Structural Damage of a New Build Industrial Chimney
- A reinforced industrial concrete chimney (height 150 m) was built for a power plant in the Middle East. The author co-produced the structural design of the chimney. During the construction of the windshield, an undesired cold joint was generated at approximately 41 m above ground. The author, at that time working for Constructure GMBH, was asked by the construction company to give an expert opinion on the cold joint construction. It was necessary to determine the extent to which the windshield had possibly been weakened in the area of the cold joint regarding its structural safety and durability, if additional measures were required to strengthen the chimney’s windshield. The relationship with the construction company was especially contentious, as it was both the subject of the investigations and the client commissioning. In the course of the inspections on site, it was revealed - contrary to the assurances of the construction company - that there were significant structural damages in the windshield. This paper, at hand, presentsA reinforced industrial concrete chimney (height 150 m) was built for a power plant in the Middle East. The author co-produced the structural design of the chimney. During the construction of the windshield, an undesired cold joint was generated at approximately 41 m above ground. The author, at that time working for Constructure GMBH, was asked by the construction company to give an expert opinion on the cold joint construction. It was necessary to determine the extent to which the windshield had possibly been weakened in the area of the cold joint regarding its structural safety and durability, if additional measures were required to strengthen the chimney’s windshield. The relationship with the construction company was especially contentious, as it was both the subject of the investigations and the client commissioning. In the course of the inspections on site, it was revealed - contrary to the assurances of the construction company - that there were significant structural damages in the windshield. This paper, at hand, presents the key chimney investigation, principal findings, and the damage mechanism. As a result of the defects, the actual load-bearing capacity of the structure could hardly be quantified. Given the critical situation, it was suggested to strengthen the newly built chimney.…


| Verfasserangaben: | Philipp GleichGND |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784485798.018 |
| ISBN: | 9780784485798 |
| Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | Forensic Engineering 2024 : Finding Answers to the What, Why, Who, and How of Preventing Failures |
| Verlagsort: | USA |
| Herausgeber*in: | Leonard J. Morse-Fortier |
| Dokumentart: | Konferenzveröffentlichung |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2024 |
| Veröffentlichende Institution: | Fachhochschule Potsdam |
| Urhebende Körperschaft: | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| Datum der Freischaltung: | 04.11.2024 |
| GND-Schlagwort: | Industrieschornstein; Stahlbeton; Windschutz |
| Erste Seite: | 157 |
| Letzte Seite: | 167 |
| Fachbereiche und Zentrale Einrichtungen: | FB3 Bauingenieurwesen |
| DDC-Klassifikation: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 620 Ingenieurwissenschaften |
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