KES Aquatic Centre

  • Date of Steelwork Completion
    2020-09-30
Project Type
Steel Profiles Used
  • Date of Steelwork Completion
    2020-09-30
  • Tonnage
    90
  • Hot Rolled Structural Sections
    Universal Beams (I Sections), Equal Angles
  • Plates
    Hot Rolled Sheets
  • Tubes and Pipes
    Structural Tubes & Hollow Sections – Rectangular, Structural Tubes & Hollow Sections – Round, Structural Tubes & Hollow Sections - Square
Metal Cladding and Roofing Overview
  • Cladding Profile
    Ziptek 420 - Concealed Fix (Global Roofing Solutions)
  • Cladding Tonnage
    18
Project Overview

The client's brief was replacement of the uncovered pool and stands with a covered arena while retaining the original 1927 northern entrance.

Roof split into repetitive RC eastern portal bay of 9.0m span by 8.0m height, and irregular long span portal steelwork roof over pools
Apex is sliding on plan by 20m over full length of roof (360mm step

Project Details
Plate Girders – PG720x300 (20mm Flange / 8mm Web), Purlins - CFLC225*75*20*3.5 (Min 200Mpa) , Cantilever Purlins – UB406x178x54, Rafter Cross Bracing & Tie beams - CHS127.0*3.0, Façade support rails – SHS120x120x4 / RHS200x150x6, Gable columns – RHS300x140x8, Sag Bars - L60*60*4 , Gutters – 3mm Mild Steel. Material specification and design
Steelwork Erection Cranes utilized: - 25ton Mobile crane for offloading steelwork, stacking and infill work - 160ton Mobile crane to lift Fully assembled Plate girder portal frames - Assembled portal frame weight: 5.5 ton - Plate girder erection on 16th and 17th January 2020 - Bulk of remaining roof steelwork erected up to Covid lockdown
Design challenges - Creating a sleek slender structural solution within a long-span irregular architectural space = portalized plate girder solution to optimize structural depth High moment portal connections at end of plate girders to RC supports that are visible and needed robust yet elegant solution = Peikko cast-in COPRA coupler solution Corrosion protection within aquatic environment = specify aggressive coating system to plate girders and 85-micron min coating thickness to galvanized cold rolled sections Fabrication challenges - CFLC material had to be SAE1008 with min 200MPa material grade. Since SAE1008 CQ material do not come with a material certificate, material samples from two coils were sent to Metlab to be tested. QC passed coils were allocated, quarantined and used specifically for KES. The minimum galvanized coating thickness requirement for the CFLC material were 85 microns. Due to the influence the material composition of thin gauge material has on the galvanized coating thickness, the code minimum acceptable thickness is 70 microns. Similar samples to the above were hot dip galvanized prior to rolling and manufacturing of the purlins to ensure the engineer’s minimum thickness of 85 microns could be guaranteed. Detail modelling had to be done carefully due to the twist on purlins. High levels of quality control were required to ensure all steelwork have been fabricated accurately.
Benefits of Steel in this Application

High strength to weight ratio ideal for long span roofs
Off-site fabrication lends itself to the irregular components of the feature roof – itemized component design and fabrication
Compatibility with regular support RC frame
Speed of erection
Competitive market locally
Local skill set of subcontractors
Aesthetic simplicity