VSL Success Story Leak Tightness Tests Heavy Lifting in CERN
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
VSLNews1-2007_bis 6/08/07 16:11 Page 1 NEWS THE VSL NEWS MAGAZINE • ISSUE ONE 2007 DUBAI & THE UAE VSL success story Leak tightness tests Heavy lifting in CERN VSLNews1-2007_bis 6/08/07 16:11 Page 2 TANKS 7 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 4 The VSL permit system “MEOP” is now compulsory for the operation of all major equipment within the VSL network 4 FACTS&TRENDS 6 Partnerships: Milestone for Gensui dampers in Taiwan 6 Tanks: Z-anchorage brings savings 7 COVER STORY 8 DUBAI 8 Success story in Dubai and the UAE: Vertical and horizontal growth for VSL The Middle East’s foremost business and tourist centre with increasingly daring construction projects, is offering VSL great opportunities… SITE INSIGHTS 16 Malaysia: Giant lift for A380s 22 BARS Hong Kong: Real-time sensor monitoring 23 Tunisia: Cable-stay first at Rades-la-Goulette 24 16 Mexico: Baluarte Bridge, a record for VSL 24 highlights SPECIAL REPORT 26 STAY CABLES Successful leak tightness tests on SSI 2000 stay cables 26 FOCUS 28 Equipment: Preloaded bearings offer versatility Specific preloaded bearings were designed and manufactured by VSL in Spain for the Ankara-Istanbul railway line rehabilitation. HEAVY LIFTING TECH SHOW 29 29 Hi-tech heavy lifting: Hook-ups in the CERN cavern VSL Heavy Lifting is lowering the 15 segments of CERN's particle detector through a vertical shaft into a cavern, 97m below ground level. NEWS, magazine published by VSL International Ltd. • Bern, Switzerland and VSL • Challenger - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France. Director of Publication: Jean-Philippe Trin • [email protected] Editor in chief: Jane Rousseau • [email protected] Editor : Elisabeth Lichter-Rodriguez • [email protected] Co-ordinators: Carlos Such, Renata Tamburrino, Doris Tong. Distribution: Sandra Puel • [email protected] Design: Red Line Photos: CERN, Derek Allan, Jane Rousseau, Laurent Zylberman, others Copyright: VSL • Cover photo: Heavy lifting of the CERN’s particle detector, courtesy CERN VSLNews1-2007_bis 6/08/07 16:11 Page 3 ISSUE ONE • 2007 EDITORIAL Safety first! While construction companies have to face ever increasing activity throughout the world, VSL’s main objective remains to develop for its clients innovative technical solutions that comply with the strictest possible demands in terms of preservation of the environment and, above all, in terms of safety. By doing this we are looking forward to initiate trustful relationships and to create long term partnerships. Within these partnerships, the safety issue on our construction sites is of utmost importance. Our executive committee has decided that from now on every meeting on site or visit to a profit centre should start with a safety review in order to increase even further awareness of the topic within the whole group. From the very beginning of a project, our engineers have to integrate construction methods of the highest possible safety standards and permanently aim zero accident. We also cooperate closely with our clients to optimise preventive measures. VSL is a company composed of men and women for whom construction is a passion and it is our responsibility to protect them: Our people are our most valuable resource. Jean-Philippe Trin, Chairman & CEO VSLNews1-2007_bis 6/08/07 16:11 Page 4 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SAFETY VSL Major Equipmen Operation Permit The VSL permit system “MEOP” is now becoming compulsory for the operation of all major equipment on VSL projects to improve safety and efficiency SL’s bridge and structure operators. It therefore requires equipment, the working heights construction projects involve a high level of engineering, and the energy and loads involved. V the operation of major items coordination and skill in order to of machinery, which are usually ensure safe and efficient VSL launched the Major designed or adapted to meet the operation. Additionally, VSL must Equipment Operation Permit specific conditions and constraints ensure that nothing goes wrong (MEOP) in September 2006 to 4 of the particular project. In with its structural operation as the improve the safety and efficiency consequence, VSL’s equipment is consequences could be of major equipment such as usually one-of-a-kind, complex catastrophic due to the number launching gantries and form- and controlled by multiple of people on site, the size of the travellers. Upon successful implementation on several pilot projects, the permit system is now Complex equipment requiring a high level of engineering, coordination and skill becoming compulsory for the operation of all major equipment on VSL projects. The implementation of the permit requires project staff to assemble and operate major equipment in accordance with strict requirements. A permit is only granted if the project can demonstrate to a panel of independent expert auditors that all aspects of the equipment are clear and have been checked so that it can be operated safely, properly and effectively. The auditing team that reviews the documentation and visits the site consists of three experienced staff members from the relevant parts of the organisation - Technical, Operations, and Quality/Safety/ Environment. Areas covered include design, fabrication, assembly and commissioning, as well as the on-site preparations NEWS N°1•2007 VSLNews1-2007_bis 6/08/07 16:11 Page 5 QSE MANAGEMENT Aiming for ent the highest SAFETY Award for T3 project team hatin T3 bridge project team has been recently awarded he regional QSE Audit S two safety awards from the programme, launched in government in Hong Kong: “Best such as clarity and quality of the T Asia at the end of 2005, is sub-contractor” (Meritorious award) procedures, kinematics, chains of now about to enter its third cycle. and “Best Hazard Identification command and the skills and level The programme is proving to be Activity” (Meritorious Award). I of training of the operating staff. very successful, achieving significant improvements. The A permit is issued for a maximum ultimate aim is that all VSL 5 of six months, during which no operations are of a comparable significant changes can be made standard that is at the highest level TRAINING without approval. Prior to expiry in the industry. The current focus of the permit, the process to issue of the audits is on site safety and Project a new permit is initiated. quality control. This will gradually All requirements and conditions shift to system issues as general Management are thoroughly reviewed to confirm standards improve, helping drive that they are up-to-date and still ‘continual improvement’. I Excellence satisfactory (e.g. taking account of newly acquired information). programme This review usually includes revisiting the project site. ecember 2006 saw the The initial implementation cycle COMMUNITIES completion of the first VSL has resulted in a significant DProject Management improvement in the planning and Excellence (PMX) programme in coordination of projects, with many Make their day Hong Kong. The programme more site issues being resolved brought together a team of project before they become problems. n March, VSL Singapore managers to develop project Site safety has improved, as has participated in a community management capabilities, share project feedback, particularly of I services project called ‘Make experience, reinforce and review technical aspects. Their Day’. This involved helping a procedures, and improve project family renovate its home to make it capabilities - and ultimately group The MEOP system is proving to be a better place to live. Singapore performance. The programme is very valuable and has improved Contractors Association Ltd asked based loosely on the framework still further the already high level all its members to volunteer their set out by the Association of Project of confidence that VSL has in its expertise to achieve the project’s Managers, and, more specifically, major operations. The system is aims. Who Hup Pte and VSL on VSL’s own requirements. The providing additional assurance to Singapore answered the call for sessions are conducted by a team VSL and its clients that projects help and repaired the spalling comprising experienced senior can be delivered safely, efficiently concrete of the ceiling, walls managers from inside the group and on-time. I and floor. I and external consultants. I NEWS N°1•2007 VSLNews1-2007_bis 6/08/07 16:11 Page 6 FACTS&TRENDS Dampers Gensui first > Taiwan’s first building vibration control project for Gensui dampers was secured in March 2007. A total of 19 wall-type dampers with 100t shear capacity will be installed in a 14-storey luxury residential building in Taipei. The dampers are designed Durability to protect the building from damage during earthquakes and to improve EIT protects Prague bridge its serviceability during high winds. Construction is due to start in October 2007 and VSL Taiwan will > VSL’s EIT (Electrically Isolated system. Another key advantage is the supply and install the Gensui Tendons) technology has been ability to monitor the status of dampers. A damper panel is on introduced on the Sluncova railway corrosion protection of EIT tendons display to potential buyers in the bridge, as part of the Nove spojeni any time. Skanska’s bridge division development’s show home to project in Prague, Czech Republic. is building the structure, which was demonstrate the benefits of the The EIT technology being used is designed by Pontex. The internal solution provided by the system. designed to protect the tendons post-tensioning is scheduled for I Contact: [email protected] against the stray currents that can completion this year using occur around electrified railways. VSL CS 6-19 Super. Installation of 6 Such currents can significantly affect external tendons will then take place the durability of the post-tensioning in 2008. Contact: [email protected] Nuclear Bridges Full-scale First for Equatorial Guinea mock-up > VSL is building a 3m-high full- > VSL has recently started its of 3.5m, 4m and 5m plus a closure scale mock-up of a nuclear second project in Equatorial pour of 3m.