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Doka Xpress Middle East | The Formwork Magazine | Issue 01 | 2013 Nonstop Formwork Proficiency Al Hilal Bank Msheireb Busy in Kuwait New Technology Rising on Al Maryah Island Five phases in Qatar Prestige projects in hand Contractors form faster The Formwork Experts. Editorial Index Doka Energized in the Middle East 03 New Systems Middle East 04 Savvy in the Sultanate 06 Busy Construction in Kuwait 08 Msheireb Downtown Doha 10 Sign for Sustainabilty 12 Doka Pushes Schedule for Hajar Mountains Bridge 14 Doka Rises High on Al Maryah Island 16 Lebanon on the Rise 17 Dear readers, An Underwater Solution to Keep the Trac Flowing 18 Cover picture: Twin Towers Qatar Doka Middle East continues to service the construction market with high quality and easy to use formwork technology. Our massive and distin- Doka News guished presence at the bauma in Munich this year revealed the perfect Powerful premiere for D35 systems for forming in highrise, civil, energy and residential segments. Norway is continuously investing into the expansion of hydro power. In April 2014 the new “Dam Sarvs- This new widened portfolio we are fossen” at the Otra River will go operational. For its customizing and bringing to the construction Doka’s Dam formwork D35 is used for region oers seamless compatibility the first time. The standard system manages pouring to current Doka technology and fits sections of 5 m height and celebrates success onsite perfectly to construction needs of with integrated safety and logistics concepts. today's projects. Our solution oriented, skilled engi- bauma 2013 – new records neering teams in each country are happy to share vast experience and Between 15th and 21st April 2013, 110,816 cus- expertise with you for all challenges. tomers visited the Doka Cube in Munich, Germany, No matter what budget, time sched- and saw close-up how Doka made its motto ule or level of complexity, Doka is ‘Pathbreaking. Beyond solutions.’ come alive. A the proven, most trusted formwork one-of-a-kind show performance, many product partner throughout. premieres, evening events and record visitor num- bers were among the highlights of Doka’s bauma I am pleased to present to you this presence. year's Doka Xpress magazine, which is a shining example of just a few The height of elegance of the hundreds of Doka solutions ongoing. Thrusting skyward in the South Korean capital Seoul, is what will soon be the tallest building in East Asia – the 555 m Lotte World Tower, which will add a striking new facet to the city’s skyline. The Doka formwork solution fielded here uses SKE100 and Peter Vogel SKE50 plus automatic climbers and the Protection Director Doka Group screen Xclimb 60, ensuring swift, safe construction Middle East progress. 2 | Doka Xpress Doka Energized in the Middle East Doka is concentrating its global capabilities to further EPC contractors working on Energy and Petrochemi- consulting and engineering including technical de- cal projects. sign, site-services, and logistical coordination to EPC contractors. In many cases the accessibility that Doka has to visit and service clients within remote industri- Competence Center for Energy, and a presence in the al/petrochemical areas is highly important, particularly Middle East since the 1970’s yielding solid references when it comes to training conducted at the jobsite within the Energy sector, Doka plays an important role and formwork instruction on usage of Doka systems. in all concrete forming operations. availability to the formwork systems in the respective A Setup to Support quantities required. Doka is a highly prominent and capable supplier of all Formwork Energy Portfolio for wall systems, floor systems, climbing systems, load-bearing systems, safety systems and general components receive acclaim for their high quality and high loads. Wide frames provide high-stability; lad- integrated safety, ergonomic usage, and extremely ders and anchorage points are integrated into the long-lifespan. Further, the company’s comprehensive frames; and work locations are even safer with approach to safety starting from the product develop- working platforms within the frames and the possibil- ment itself in Amstetten, Austria fits well with the ity for integrated manholes as well. Towers can be extremely stringent codes in place by NOC’s and erected upright, or horizontally with ultimate focus IOC’s as well as project management consultants. on safety and speed with working operations being construction industry for its high number of reuses, flexibility to cope with special done on the level ground. Preassembled aluminum requirements and ability to handle high Middle East, more than any other formwork supplier. >> Continued on page 4 concrete pressure. November 2013 | 3 odology – pre-stressing, tying and anchoring, safe access to high workplaces. platform widths and anchor ratings present special Framed formwork solutions for walls, columns and self-climbing or crane-lifted climbing formwork foundations are supported by the lightweight sys- systems with safety as the top priority. very high number of reuse cycles and can be set for cooling-tower projects, by combining detailed steel-framed crane assisted formwork for large ar- formwork planning and workflow scheduling with eas with a high number of resuses. The system is fully mechanized self-climbing large-area form- also industry acclaimed to ideally cope with special work to achieve regularized workflow sequences requirements for forming high walls and handling with extremely short cycle times, and professional high concrete pressure. support both before and during the work. - which is specifically designed for large flexible timber beam formwork for all shapes and sional support and the optimal solutions based on shoring-heights and high loads. loads. It is a ‘construction kit’ large-area formwork global project references completed on concreting system can be pre-assembled by the Doka Ready- for dams, powerhouses, turbine platforms, inlet to-Use service on a project-specific basis. The and outlet structures, service tunnels, caverns, shape, size, tie-rod spacing and type of formwork masts for wind-power installations. sheets utilized can be adapted to suit any require- ment. Having the elements pre-assembled by Heavy concrete structures such as blocks or mas- Doka Ready-to-Use ensures top-quality, meaning sive foundations and substructures, are important precision element joints and a first-class joint pat- in energy construction in the Middle East, as are tern, even with challenging geometries. Doka also the associated camps, institutional and housing provides a very unique onsite assembly service for buildings required by clients to operate within oil & erecting formwork and equipment onsite, which gas areas. Doka has formwork solutions for all concrete appli- Robust Solutions for All Energy Applications cations related to Energy builds. With its services, and longstanding history of exceptional customer For storage structures such as LNG tanks and service in the region, it welcomes the next chal- Silos, both noted for their complex worksite meth- lenges. // New Systems Middle East Concremote® – optimizing formwork opera- Vree’ weighted maturity method is used as the tions with ‘real time’ automatic monitoring of basis for calculating and providing reliable, Concrete Strength standard-compliant information, in real-time, on the strength development of the concrete. Concremote Doka has introduced the new high-tech device uses two types of sensors for both wall and floor- Concremote to the Middle East market. Concremote slab applications. lets users measure the early strength development of concrete on the site in real-time, making tar- Wireless transmission of the non-destructively geted management of the forming and concreting measured values starts automatically. The system’s operations much simpler. long-life batteries, sturdy sensors and cable-free data transmission are user-friendly. The results can The device measures the concrete strength by way be accessed at any time on a secure web portal of sensors inserted in the concrete during pouring, and users can be alerted by e-mail or text-message Doka The Formwork Experts have introduced the new high-tech device without anyone needing to be physically present on as soon as the specified early strength has been Concremote to the Middle East market the site to read out and record the measured data. reached. which lets users measure in real-time early These sensors regularly measure the temperature strength development of concrete in order to make targeted management of forming development of the fresh concrete and transmit the and concreting operations much simpler. data to the Concremote computing centre. The ‘de optimising the construction process: if a customer 4 | Doka Xpress has entered a specific target value for a site, the of a modular design concept. Safety is taken to the Doka’s new upgraded crane independ- strength values enable him to make precise recom- next level with an all-round enclosure and weather ent systems Automatic Climbing formwork - mendations regarding i.e. the earliest times for protection at any height. Large numbers of multiple tages for controlled, faster forming such stripping the formwork, climbing and pre-stressing, climbing units can be repositioned at the same time as enhanced workspace, accessibility for and for the end of curing. The real-time measured due to all hydraulic and remote controlled technol- reinforcement work plus quicker climbing operations for shaft corewall