Husab Uranium Stockpile Cover (2016)

There were a number of interesting challenges to overcome, i.e. short lead times, high specifications required by client, galvanizing of trusses, for the logistical challenges due to cross border distances, lifting and jacking in the 140 ton gantries and sheeting the building on forty-five degree slopes. We pioneered some ideas at each phase to overcome the challenges and ultimately bring the project home safely and in time. Some highlights were:• The logistical concern of delivering this volume of steel and sheeting was overcome by partnering with a local transported and dedicated trucking supplemented our in-house fleet. • The development of the idea and plan to strand jack the gantries (50-meter span and 140 tons) into place forty meters above ground level, as opposed to using the traditional method of cranes, allowing for this part of the project work to be done faster and safer, ultimately saving the project time and the client monies. • The development of sheeting gondola platforms, which supported a four-man team,tools and materials. These working platforms allowed for the sheeting installation crews to achieve around one thousand two square metres of sheeting installation per day. The safety risk of working on the steep slope was totally eliminated and went a long way in ensuring that Union Steel achieved another incident free project.Preassembly of truss box section allowed for the site crews to lift into place bigger sections of steelwork, minimising works being carried out in the air, again target our approach to ensuring that our focus on all projects is safety first, and driven with this mind-set.The project duration including both on and offsite activities was fourteen months with the site duration being eleven months.