrial Plant - Chania Crete, Greece
Owner Christodoulakis S.A.
Architect Lykourgos Kalogerakis
Engineering Office T.E. Consulting Engineer
This project includes an existing single floor industrial plant. The
dimensions of the building are about 67.10 m x 45.60 m and the
maximum height is about 8.20 m. The structure constitutes ten frames;
each of them has five columns. All cross sections were welded and
tapered. One part of the buildings constitutes a loft, about 230 m2
constructed with truss beams and concrete floor. The plant was
constructed during 1981.
We used SCIA Engineer to create a 3D model of this complex structure.
First, we performed the stability analysis to calculate the acr factors. The
next step was to perform the linear and non-linear analysis, including
global imperfection, using the buckling shapes determined from the
stability analysis. The seismic design followed, as well.
It was a challenge for us to model precisely the geometry of each
member due to the welded and tapered cross-sections. Our aim was to
redesign and retrofit the structure according to the Eurocodes.
T.E. Consulting Engineer

Contact Lefteris Tsolakis
Address Soudas Av. 23, Crete, Chania
73200 Chania, Greece
T.E., Consulting Engineer was founded in 2007 to provide the following
civil engineering services:
• Technical advice for the development of new buildings.
• Technical advice for the restoration/upgrading of existing buildings.
• Structural design of new buildings (concrete, steel, composite, timber
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and masonry structures).
• Structural design and assessment of existing buildings.
• Supervision of civil engineering works.
Due to our experience and our knowledge, we can accomplish even the
most exacting projects.
T.E., Consulting Engineer has managed over 100 projects in Greece.
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Storage System - Spain
General Contractor Meca Storage Systems
Engineering Office Tides Engineering bvba
Carton boxes, in this case filled with textile, can be stored in different ways.
An automated storage and retrieval system was the ideal system in this
specific case. This storage system is 14 m by 60 m wide and 28 m high.
As this storage system is equipped with an automated storage and retrieval
system, the shuttle aisles must comply with the specifications of the shuttle
manufacturers. For this reason, the accuracy of the installation needs to be
very high.
The installation is designed to withstand the horizontal forces exerted by the
shuttle and takes into account the high frame slenderness. Verticality and
stability are obtained by bracing the racking both in vertical and horizontal
planes. The entire installation has been executed in cold formed steel
profiles. SCIA Engineer was a perfect tool to support us in the design of this
specialised project.

Tides
Contact Maarten Tavernier
Address Pottelberg 171
8510 Kortrijk, Belgium
Website www.tides.be
Tides is a multidisciplinary office that offers consultancy & advice in
architecture & structural engineering. By integrated services – from
consulting, design, engineering, coordination to long-term facility
engineering – we accompany our clients at every stage of the process. We
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focus on what we do best: offices & industrial buildings for businesses &
governments. From SMEs to multinationals, from town to region.
A modest and accessible team with considerable expertise. Tides is
a dynamic team where the thirst for knowledge & innovation works
contagious.
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Support Structure for Cold-Air Ducting - Pengerang, Malaysia
Owner NEM Industrial & Utility Boilers
General Contractor Petronas
Engineering Office Vicoma Engineering
Vicoma Engineering has designed a supporting structure of ductwork and
platforms for the Rapid-project in Malaysia. In co-operation with our client
NEM Industrial & Utility Boilers, Vicoma has made the basic and detailed
engineering of supporting steel structure, platforms, ductwork and inlet
towers.
The steel structure supports the cold-air ductwork coming from (cold
air) inlet towers and fans to the burners of the boiler. The cold-air duct,
including by-pass, consists of carbon steel plate work supported to the
steel structure with fixed and sliding supports. Several platforms allow
for access to the maintenance areas and measurement points of the
ductwork. At the top of the structure (elevation approx. 16 metres) a roof
has been added above the burner equipment. The total plan dimensions
of the steel structure are 32 m x 18 m.
The ductwork has been modelled in SCIA Engineer to introduce the load
of the ductwork on the steel structure; dead loads, wind loadings, seismic
loadings and temperature (thermal expansion) loads.
The design of the steel structure also comprised of the detail engineering
of all connection details that also have been calculated in SCIA Engineer,
using the Eurocode steel checks, using local beam sizes (JIS-standard)
and steel qualities.
Vicoma Engineering
Contact Erik Bruijn
Address Industrieweg 43a
2382 NT Zoeterwoude, Netherlands
Website www.vicoma.nl
Vicoma sets out the guidelines
Vicoma is an independent and pragmatic engineering firm. We help
the industry in the Netherlands and beyond with solutions, support and
achievement of (EPCM) engineering and consultancy services, both
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single and multidisciplinary. For this we have in-house engineers for all
disciplines. We are a reliable and flexible partner for all your questions
in the fields of maintenance, sustainability and renovation/new build. We
never see our advice to you as an end. For us it is the first step to realise
your goals.
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structures – scaffolding – art work – mechanical equipment...
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“This complex project was modelled directly
in SCIA Engineer as a hybrid structure with a
span of over 400 meters, including façades
and roof. The jury was impressed by the
advanced analyses with second order, tension-
only elements, physical and geometrical non-
linearities, as well as advanced dynamic and
seismic calculations, resulting in a fabulous
building.”
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Rafael Núñez Airport Expansion - Cartagena De Indias, Colombia
Owner Sociedad Aeroportuaria De La Costa S.A
Architect Cemosa S.A
General Contractor Sociedad Aeroportuaria De La Costa S.A
Engineering Office Cemosa S.A
The expansion Project of the Rafael Núñez international airport in
Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, has been designed to reach the processing
capacity of 8.5 million passengers per year. For this purpose, a new building
has been designed, the international terminal, connected with a new
boarding pier which spans over more than 400 m. The total designed area of
this new expansion is 27,000 m2.
The principal structure modelled with SCIA Engineer is the new international
terminal building, a single construction of more than 5,600 m2. This building
has a steel roof composed of several spatial and planar trusses made of
tubular HSS sections, forming different inclinations on the roof. For the
analysis, calculation and design SCIA Engineer was used. The complex
steel structures, the roof and façade, were modelled directly in the software.
Furthermore, advanced analysis with nonlinear considerations, second
order, tension-only elements, physical non-linearity of the concrete material
and advanced dynamics and seismic analysis were performed. The ACI
and AISC normative verification of the steel and concrete designs has been
made in the project.
SCIA Engineer proved to be very flexible with data input, obtaining more
productivity than with any other structural software used in the company.
Estra Engenharia Ltda.

Contact Manuel Jesús Casanova López
Address Rua Barão do Triunfo, n°73 – 5° Andar. Campo Belo
São Paulo
04602-000 São Paulo, Brazil
Website www.estra.com.br
Estra Engenharia Ltda. is a Brazilian Engineering Consulting Company
specialising in structural, foundation and underground projects, delivering
innovative solutions for public and private clients world-wide. It was founded
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in São Paulo in 1981 and since 2011 it is integrated in the international
engineering consulting group Cemosa Ingenieria y Control S.A.
In the recent years, our approach to resolve highly technical projects has
been recognized by a Brazilian Structural Engineering Association ABECE
thanks to the innovative construction method of a cylindrical underground
station, designed by our Technical Director.
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Special Prize of the Jury
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“To BIM or not to BIM was not the question in this
interesting stadium. SCIA Engineer offered the
central information model that was exchanged
with other software, such as Allplan, Tekla,
Peikko Designer and Hilti. Moreover, advanced
calculations like dynamic effects and fire
resistance were performed.”
Quote of the Jury
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Football Stadium - Dunajská Streda, Slovakia
Owner DAC ARÉNA, a.s.
Architect ADIF s.r.o
General Contractor AVA-stav s.r.o.
Engineering Office HESCON s.r.o
This project includes a phased construction of a new football stadium
combined with a partial renovation of the existing one. The new football
stadium will replace the current FC DAC stadium. The construction started in
the spring of 2016 with the first phase (stands B and C), the entire complex
should be finished in 2018. The first phase has been already finished. The
construction works on the second phase are just starting. The total capacity
is 13,000 spectators. The DAC arena will meet UEFA category 4. The main
structure of the stands and the main building are made of prefabricated
reinforced concrete elements. The roof, facade and secondary structures
are designed of steel elements. The length of stand C is 122.4 m and the
length of stand B is 82 m. The width of the stands is 18.45 m.
SCIA Engineer was used to create a global static model. Models were
created for static design and design review. As a part of the analysis in
SCIA Engineer, not only the normative loads and effects were checked, but
also dynamic effects, fire resistance and overall behaviour of the structure.
Afterwards, a detailed design of reinforcement in concrete elements was
performed and the elements were checked for both limit states. The steel
components have been checked for both limit states as well. Workshop
documentation was created in Allplan and Tekla Structures.
HESCON s.r.o

Contact Erik Hrnčiar
Address Námestie sv. Anny 20C/7269 (Stará Tržnica)
911 01 Trenčín, Slovakia
Website www.hescon.sk
HESCON, Ltd., a design and static office, was established in 2008 by the
authorized civil engineer Ing. Erik Hrnèiar. After his long-term experience in
the fields of design management, design and construction of load-bearing
structures, he realised his idea to gather a strong team of designers and
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structural engineers, all of whom you can meet in HESCON, Ltd. today.
HESCON, Ltd. offers its clients services in consulting, design, engineering
from initial study up to the workshop drawing. The main company
specialization is the statics of structures.
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Serpentine Summer Houses 2016 - London, United Kingdom
Owner Serpentine Galleries
Architect Asif Khan/Barkow Leibinger / Yona Friedman
General Contractor Stage One
Engineering Office AECOM
In 2016, the Serpentine Architecture Programme was extended to
include four Summer Houses, designed by architects Asif Khan, Barkow
Leibinger, Kunlé Adeyemi and Yona Friedman. Their brief was to design
a 25 m2 structure, remaining in-situ for the summer of 2016 providing a
multi-functional space for public use, responding architecturally to Queen
Caroline’s Temple, an 18th Century Summer House.
The design of the Barkow Leibinger and Yona Friedman Summer Houses
relied on engineering judgement more than code based design due to the
choice of construction materials. Data from structural testing of samples
was used to calibrate the analysis results of SCIA, allowing a stress-based
design to be undertaken. Each Summer House was founded on 20 mm
thick steel plates as opposed to traditional concrete foundations. In order
to ensure the plates could distribute the forces from the superstructure,
non-linear analyses were run with flexible supports, ensuring the structures
above bore no ill effects of movements at the base.
The design of each Summer House was completed from concept to
construction information in six weeks, therefore the ability of SCIA Engineer
to quickly import and analyse complex geometry in tandem with the
possibility to view both the raw analysis results, as well as the design output
was crucial to the success of the project.
AECOM

Contact Michael Orr
Address 2 Leman Street
E1 8FA London, United Kingdom
Website www.aecom.com
We are a global network of experts working with clients, communities and
colleagues to develop and implement innovative solutions to the world’s
most complex challenges.
Delivering clean water and energy. Building iconic skyscrapers. Planning
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new cities. Restoring damaged environments. Connecting people and
economies with roads, bridges, tunnels and transit systems. Designing
parks where children play. Helping governments maintain stability and
security.
We are AECOM. Built to deliver a better world.
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Notre Dame Renovation Scaffold - Cholet, France
Owner Lefevre
Architect Comi Service
General Contractor Lefevre
Engineering Office Comi Service
For the renovation of this tall church, a large scaffold was necessary to
provide the access to all parts of the monument.
To meet contractor’s instructions, the scaffold is fixed to the stone up to the
roof and is self-standing above it.
The scaffold is 68 m high, 12 m wide, 32 m long and weighs 232 tons.
The structure was designed according to the special scaffolding codes
NF12810, NF12811, EN74 and the Eurocodes.
The specific scaffold’s non-linear hinges have been defined precisely and a
non-linear analysis using the iterative Timoshenko method was performed.
The model consists of a half symmetrical structure, contains 41,734 nodes,
23,775 beams and 30 non-linear combinations.
For structures of this height, wind is the most critical load. To find a suitable
geometrical configuration for the scaffold was a very difficult challenge.
SCIA Engineer’s scaffold and steel checks helped precisely observe the
load distribution and optimise the structure.
Comi Service

Contact Rémi Martin
Address Batiment A6 Europarc de Pichaury
13856 Aix les Milles, France
Website www.comi-service.com
Subsidiary of the Altrad Group, Comi Service specializes in scaffolding.
Its engineering office handles the most technically challenging projects
and its country-wide presence, with six agencies, allows us to intervene
anywhere in the country.
Comi Service in figures:
• 331 full-time employees.
• €40 million revenue. 4
A stock of 10,000 tons of multi-directional NF material of the Layher and
Plettac brands.
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Osterrieth House Glass Roof - Antwerp, Belgium
Owner Athelean
Architect Ney & Partners
General Contractor CSM Steelstructures
Engineering Office Ney & Partners
The new glazed roofs cover two inner courtyards of the historical Osterrieth
House on the Meir in Antwerp, the most important shopping axis of the
city. Based on the historical context and the important character of the
courtyards, a specific architectural and structural design was paramount in
the outcome of the project.
The first roof (10 x 15 m²) consists of a double curved shell with large
openings following a rococo-inspired pattern. The openings are completely
covered with glass panels. The second roof (14 x 15 m²) is made from
curved beams, following a grid pattern based on the first roof. The glass is
directly glued onto the steel beams, reducing the visible impact of the glass-
steel connection.
SCIA Engineer was used to assign the different loads to the structural
elements, to perform a linear and nonlinear analysis and to evaluate the
stresses and instabilities. Also, the behaviour and resistance to fire were
checked.
For the first roof, a 2D model was used based on a refined triangulation of
the irregular shape of the shell. The second roof consists of beam elements
with variable cross-sections.
Ney & Partners

Contact Gersom Wursten
Address Terhulpensesteenweg 181/7
1180 Watermaal-Bosvoorde, Belgium
Website www.ney.be
Ney & Partners is a structural engineering consultancy and architectural
office. We are driven by an active vision of civil engineering that integrates
different disciplines. The foundation of a successful project is the synthesis
of all contextual elements. We do not view the boundary conditions as
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obstacles but as fuel for our creativity. We reach a solution that carefully
take into account all of the requirements. We practice effective engineering
that adds value by eliminating the nonessential. The innovative supporting
structures, footbridges, bridges, canopies and constructions that we develop
have therefore a unique identity.
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National Football Stadium at Windsor Park - Belfast, Northern Ireland
Owner Irish Football Association
Architect Holmes Miller Associates
General Contractor O’Hare and McGovern
Engineering Office AECOM
Windsor Park is the new 18,000 all-seater stadium. The development
includes south and east stands, two large corners and a feature cladding
enclosure (The Quaver). Each new building can be considered as a
standalone unit separated via movement joints. The south stand is the
largest section of the project measuring about 115 m in length. The
structure of all stands is comprised of a steel frame with composite
metal deck slabs. The roof concept is consistent across the stadium and
consists of a cantilevered column and rafter system with stay support. At
each bay a single mast with three stay members support cantilever rafter
beams. The cantilever length varies between stands and is 26 m in the
worst case.
The flexibility to input and manipulate geometry in SCIA Engineer’s XML
API access was instrumental in allowing a close collaboration with the
sports architects. As a national stadium, the building had to be iconic,
but in order to bring best value to the project, the structural design
needed to be relatively understated. This meant combining rationalised
structural design whilst also allowing for landmark features such as The
Quaver. Such a design could only be completed in a versatile platform
and SCIA Engineer was used across the board to design each stand in
isolation and combined with Rhino to support a single output Revit model.
AECOM
Contact Madalina Aghinitei

Address 2 Leman Street
E1 8FA London, United Kingdom
Website www.aecom.com
We are a global network of experts working with clients, communities and
colleagues to develop and implement innovative solutions to the world’s
most complex challenges.
Delivering clean water and energy. Building iconic skyscrapers. Planning
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new cities. Restoring damaged environments. Connecting people and
economies with roads, bridges, tunnels and transit systems. Designing
parks where children play. Helping governments maintain stability and
security.
We are AECOM. Built to deliver a better world.
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Eagle Aviary - Brno, Czech Republic
Owner The City of Brno
Architect AND, spol. s r. o.
General Contractor ZOO Brno
Engineering Office B2K design s.r.o.
The aviary has an inverted truncated cone shape. The base of the aviary
walls are the shape of an ellipse with dimensions of 32 x 22 and the top part
of the walls are a circle with a diameter of 30 m. The ellipse and the circle
are mutually eccentric, so the columns are oblique in different directions.
The height of the aviary over sloping ground is above at the highest and
lowest point 15.5 m and 11 m. The steel structure is partly based on the
pads in the bedrock and partly on the downstream monolithic structures of
the exposure prospects.
The aviary is designed as a welded steel construction, consisting of a
compressed upper ring to which the steel cable grid is anchored in the
shape of the orthogonal network of 2.0 x 2.0 m. The cables are connected at
the crossing point by junctions which partly limit the mutual contact thus any
disruption of the corrosion protection and further interconnect each other
which allows the transfer of forces between adjacent cables. The ring is
supported by 16 tube columns, which are pinned to the ground and braced
by diagonal cables in the plane of the wall of the aviary.
B2K design s.r.o.

Contact Martin Beneš
Address Strážovská 17
15300 Prague, Czech Republic
Website www.b2kdesign.cz
B2K design s.r.o. is a design and engineering company founded in 2007.
From the outset, broadly focused and handles projects from public and
residential construction, through industry, agriculture to energy at all stages
including consultancy and supervision on site. The company began as an
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engineering office and over time has expanded its services also to other
professions. The company currently provides management of design
work as chief designer. The company processes and designs, both in
steel, concrete and wooden structures, including the foundations, but also
constructions from aluminium and glass. We specialize in the design of
supporting structures exposed to fire in co-operation with fire specialists.
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Mayol Stadium Redevelopment - Toulon, France
Owner Mairie de Toulon
Architect Duchier Petra Architectes
General Contractor Baudin Chateauneuf
Engineering Office Baudin Chateauneuf
The works on this project included studies, manufacturing, protection
against corrosion and installation, mainly at night, of approximately 540
tons of steel framework and 570 m² of composite floor decks for the
construction of an additional stand at the Toulon rugby stadium, the Mayol
stadium.
The structure is complex because of its geometry in a ¼ of a circle and
as all the loads are transferred to the very small number of load-bearing
elements at the ground floor.
The assembly was realized on a very small urban site, at night.
A global 3D model was realized with SCIA Engineer. As the structure
is located in a seismic zone, the seismic analysis was carried out on
a general model in which the steel structure, the reinforced concrete
foundations and the deep foundation piles were modelled in order to take
into account the interaction between the soil and the structure.
The use of the stability analysis module made it possible to quantify the
effects of the 2nd order on the structure. The use of the steel code check
module, after the manual checking of the different critical lengths of the
beams, resulted in a very significant time saving during the design of the
framework while the planning constraints were very strong.
A modal analysis allowed the estimation of the vibratory behaviour of the
floors due to live loads such as people walking.
Baudin Chateauneuf
Contact Cédric Ricaud

Address CS 30019
60 rue de la brosse
45110 Chateauneuf sur Loire, France
Website www.baudinchateauneuf.com
Baudin Chateauneuf was founded in 1919. Born in the production of
electrical towers and farm sheds, the company is moving towards the
construction of steel bridges.
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In 1954, the company sought to diversify its activity. Its mastery of metal
logically leads Baudin to the area of metal frames.
Nowadays Baudin offers a full range of services at the highest
technological level in a lot of business areas: construction and renovation
of civil engineering work, steel structures, mechanical engineering or
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Elysée Montmartre Reconstruction - Paris, France
Owner Julien Labrousse and Abel Nahmias
Architect Jérôme Friant
General Contractor Viitor Modular
Engineering Office BET Duberseuil
The original building “l’Elysée Montmartre” was built in 1807. On 22 March
2011, the structure was devastated by fire. The main room is unusable.
The steel structure is deformed, the walls and roofs are destroyed, but the
facade is intact. In 2014, studies of a new steel structure were entrusted to
the Engineering office Duberseuil & Cie.
The old steel framework was classified as a “historical monument” since
1989. The new structure had to include the same architecture. However, the
rules and standards of construction forced a reconsideration of the design of
the new structure. A survey of the structural elements of the old framework
was established. The building is 39 metres long by 22.5 metres wide and
has a ridge height of 12.6 metres.
To compensate for the noise pollution caused by the operation of the site,
a double framework was created in the roof spaced at 80 cm, allowing
the installation of a double insulation and a vacuum between two of 60
cm. The columns are supported by anti-vibration base-plates to block any
transmission of the vibrations in the vicinity. The natural frequency of the
mezzanine was checked to respect 3 Hz.
The stage structure was designed to be removable by jacks on different
levels. The roof structure takes into account the elements of lighting and
sound diffusion as well as decorative elements.
All the structural elements were modelled and calculated with a buckling
check and lateral torsional buckling check.
BET Duberseuil & Cie

Contact DUBERSEUIL Aurélien
Address 2, Squares les Clématites
95470 Survilliers, France
Website www.bet-duberseuil.com
Since 1969, the engineering office DUBERSEUIL & Cie has been
specialising in steel structures.
From conception to realization, all the studies, calculations, execution plans
and tracing of various projects are carried out by a reactive and efficient team.
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The availability of engineers and designers and high-performance
computing equipment, including 2 licenses of SCIA Engineer for 3D
calculations, brings on a variety of works and reactivity appreciated by the
contractors
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Innovative Scaffolding Solution - Sluiskil, Netherlands
Owner Yara Sluiskil
Architect Bilfinger Industrial Services
General Contractor Bilfinger Industrial Services
Engineering Office Bilfinger Industrial Services
The Yara company needed to refurbish a 37 m high distillation column as
a part of a CUI program at its Sluiskil site. A scaffold had to be built and
completely fitted with a shrink-wrap foil.
An interesting challenge involved the relatively limited load bearing
capacity of the column. A traditional scaffold with a square plan anchored
to the column was not possible due to the large forces caused by extreme
wind conditions. A large, freestanding scaffold would be an obstacle for
normal production activities and would be very expensive.
The best solution, therefore, was an aerodynamic scaffold. Rounding-off
the edges resulted in an enormous reduction of the wind load. Thanks
to this reduction, the scaffold could be anchored to the column. We
integrated standard “Layher” wedge head connections to bent scaffold
tubes for easy assembly and the perfect solution was complete.
The scaffold was designed with SCIA Engineer using its scaffolding
module. The dwg-file of the column was imported to make the most
optimal design of the scaffold. Both the scaffold and the column were
modelled to determine the interaction between the scaffold and the
client’s asset.
In summer of 2016, the scaffold was built and could be used for the CUI
activities until the end of 2016. As a result, the desired goal was achieved:
A fairly lean and innovative solution at a good price!
Bilfinger Industrial Services

Contact Gerben Schuurhuis

Address Werfplein 5
3238 BH Zwartewaal, Netherlands
Website www.is-bnl.bilfinger.com
With 60 years of experience, Bilfinger Industrial Services is the
benchmark for project and maintenance work to industrial assets for
our customers in Belgium and the Netherlands. Our services cover:
insulation, scaffolding, rope access, painting, tracing, asbestos removal,
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fireproofing and noise control. Quality, safety, efficiency and innovations
are the cornerstones of the services we provide.
Our experienced engineering department is best equipped to guide
the entire process of complex scaffolding, always striving for the best
possible access solution to meet the needs of our customers.
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Temporary RBS Module Structure - Faulquemont, France
Owner Euromodules
Architect Euromodules
General Contractor Euromodules
Engineering Office Euromodules
Coming from the R&D office, the RBS module structure was designed to
meet a wide range of needs for temporary buildings.
Made of galvanised folded sheets, the structure, optimised with
SCIA Engineer, offers an unmatched resistance/mass ratio for this type of
product. In addition to resisting the climatic constraints and the use of a
conventional building, it is imperative to take into account the forces of the
repetitive assembly/dismantling, transport and handling. It is also important
to keep the modular aspect with the facades and the interior layout which
can be adapted.
Assembled in one day, the real demonstration of the performance and
the scope of all possible configurations for this new product, the structure
presented during the Christmas holidays show the RBS module into a
unique configuration. This set of 15 modules measures 15 metres in height,
for a total weight of 20 tons, i.e. 1.33 ton per equipped module – the weight
of a car.
Euromodules

Contact Federico Moyano
Address Avenue du district - Voie Sud
57380 Faulquemont, France
Website www.euro-modules.fr
Established near the German and Luxembourg borders, Euromodules is
one of the modular building specialists. With resources to satisfy the rental
needs of the customers, the company is primarily oriented towards atypical
modules realized jointly with architectural firms. One of their last projects,
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the 58 hotel rooms of the OFF Paris Seine, is the first floating hotel in heart
of Paris.
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Portal Platform - Grängesberg, Sweden
Owner Essverk AB
Architect Daniel Forsman
General Contractor Flexible Engineering
Engineering Office Flexible Engineering
The project presents a very complex portal platform for tunnelling work.
The upper part of it, the most mobile part, that can sweep across the
tunnel roof and walls to lay membrane and reinforcement nets, was
analysed using SCIA Engineer. Membrane rolls and reinforcement nets
are arriving on trucks, driving/stopping under the platform to be stored on
the machine. The upper parts of the machine, analysed in SCIA Engineer,
can then fetch rolls/nets and apply them while sweeping along the tunnel
roof and walls. The machine can also drive around by itself. When the
work is finished, the machine can be folded to a smaller size and driven
away on a truck.
The portal platform in question was approx. 15 m long (along a tunnel),
3.5 to 7 m wide, depending on if it is folded to small size or not, and
intended to reach 7 m height and to the extents over a 12.5 m wide
tunnel. The membrane rolls to be applied weigh 1100 kg. 5 people can
work on the platform simultaneously, along with 550 kg of equipment.
SCIA Engineer was used to quickly test and evaluate hundreds of
different cross-sections and different ideas. It was also used to check the
important beams according to the Eurocodes.
The project was a real challenge, especially as the loads and conditions
changed several times during the project and that the number of possible
load combinations was very large.
Flexible Engineering
Contact Daniel Forsman

Address Tiskbergsvägen 42B
79153 Falun, Sweden
Flexible Engineering is a small consultancy company, working primarily
with mechanical simulations and structural calculations. In recent
years, the company has successfully analysed very advanced moving
mechanisms like tap-changers with finite-element-models, and qualified
several machines for use in tunnels and mines using different Eurocodes
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for cranes, platforms and general equipment. Having access to design
and analysing expertise, the company has helped to solve complex
problems in a cost-effective way.
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Structures for Salone del Mobile 2016 - Milan, Italy and Pukkelpop - Hasselt, Belgium
Owner Ken Spranghers and Michael Lefeber
Architect ir. arch. Michael Lefeber
General Contractor Hexa Structures
Engineering Office dr. ir. Ken Spranghers
Two projects are presented here: Hexa Structures for Salone Del Mobile
2016 and Pukkelpop 2016. More information about this new design culture
on www.hexastructures.com.
The three-dimensional structures are built up using standard steel
scaffolding. These complex scaffolding structures are analysed using
SCIA Engineer which allows us to include effects of non-linear behaviour
such as the non-linear resistance of the joints and the effects of large
deformations. Due to the large amount of steel members, the use of Steel
and Scaffolding packages are essential to carry out global and local checks.
Thanks to its systematic approach and user-friendly interface SCIA Engineer
allows us to analyse these complex “transient” structures with relative ease.
Versatile construction system using scaffolding and pallets.
This construction system is cheap and produces zero waste, installs the
possibility of adaptation and co-creation of a design on site, due to its
modular nature. It can thus provide infrastructure for different functions:
an event stage artwork, an exhibition space, an urban bar, a public space
appropriation tool, an urban camping dormitory and many more.
Hexa Structures

Contact dr. ir. Ken Spranghers
ir. arch. Michael Lefeber
Address Sluis 283
2400 Mol, Belgium
Website www.hexastructures.com
Hexa Structures is the current state-of-affairs of a new design culture,
focussing on the need of design for deconstruction due to fast-changing
contemporary requirements. Developing strategies that integrate time into
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design in order to support human needs, now and in the future.
Hexa Structures brought a new wave in the conception of artworks for music
events all over the world.
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Lifting Frame - Vietnam
Owner CMI Energy
General Contractor CMI Energy
The purpose of the lifting frame is to lift prefabricated steel units (almost
the complete steel structure of a power plant) with a weight of 420 tons
to a ship. The engineering contains the analysis of general stability and
design of connection details.
SCIA Engineer was used, namely the steel check according to American
standards.
The difficulty was to know the possible scenarios that may occur during
lifting. The loads per lifting point are provided by the client, however, they
are not directly applicable since they are determined with the assumption
that the lifting frame does not deform. In reality, however, the loads are
distributed differently because the end sections of the structure deform
more than the middle part. To take this effect into account, different load
distributions were evaluated. The type of cables used, the existence of
one or two lifting cranes etc. All of these factors play an important role in
the design of a lifting frame.
I.d.d. Engineering

I.d.d. Engineering bvba is an engineering office near Brussels
specialising in steel and concrete structures and foundations. The study
presented contains a detailed engineering of connections and general
stability. I.d.d. Engineering is specialising in industrial plants and civil
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structures such as bridges. The company was established in 2010 and
has designed many structures all over the world, such as in Africa, Asia,
Australia and the Middle East.
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Waste Water Tower - Esslingen, Germany
Owner Hochschule Esslingen
Architect item Industrietechnik GmbH
General Contractor item Industrietechnik GmbH
Engineering Office Ingenieurbüro für Stahlbau Dipl.-Ing. Jürgen Mark
Item is the pioneer and worldwide market leader for building kit systems for
industrial use. The principle of fastened aluminium profiles, as opposed to
the welded steel bearers, was originally used for mechanical engineering.
Nevertheless, this system quickly found other uses in many other areas.
Just 20 km away from the German city of Stuttgart, this modern construction
method is also being used in the new laboratory building of the Building
Energy Environment facility at the College of Esslingen for special technical
equipment.
In a so-called sewage tower, varied installation situations are shown in the
sewage technology during sewage drainage. Through the help of transparent
pipe ducts and dyed water, the sewage drainage can be seen clearly.
The basic frame of the 3-storey sewage tower with a base of 6.10 x 2.50 m
and a height of approximately 7 m is built from components of the Item
production series 8.
The aluminium cable profile consists of EN-AW 6063 T66 (Al Mg Si 0.5 F25).
The stairs and landings made from the same material are also a part of the
building kit system and are approved for this use by the manufacturer.
Since the whole construction has already been constructed as a 3D-model,
the entire framework and the components can be read and understood very
easily with the help of the varied import functions in SCIA Engineer. For the
calculation of the aluminium cable profile, the program modules general
cross sections and aluminium code-based design turned out to be essential.
Ingenieurbüro für Stahlbau Dipl.-Ing. Jürgen Mark

Contact Jürgen Mark
Address Hauptstraße 1
89264 Weißenhorn, Germany
Website [email protected]
Since 2003 we have been capturing and designing various constructions
from the areas of steel construction, steel lightweight construction, facades,
aluminium and glass construction in 3D-CAD.
Through innovative and problem solving oriented project handling, effective
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use of the newest technologies and participation in constant advanced
training, our company has developed a competitive advantage and is able to
provide the client with economic benefits.
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Plastic Technological Boat - Czech Republic
Owner ASIO, spol. s r.o., Czech Republic
Architect ing. Jiří Sládek
General Contractor ASIO, spol. s r.o., Czech Republic
Engineering Office Jaroslav Pražan, Plastic Structures Design
The purifying technology is based on the collection of biomass from the
water surface and separation of biomass particles on a mechanical filter.
The biomass contains a large quantity of nutrients that would otherwise
settle in the form of organic compounds in the bottom sediment. This
technology does not add any foreign substances to the water and the
entire principle is very environmentally friendly.
Dimensions: length 12 m, width 2.4 m, height 2.38 m.
Material Polyethylene PE100.
The boat geometry was modelled using plate and shell elements. The
iterative process was used to determine the loading equilibrium state,
with zero reactions, corresponding to a floating boat. The iterative
nonlinear incremental indirect stability analysis followed and it proved the
dimensions of the boat construction.
The main challenge was the iterative calculation of the equilibrium state
and the indirect incremental nonlinear stability analysis. The preparation
of the documentation was easy and productive thanks to the integrated
Engineering Report.
Jaroslav Pražan
Contact Jaroslav Pražan

Address Podlomní 4
636 00 Brno, Czech Republic
An engineering office specialized in the field of the plastic and fibreglass
materials applications in the different types of structures. Almost 30 years
of experience, hundreds of realized projects and expert analysis – under
and above ground bins and tanks, septic tanks, reservoirs, basins and
containers, pipelines for chemicals, liquids, gases, water and sewage water
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treatment and special plastic structures used in different industrial sectors.
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Polyethylene Plastic Tank with Steel Cage - St. Petersburg, Russia
Owner Techpribor, Russia
Architect Jaroslav Pražan
General Contractor Aquacomp Hard s.r.o., Czech Republic
Engineering Office Jaroslav Pražan, Plastic Structures Design
The structure is a part of the galvanic line. Tents of the tanks are grouped
in the line together, used in the aeroplane parts production. The tank
dimensions are: length 14.97 m, width 1.75 m, height 3.65 m.
The relatively complicated model was easily created using the modelling
capabilities of SCIA Engineer. Free loads enabled us to apply the tank
loading and the analysis of hundreds of thousands of equations was solved
in hours.
The main challenge of this type of structures is repeated geometrical
nonlinear analysis which must be used as an indirect method for finding
the critical stability load factor because the polyethylene material requires
us to take into account the 2nd order effects and the linear stability is not
sufficient. Here the very fast problem solver included in SCIA Engineer is the
key to the successful analysis and is very appreciated.
Jaroslav Pražan

Contact Jaroslav Pražan
Address Podlomní 4
636 00 Brno, Czech Republic
An engineering office specialized in the field of the plastic and fibreglass
materials applications in the different types of structures. Almost 30 years
of experience, hundreds of realized projects and expert analysis – under
and above ground bins and tanks, septic tanks, reservoirs, basins and
containers, pipelines for chemicals, liquids, gases, water and sewage water
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treatment and special plastic structures used in different industrial sectors.
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Jane Sanders Softball Complex - Eugene, Oregon, United States
Owner University of Oregon
Architect SRG Partnership
General Contractor Howard S Wright
Engineering Office KPFF Consulting Engineers
The University of Oregon received a donation for new facilities for the
women’s softball team. The campus is well known for athletics and many
of the men’s teams have recently constructed world-class facilities. The
new softball facilities for the top-10 Division 1 ranked Oregon Ducks
needed to rival the other stadia and buildings on the campus.
The team of engineers and architects set out to determine the shape and
extent of the roof structure. Once this was determined, the engineering
team was given a series of five points at the concourse level from which
the roof could be supported. From there KPFF determined an optimal
column layout and configuration of roof beams. The structure is in a
high seismic zone and a number of lateral analyses were carried out to
determine whether the large structure - measuring more than 100 feet
from “tip to tip” of the wing - would be stable in the event of an earthquake.
Wind loads were also carefully considered, as the structure is shaped like
an aeroplane, leading to concerns that it might want to “lift” off its supports.
Construction of the canopy roof was also a major consideration. To meet
the tight schedule requirements, the canopy would be fabricated in the
field and lifted into place. The engineers and contractors considered lifting
in two pieces and designed the roof structure for this, but in the end, it
was determined that lifting in one piece - including the roof decking - was
more efficient.
KPFF Consulting Engineers - NYC

Contact Andrea Hektor

Address 299 Broadway
Suite 820
10007 New York, United States
Website www.kpff.com
KPFF Consulting Engineers is a multi-office, multi-disciplinary engineering
firm that provides a wide variety of engineering services to the design
and construction industry in both the United States and abroad. Services
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include structural engineering, civil engineering, construction management,
project management, surveying and a variety of speciality engineering
services. Significant broad-based experience provides us with the ability
to solve the most difficult and challenging problems. We have built a
reputation as creative and innovative engineers who are focused on a high
level of client service and excellence in everything we undertake.
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US Embassy Compound - Maputo, Mozambique
Owner US Government - Department of State
Architect Allied Works Architecture & Yost Grube Hall Archi-
tecture
General Contractor Pernix Construction
Engineering Office KPFF Consulting Engineers
This project contains numerous speciality elements, including roof trellises
with unusual shapes and supports and a series of three-dimensional façade
elements appended to the main office building that are configured to act as
screening elements and, which vary in size and shape. Both the trellises
and the façade elements will be fabricated from ultra-high performance
concrete (UHPC), which does not require traditional steel reinforcing bar.
This material is used to minimize the thicknesses of these elements and to
enhance element durability to meet the US government 100 year design life
for buildings internationally.
Early in the project the façade was an integral part of the exterior structure
of the building and supported gravity loads. SCIA Engineer was used to
analyse this structure for typical gravity and wind loads and for analysis
under progressive collapse situations in which a portion of the exterior
wall is removed, as would occur under a severe blast event. During the
construction documentation phase, this wall was pulled off the building due
to constructability concerns in southern Africa. The façade elements were
then analysed for hurricane-force wind loads and gravity loads.
The trellis elements will also be made of UHPC. SCIA Engineer was utilised
to verify the stresses due to their unique and changing shape and was used
for analysis of each unique roof. A multitude of various cantilever conditions
and backspans made SCIA’s load panels and CAD import invaluable.

Suite 820
KPFF Consulting Engineers is a multi-office, multi-disciplinary engineering
firm that provides a wide variety of engineering services to the design and
construction industry in both the United States and abroad. Services include
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structural engineering, civil engineering, construction management, project
management, surveying and a variety of speciality engineering services.
Significant broad-based experience provides us with the ability to solve
the most difficult and challenging problems. We have built a reputation as
creative and innovative engineers who are focused on a high level of client
service and excellence in everything we undertake.
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Pacific Northwest College of Arts - Portland, Oregon, United States
Owner Pacific Northwest College of the Arts
Architect Allied Works Architecture
General Contractor Howard S Wright
Engineering Office KPFF Consulting Engineers - Portland, OR
In 2015 The Pacific Northwest College of the Arts relocated from an
industrial area of Portland, OR to a historic building downtown. The move
required a major tenant improvement to make the building fitting for a
well-renowned arts school. Part of the tenant improvement involved the
addition of a new cable-supported concrete mezzanine.
The architect wanted to invoke the image of a suspension bridge with
the mezzanine supports. To stay “true” to the structure the cables could
not be solely an architectural element, but needed to support the curved
mezzanine edge. Determining the structural loading of the cables and the
subsequent optimal cable locations was challenging, as the cables follow
a curved form at their top and bottom points and because of the tributary
area of loading to each cable varied.
To determine the cable locations, the architect first passed a three-
dimensional model with their “vision” to the engineer, this was imported
into SCIA Engineer and all appropriate loads were applied. The deflected
form of the model was determined and nodes were moved to their proper
locations based on the loading. This revised model was passed back to
the architect. When the final shape was agreed upon, the cables and
supporting steel structure above were designed for their final loading.


Suite 820
KPFF Consulting Engineers is a multi-office, multi-disciplinary
engineering firm that provides a wide variety of engineering services
to the design and construction industry in both the United States and
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abroad. Services include structural engineering, civil engineering,
construction management, project management, surveying and a
variety of speciality engineering services. Significant broad-based
experience provides us with the ability to solve the most difficult and
challenging problems. We have built a reputation as creative and
innovative engineers who are focused on a high level of client service and
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Taxi Stop - Brasília, Brasil
Owner GDF
Architect GDF
General Contractor GDF
Engineering Office Li Chong Lee Bacelar de Castro -
Engenharia de Excelência
Brasília is known as a city of monuments and this project of a Taxi Stop,
built to be installed in four different locations in Brasilia, is an inspiration of
architectural design combined with masonry and steel.
The structure is divided into three main parts: the side columns and roof
in steel and the foundations in reinforced concrete. The columns have an
unusual shape resembling a horn. The challenge of this structure was the
maintenance of the bt/tw slenderness ratio.
Moreover, the roof has the same slenderness and the shape demonstrates
the light and robust steel structure. The manufacturing process of the
columns counted on millimetre precision standards and the same occurred
with the roof beams.
Assembled locally, the whole construction process took just twenty days.
SCIA Engineer was used for the calculation of the structure. This software
has a user-friendly interface and fulfils our main challenges for the unusual
column form.
The project was finalised in time and by using Nemetschek Group software
with which we had great productivity in detailing and calculation.
Li Chong Lee

Contact Li Chong Castro
Address SQN 406 BL. M AP. 102
70847130 Brasília, Brazil
Website www.lichonglee.com.br
Since 2003, The Engineer Li Chong Lee Bacelar de Castro focuses on
designing, detailing and project in addition to construction management for
highly stressed, wide spanned bearing structures in steel, reinforced and
prestressed concrete, wood and fibre composite materials. His activities
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even go underground with excavation, slope protection and specialist
foundations. He knows and uses the newest methods and tools as well as
national and foreign codes.
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Temporary Crane Base - Paris, France
Owner SCI Acep Invest 3
Architect Architecte Ateliers 234
General Contractor Eiffage Construction Tertiaire
Engineering Office Builders & Parteners
The A9A1 building is an office building integrated in the Paris Austerlitz
Highway covering project. The worksite is located on the Pierre Mendès-
France Avenue, which itself is built above the railways in its main part.
Two tower cranes were equipped by a Locapal repartition frame.
One of these cranes has been particularly hard to study because it was
located over a beam. The forces generated at the base of the crane were
between +115 and -57 tons depending on the orientation of the boom.
The infrastructure was not supposed to receive this type of material, so it
has been necessary to equally distribute the load on 3 supporting lines.
The crane’s centre of gravity was in an offset position, requiring very
precise work on the load repartitioning.
Each beam line is separated by a distance of 15 metres from the other
and the final frame is 30 m long and 8 m wide, with a height of 5 m.
The analysis model has been realised in different steps (almost 20
stages) in order to respect the load repartitioning admissible by the
structure. Three levels of PRS1300 (from Locapal) were disposed very
precisely to ensure the correct load repartitioning. All these three levels
have been embedded to comply with the very restrictive norms for
installation of tower crane booms. SCIA Engineer allowed us to manage
the different load cases (evolving with the crane orientation) by inserting
nonlinear supports in very short delays.
Locapal SAS
Contact Mosnier Nicolas

Address 344 rue Galilée
60100 Creil, France
Website www.locapal.fr
Locapal is specialized in non-permanent structures for civil engineering
works and buildings. Locapal designs, manufactures and rents several
specialized tools as formworks, provisory bridges and other metallic
elements.
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Gas Storage Extension - Libreveille, Gabon
Owner SGEPP
Architect Secomat
General Contractor SOCOBA-EDTPL
Engineering Office OSI Gabon
In order to increase its storage capacity, the SGEPP decided to set up two
additional cylinders of 400 m3 each. These cylinders are protected by a
reinforced concrete sarcophagus 23.60 metres long, 13.60 metres wide
and with a visible height of 6 metres. The volume of concrete used is about
500 m3.
One of the major constraints of the project was the limitation of the
deflection of the cylinders, in accordance with the manufacturer’s calculation
design. The setting up of these cylinders was challenging as it required the
use of rolling portals temporarily installed on rails.
SCIA Engineer was used to model the full FE model in plates and shells.
The soil was defined using a boring hole. Then we used the Soil-in module
to take into account the interaction between the soil and structure.
With the non-linear calculation, we could determine the long-term
deformation of the floor slab. On the other hand, we were able to observe
the zones exposed to cracks which were reinforced consequently.
OSI Gabon

Contact Alain Madi
Address Ancien Sobraga
11569 Libreville, Gabon
OSI is a design office established since 2005 in Cameroon. The agency of
Gabon was born in March 2010. The office aims to offer an efficient service
is specifically in the field of civil engineering, or in the computer field related
to civil engineering. OSI skills are mainly based on the structural design
(Building and Civil Works): reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete,
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steel construction, wood construction ... in execution and design, new
construction or renovation. The advantages of OSI are based around a team
of dynamic young engineers and proud to participate in the development of
their country including the sub region.
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Snowman - Novosibirsk, Russia
Owner S.O.S.-Dekorace, s.r.o.
Architect Ing. Ida Kabrnová
General Contractor S.O.S.-Dekorace, s.r.o.
Engineering Office Atelier P.H.A. Ltd.
Building geometry and structural system: The steel supporting
construction for a snowman decoration is 5.0 m in diameter and a 6.6 m
high.
The supporting structure was calculated in SCIA Engineer and exported
to the Tekla program using the “SCIA 2 Tekla” module. The designer
used the complete combination for design and fabrication of the steel
constructions. For a fast feedback, the designer used the 3D export from
Tekla to a browser.
The whole structure was calculated in a complete 3D-model. In this
way, the total influence of all external loads can be considered and the
global stability can be calculated, with the accompanying deformations,
including the details of connections. The designer used the advantage of
the programs for cooperation between contractor, designer and different
software.
Using SCIA Engineer and Tekla programs together can help design not
only civil or other commercial structures, but also unusual and funny
structures like this one.
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Stadium Steel Roof - Kladno, Czech Republic
Owner City Kladno
Architect Ing arch. Karel Albrecht
General Contractor City Kladno
Engineering Office P-H-A Atelier
Building geometry and structural system: The new roof covers the existing
stage built in last century for Sokol movement athletic stadium. The new
steel columns were founded on piles drilled into existing limestone gravity
wall of grandstand. The new roof is made of steel spatial trusses with the
span 4 x 13.5 / 4.1 m. The roof was cantilevered on both sides. The length
of the cantilevers is 2 x 7.0 m.
The roof was calculated in SCIA Engineer and exported to Tekla using the
SCIA 2 Tekla module. The designer used the perfect combination of design
and fabrication of steel constructions. For a fast feedback, the designer used
3D export from Tekla to a browser.
The whole structure was calculated in a complete 3D-model. In this way,
the total influence of all external loads can be considered and the global
stability can be calculated, with the accompanying deformations, and details
of connections. The total weight of the structure is 56.0 t. The bill of material
calculated by SCIA Engineer was the first input for the preliminary offer
to the contractor. The total price of the structure given by the developer
was limited. SCIA Engineer and Tekla software helped to find the optimal
structure.
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Scaffold Tribune Reinforcement - Sandhausen, Germany
Owner SV Sandhausen 1916 e.V.
Architect INWO-Bau-GmbH
General Contractor Dielmann Gerüstbau GmbH,
Stahlbau Alfred Müller GmbH
Engineering Office Ryklin STATIK
The temporary Layher scaffold tribune by Soccer Club SV Sandhausen
had to be disassembled, because after five years the permission to use
it as a “Flying Structure” could not be extended. SV Sandhausen asked
to find a solution to keep the tribune for further use. It is only possible,
if the tribune complies with the obligations of the standard “Permanent
Structure”. That means the tribune has to withstand additional higher loads
with higher safety factors and requires a new solid foundation (instead
of soil anchors with ballast). Additionally, the new bigger roof and a new
facade were required. After a detailed investigation of the existing scaffold
and pre-calculations the order was confirmed. The tribune with new
roofing and the required foundation was detailed in SCIA Engineer with
Structure and 3D-Free-Modelling tools. All eccentrics and pliability’s due to
Layher admittance were proved in-situ and implemented in the model. The
calculations and analysis were processed with the help of the SCIA Scaffold
tool. To check the tribune according to the standard for permanent usage,
different variants of strengthening of the scaffold structure were realised.
All the overviews, elevation, execution and detail drawings were processed
and created in SCIA Engineer using the appropriate Modelling and
Drawing Tools. The biggest difficulty was to find the right position for the
strengthening rods and plates, to adjust the new roofing to the existing
scaffold and to find the fixing solution for the new facade. The required
permission as a permanent structure was given and the tribune is in use.
Ryklin Statik

More than 1300 different projects processed, a. o. residential and
industrial buildings, park decks, pedestrian bridges, swimming pools,
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silos, membrane coverings etc. for Daimler AG, John Deere AG, SAP AG,
DB AG, Siemens AG, Henkel AG, BASF AG, Bridgestone AG, Roche AG,
IKEA AG, ENBW and a lot of private clients.
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MUSE Apartment and Office Building - Metz, France
Owner Apsys
Architect Agence Jean-Paul Viguier et Associés
General Contractor GTM Hallé
Engineering Office EDEIS
Design Office Schroeder & Associés
The building FIRST is a part of the MUSE project in Metz. The FIRST will be
used as an apartment and office building, in the new MUSE dynamic district
located close to the main train station. It’s a four floor concrete building
supported by six tree steel columns. As the building faces the famous
Museum “Centre Pompidou”, the architect wanted a strong architectural
concept for the FIRST to face the Museum. The building size is about
25 x 15 m and the steel trees are about 14 metres high.
The model geometry was imported from a DXF file provided by the client.
Then the beams, hinges, support and loads were introduced.
3D export to DXF and PDF was used for transmit sketches of the results,
such as column displacement and reactions. For the analysis of the
behaviour of the structure we used the deformed structure results. In fact, by
using a relatively big scale factor, this tool shows how the structure deflects
and helps to target the critical points
The critical part of this project was the main node of the three branches. To
solve this issue, 2D elements were used to analyse all the displacements
and constraints. This was done with rigid cross links to connect the 1D
column element to the 2D stiffeners and shell elements.
The very large document possibilities allowed us to produce the calculation
sheet and the transmission of information between the project parties.
Schroeder & Associés

Contact Faiza Benyahia
Address 8, rue des Girondins
1626 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Website www.schroeder.lu
The engineering office Schroeder & Associés, founded in 1961, operates
in four fundamental departments: building and structural engineering,
road system, networks, urban and landscape design. Relying on its more
than 50 years of experience and 288 employees, as well as on foreign
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specialised partners, the office offers its services, experience and know-how
to its customers.
The challenge consists in providing activities answering the demands of the
customers and increasing their satisfaction by completing the missions in an
effective way.
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Steel Structure as Base for Art - Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Owner The Gallery Of Modern Art In Hradec Králové
Architect Ing. Arch. Pavel Tušl
General Contractor S T A K O společnost s ručením omezeným
Engineering Office Skála & Vít s.r.o.
The steel structure is installed in the building of the Gallery of modern
art in Hradec Králové. The structure is assembled from AHU piping
with 1.5 mm thickness and the truss with span of 7.7 m and a height
1.1 m. The shell of piping is going through three levels and its length
is 10.5 m. All is embedded in a concrete structure of the building from
1920s, which was completely reconstructed.
SCIA Engineer was used for linear static analysis of the static model
assembled from members, plates and shells and for the construction
model of the existing building. The members in the structure were
completely designed by the SCIA Engineer steel module, the tension in
steel shell was evaluated in the postprocessor. The general arrangement
drawings with connection details were made in the Engineer Report.
The surface of the structure was used as a “canvas painting” for the
painter Aleš Lamr. An exhibition of his paintings was part of the opening
ceremony of the reconstructed gallery. This structure is an example of a
connection between a steel construction and modern art.
Skála & Vít, s.r.o.

Contact Vladimir Ferkl

Address Opletalova 328
50003 Hradaec Králové, Czech Republic
Website www.skala-vit.cz
SKÁLA & VÍT, s.r.o. Design and Construction Office was incorporated in
the Commercial Register on January 21,1998. However, our activities
date back to June 1997 when the company founders executed their first
projects. The company specializes exclusively in steel construction and
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building sheeting.
We are the design and construction office which produces documentation
with a strong focus on actual customer’s needs, while taking future
consequences into account and trying to minimize both their present and
future capital expenditures - all this is thanks to the highest commitment
of all members of our team.
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Mediahuis Staircase - Antwerp, Belgium
Owner Mediahuis NV
Architect ELD Architects
General Contractor Eestairs BE nv / Building Group Jansen
Engineering Office Snetselaar Constructieve Ingenieurs
The project presents a staircase for a client that specialises in extraordinary
staircases. The staircase looks from above like a helix with a variable width.
The staircase is built from steel plates and finished with wood on the inside
and EeSoffit underneath.
SCIA Engineer was used to design the steel plates that form the staircase.
In this project, the standard SCIA functionalities were employed. The project
started by importing an IFC file and DWG drawing from the architect. This
imported shape was used to model the structure in SCIA Engineer. The
difficulty of this project lays in its shape. With the import of an IFC model the
shape became a lot easier to model.
The challenge in this case was obviously the shape of the stairs. When that
was tackled, it was very clear to understand how the structure deforms.
The first results showed that the deformations were too large. Therefore,
2 cables were added to hang the stair to the edge of the floor above. This
results in a stiff structure that is capable of bearing the loads of daily use.
Snetselaar Constructieve Ingenieurs

Contact Michel Garssen
Address Galileilaan 36
6716 BP Ede, Netherlands
Website www.snetselaar.nl
Snetselaar Constructieve Ingenieurs BV is an international independently
operating engineering office with almost 20 years of engineering experience.
Our agency is characterized by short communication lines between the
client and the engineer. Our Engineering Team makes the difference by
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giving practical advice.
With our team of over 20 engineers and engineering draftsman, we offer
the following service: the design, engineering and drawing of constructions
(full 3D BIM). We are active in the following fields: buildings, industry
infrastructure, civil structures and many more.
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Hoisting and Displacement of 63-ton Machine - Kortrijk, Belgium
Owner Ferromatrix NV
General Contractor Snoeck Gebrs NV (Steel),
Transport Vandendorpe (Hoisting)
Engineering Office Snoeck Gebrs NV
Construction Period 04/2017
The purpose of this project is to provide maintenance for a machine with
a total weight of 63 tons. In order to realise this, the machine needs to
be lifted from its sub-level position and transported all the way across a
production hall. Two 40-ton hoisting cranes are present in this production
hall, but are physically separated by a wall in order to avoid hoisting
simultaneously together in the same zone. However, in order to complete
the lifting operation, this wall had to be removed and the hoisting cranes
were both needed.
In the first SCIA Engineer model, the effect of the hoisting on the guiding
beams of the hoisting cranes was checked with the help of the mobile
loads feature. This quickly proved that a hoisting frame was necessary in
order to increase the distance between the occurring loads and spread
the effect of them along these guiding beams. Furthermore, the rest of the
existing hall structure was checked, taking into account these resulting
hoisting loads as well as global effects from permanent loads and wind.
After this check, the hoisting frame itself was dimensioned in a separate
model.
Because of the extensive checks in SCIA Engineer, the lifting process
went perfectly and no problems were encountered during the whole lifting
and transportation operation.
Snoeck Gebrs NV

The state-of-the-art production workshop is certified in accordance with
EN 1090-2 up to and including execution class III. The company also
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offers the expertise of its own engineering and drawing office.
By being an autonomous part of the larger Willy Naessens Group,
Snoeck Gebrs NV can also anticipate on a wide range of prefabricated
concrete elements, being able to provide a complete package for its
customers.
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Electrical Power Tower - Netherlands
Owner Tennet
General Contractor SPIE
Engineering Office SPIE Controlec Engineering
Upgrade of a power transmission tower for extra mobile devices.
The power transmission tower is a big supporting structure that transports
energy from electrical power plants to distribution cabinets, or connects
different power line networks.
There are different types of power transmission towers: start or termination
tower, transposition tower and line deviation towers.
The power transmission towers are also used to install mobile antenna
devices to create a mobile distribution network. To install these devices in
a power transmission tower, the tower itself has to be upgraded to be able
to house these extra items. The power transmission towers were mainly
designed in the 1960s and 1970s. The power tower of our project has the
height of 44.2 m and the base of 11.6 m x 11.6 m.
The SCIA Engineer model is a truss model. All members are hinged
connected. The loadings (wind, icing, cable tension of the power lines)
on the power transmission tower are designed according to the NEN-EN
50341-3-15, and also the loading combinations are according to this code.
The output of the calculation is used to verify the capacity of the foundation.
Moreover, the verification of the old NEN1060 code was done to check the
overcapacity of the structure.
SPIE Controlec Engineering

Contact Geert D’Hollander
Address Innovatieweg 12
4542 NH Hoek, Netherlands
Website www.spie-nl.com
SPIE-Controlec Engineering is an independent, multidisciplinary engineering
and consultancy company specialising in front-end, basic, and detail
engineering, procurement, project and construction management and is a
member of the SPIE group.
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From start to finish, we support our clients’ implementation of their projects
by applying state-of-the-art know-how, years of experience and a flexible
approach to projects.
We have specialized engineers in the following fields; process, piping,
mechanical, civil/structural, electrical, instrumentation and process control.
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Football Stadium Grandstand Canopy - Athens, Greece
Owner ELPEN S.A.
Architect Elastic Architects - Alexandros Ksenos,
Ria Vogiatzi
Engineering Office T.E. Consulting Engineer
Commissioned by Elpen S.A., a pharmaceutical company, this huge
project includes a sports centre, a conference centre and a research
centre. A design team formed by Elastic Architects worked to shape
this idea. This structure constitutes the canopy of the football stadium
grandstands. The dimensions of this canopy are about 61 m x 10 m and
the maximum height is around 14 m.
The structure has an intricate geometry composed of curved members.
SCIA Engineer was used to create a 3D model of this complex structure.
First, the stability analysis was performed to calculate the acr factors.
The next step was the linear and non-linear analysis, including global
imperfections, using the buckling shapes determined by the stability
analysis. The seismic design followed, as well.
It was a challenge for us to model the geometry of the canopy exactly and
maintain the architect’s idea.
T.E. Consulting Engineer

Contact Lefteris Tsolakis

Address Soudas Av. 23, Crete, Chania
73200 Chania, Greece
T.E., Consulting Engineer was founded in 2007 to provide the following
civil engineering services:
• Technical advice for the development of new buildings.
• Technical advice for the restoration/upgrading of existing buildings.
• Structural design of new buildings (concrete, steel, composite, timber
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and masonry structures).
• Structural design and assessment of existing buildings.
• Supervision of civil engineering works.
Due to our experience and our knowledge, we can accomplish even the
most exacting projects.
T.E., Consulting Engineer has managed over 100 projects in Greece.
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Duelling Alpine Coaster - Ieper, Belgium
Owner Belpark nv
Architect Tides Architecture bvba
General Contractor De Wandeler Metaalbouw nv
Engineering Office Tides Engineering bvba
Unique in Europe, a Duelling Alpine Coaster is built on a non-natural slope.
After a sky-walk up to 25 meters in the forest, visitors will be able to race
against each other downhill. This approximately 280 m long sky-walk is
designed using SCIA Engineer.
Tides used SCIA Engineer in order to understand all aspects of the
structure. Design meets engineering and we also learned the behaviour
resulting from different load cases.
The Eurocode and specifications from TUV were used. With SCIA Engineer,
we were also able to determine the different frequencies inherent to the
structure. It was possible to predict and increase the comfort of this sky-walk
to another level.
Tides

Contact Maarten Tavernier
Address Pottelberg 171
8510 Kortrijk, Belgium
Website www.tides.be
Tides is a multidisciplinary office that offers consultancy & advice in
architecture & structural engineering. By integrated services – from
consulting, design, engineering, coordination to long-term facility
engineering – we accompany our clients at every stage of the process. We
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focus on what we do best: offices & industrial buildings for businesses &
governments. From SMEs to multinationals, from town to region.
A modest and accessible team with considerable expertise. Tides is
a dynamic team where the thirst for knowledge & innovation works
contagious.
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Province House - Antwerp, Belgium
Owner Province Antwerpen
Architect Xaveer de Geyter Architecten bvba Brussel
General Contractor Blitta gevelsystemen BV Venray
Engineering Office vander Weide- van Bragt
Construction Period 2014
Our company supports the leading façades provider Blitta gevelsystemen
BV (Netherlands) with engineering for aluminium facades.
Triangular windows used in the presented project consist of two separate
aluminium frames.
First, a light-weight base-frame is mounted on the walls. Afterwards, the
triangular window itself can slide into this base-frame. This approach
minimises the assembly time. The aluminium profiles used are designed
and manufactured especially for this project. The aluminium window frames
are completely modelled in SCIA Engineer, which gives us the possibility
to check all local stresses. It was also possible to check the local stresses
in the connection between the insulator and inner and outer aluminium
frames. These stresses must be kept low to avoid breaking of the insulator.
Moreover, it was possible to determine the exact displacement of glass
supports. This displacement is important due to the triangular shape of
the glass. The glass support is placed in the middle of the opposite side.
If the deflections are too large, the glass would move too much in the
vertical direction, which could result in an insufficient airtightness.
By placing the glass higher in the frame based on the deflections
calculated in SCIA Engineer, this problem was eliminated. SCIA Engineer
was also used to check the stresses and deformations in the curved glass
panels. Due to the curved shape of the glass it was not possible to use
standard 2D-software.
vanderWeide - van Bragt

Contact John Jans-Beken

Address Burgemeester van Rijnsingel 17
5913AN Venlo, Netherlands
Website www.vanbragtbv.nl
The engineering company vander Weide - van Bragt is located in Venlo
and Eindhoven. We are an independent engineering company, working in
the fields of concrete, steel, aluminium and timber structures.
Our office designs, calculates, draws and details a wide range of
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structures for residential, commercial and industrial buildings, shops,
monuments, renovations and building damage repairs.
We support the design partners from the start, to reach an optimal,
economical and durable design.
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GH Delta Learning and Innovation Centre - Roeselare, Belgium
Owner General Hospital Delta Roeselare - Menen
Architect VK Architects & Engineers
General Contractor Van Laere - De Nul
Engineering Office VK Architects & Engineers
VK Architects & Engineers were responsible for the design of a new
Innovation and Learning centre for the AZ Delta hospital in Oekene,
Belgium. The I&L centre is an expansion that will be built on the top of the
logistics building. A steel structure on the top of the concrete building with 2
cantilevers on each side of the building.
SCIA Engineer was used for every aspect of the design including the SCIA
Revit Link for BIM design.
The Revit model of the existing concrete building was sent to SCIA Engineer
to allow for the definition of loads. The extra reactions due to wind and
vertical loads could be added to check the columns and the foundation.
The I&L centre is connected to the ground floor by an eye-catching stairway,
and with the hospital by a footbridge. All these separate structures are
designed in one complex three-dimensional structural model for the analysis
of the global stability and deformations.
A dynamic study of the theatre room was made and the human induced
vibrations of the steel structure were checked in a second model.
VK Architects & Engineers

Contact Serge Cappon
Address Brugsesteenweg 210
Website www.vkgroup.be
VK Architects & Engineers is an interdisciplinary company focusing on
healthcare design and building engineering. We offer our healthcare and
industry clients an integrated approach: master-planning, architecture,
engineering, interior architecture and landscaping.
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Real estate developers, architects and public authorities rely on VK for
the technical and structural engineering of buildings and infrastructure
projects and advanced engineering such as façade engineering, acoustical
engineering, BREEAM and fire safety engineering.
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Mouton cvba Ingenieursbureau Stendess N.V. I.d.d. Engineering

Prof. René Maquoi Dr. Ass. Prof. Konstantinos Daniel Tsavdaridis

• All-in-one, flexible, advanced analysis

Design of buildings, residences, apartments, roof spans for

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BAM Advies & Engineering

© arons en gelauff architecten

Van Rossum Raadgevende Ingenieurs

Van Rossum Raadgevende Ingenieurs

8700 Tielt, Belgium

1005 Lausanne, Switzerland

B2K design s.r.o.

Baues + Wicht beratende Ingenieure

41352 Korschenbroich, Germany

Birou de Arhitectura Pintilie srl

Brand & Gleinser GmbH

89231 Neu-Ulm, Germany

Chhey, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia

3920 Lommel, Belgium

8800 Roeselare, Belgium

Forsgren Associates Inc.

84321 Logan, United States

Heijmans & Partners Ingenieurs

Heijmans & Partners Ingenieurs

5241 CT Rosmalen, Netherlands

LT-44162 Kaunas, Lithuania

OVALE & Partenaires Sàrl

1618 Châtel-St-Denis, Switzerland

Porr Design & Engineering GmbH

1100 Wien, Austria

Porr Design & Engineering GmbH

PRODIS plus, s.r.o.

83102 Bratislava, Slovakia

PRODIS plus, s.r.o.

30140120 Belo Horizonte, Brazil

RVW Consulting Ltd

69123 Heidelberg, Germany

Schroeder & Associés

1626 Luxembourg, Luxembourg

15-19 Imperial House

92701 Šaľa, Slovakia

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Ingenieursbureau Stendess N.V.

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Novak & Partner, Ltd.

Category 2: Civil Structures

Adams Civiel Advies

Contact Rob Arts

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Contact Frédéric Jouanneau

Ingenieursbureau Stendess N.V.

Category 2: Civil Structures