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Vale Dry Ore Storage 2

Service provided:
Diagnosis of the glulam timber structure
Location:
Sorowako, Indonesia
Period of the service:
2019
Sixense expertises used:

Context

PT Vale Indonesia Tbk operates two dry ore storage at its Sorowako Process Plant – Dry Ore Storage 1 (DOS #1) and Dry Ore Storage 2 (DOS #2). Both facilities were built at the time of plant set-up in the 1970s. They consist of glue-laminated timber arch structures with timber purlins, clad with profile metal sheeting.

The DOS #2 has suffered a deterioration of its structure caused by environmental and operational activities.

 

Our services

Prior to the design of the repair & protection works, the diagnosis aimed to provide an up-to-date overview of the condition of the glulam timber structures inluding:

  • defects type, severity and extent, pictures and mapping using DigitalSite
  • wood specie and strength class identification
  • wood hardness and humidity conditions
  • overview of the quality and condition of the connections, secondary elements and the structure

Images of the project

32

glulam timber arches

900

observations with DigitalSite

22

timber samples

Tags

Industry Structural diagnosis Beyond InSite