CMA Tower, Riyadh

The Formwork Magazine

2/2011 ME · www.doka.com

Skyward Bound – CMA Tower, Riyadh

Burj Al Salam Abu Dhabi On track for New prestige fast delivery … Page 4 hotel … Page 12 KAFD, Riyadh Optimum solution Impressive mega For railway development … Page 6 station … Page 14 2 Doka Xpress

Editorial Doka News Forming a dhow  Kuwait – The Ministry of Education Headquarters Building will be a state- of-the-art facility. The project takes a dhow, an Arab sailing vessel, as its design metaphor. The dhow concept is implemented as two curved, intersect- ing buildings forming an interior atrium. Large-area formwork Top 50 met the challenging shape requirements. Dear Customers,

Closer to the market – closer to our customers!

These are the key objectives of Doka’s redefined long- term global strategy.

Doka’s redefined Middle East Region will continue with the existing Doka offices in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Reaching the sky in Beirut  Barwa Financial District Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon Lebanon – Doka is once again reaching Doha – Load-bearing towers Staxo 40 and Jordan. Regional head new horizons, this time the sky above and Staxo 100 were utilised to cast office will be in Dubai. Lebanon. The Formwork Experts sup- the slabs of 10 office towers at Barwa plied Automatic climbing system SKE50 Financial District (BFD). This 71,600 m2 In addition to the existing Engineering and Operation together with Top 50 as well as the slab ensemble of ten buildings takes the services in each country, part formwork for the tallest tower in Beirut shape of a twin nautilus shell and is of the expansion will be to – SAMA Beirut. The 50-storey tower will designed to serve the global, regional install and manage a globally rise to a height of 250 metres. and local financial sector. recognised engineering and competence centre in Dubai. Furthermore, there is a new regional logistics hub in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone with the largest Index Page regional stock availability and reconditioning services. Building boom at Fujairah’s gateway �� 3

The new Doka set-up pro- Fast forming on 1 Sheikh Zayed Road �� 4 vides even closer, faster and more cost-effective solutions. Pathbreaking innovations in Financial hub rising out of the dust �� 6 project-related services are Burj Al Salam meeting and exceeding strin- gent customer requirements CMA Tower - the biggest core wall ever �� 9 as the most proficient. We look forward to engaging with our construction partners to Bridge formwork for quay wall �� 10 ensure continued joint success on the most complex CMA Tower Opulence in Abu Dhabi: and inspiring future projects.

New prestige hotel �� 12

Sincerely, Optimised solution for railway station �� 14

Peter Vogel Regional Manager Middle East Vienna Main Station In brief �� 16 November 2011 3

t Logistical support from Doka is key for the ongoing build-up in Fujairah, a remote area of UAE.

The facts Jobsite Fujairah Commercial Complex Location Fujairah, U.A.E. Customer Commodore Contracting Consultant Architectural Consulting Group (ACG) Products Used Large-area formwork Top 50, Dokaflex tables, Climbing formwork 150F + telescopic shaft beam Requirements A 20 storey (805 m³) hotel/residential tower and 28,000 m³ mall to Building boom be built in a two-year span at Fujairah’s gateway The solution To build the mall and residen- In the scenic but sparsely populated north- tial tower, Commodore Con- tracting is using Large-area ern UAE, the emirate of Fujairah is emerging with Top 50 to quickly erect the in- new construction activity. Alongside a new tech- situ core wall, Climbing formwork 150F for the shear walls, nology institute, retail spaces and a hospital, the and Dokaflex tables to carry most prominent ongoing activity is progressing at out the forming of slabs, as they are easy to use for quick the Fujairah Commercial Complex site. casting and short cycle times.

The AED 525 m project - located at the residential tower, a formwork cycle of Youssef city’s first major roundabout - will be a 7 days per floor was maintained on the Abouchlih, 2 major shopping and commercial district, typical floors. For the huge 28,000 m Project Director, styled as a city-centre market, hotel, and mall slabs, the three floors are split into Commodore retail park. 16 pouring zones and blocks, and cast- Contracting ing was done by the contractors every Safe and fast vertical climbing 3 days using Dokaflex 20 and Dokaflex Verticals (core and shear walls) – Large- tables. The professional area Top 50 elements in combination Last-minute chang- with Climbing formwork 150F and a tele- Flexible formwork that can even es of plan regarding scopic beam shaft were lifted by crane in handle changes of plan the layout have been a 3-day cycle. The climbing system was Among the biggest challenges of the a big challenge for us, but used for the internal and external parts project were several design revisions, one that we’ve dealt with to of the core wall in order to serve as safe which if not handled properly would cer- the client’s complete satis- working platforms. tainly have led to delays. Remaining on faction every time, thanks to schedule called for close coordination the great support given us by Large slab-area with low costs between Commodore and Doka engi- Doka. The great flexibility of Dokaflex 20 and Load-bearing tower d2 neers, and a solid system for quickly the floor-slab formwork, and (for slab support) were used to form the producing revised formwork designs. the speed with which it has floor slabs. Fast and easy repositioning The quick turn-around combined with been possible to adapt the plus the large slab area covered made it the excellent logistical coordination and plans, have been a big help in the perfect economical choice for Com- technical supervision resulted in a suc- keeping work moving ahead modore. For the 805 m2 of slabs in the cessful build. smoothly.” 4 Doka Xpress

p The impressive jobsite comprises three mixed-use towers in the space of one. Fast forming on 1 Sheikh Zayed Road

Dubai Contracting Company LLC (DCC) The facts is fast-tracking the $194 m Burj Al Salam mixed- use project in one of Dubai’s most prestigious Jobsite Burj Al Salam Mixed Use Development locations with Doka as its partner. Location Dubai, U.A.E. Customer Dubai Contracting Company LLC (DCC) Products Used Surprisingly, not all land on Sheikh crowded urban area just a short way Large-area formwork Top 50, Zayed Road, Dubai is fully developed. from the Dubai World Trade Centre. Dokaflex tables, Automatic Take the flagship project, Burj Al Salam, Dubai Contracting Company took over climbing formwork SKE50 located on 1 Sheikh Zayed Road, a this mixed-use development from anoth- November 2011 5 er contractor in November 2010 and Optimal workflow, extensive services committed to delivery by 2012 – a very For the three core walls, 173 Automat- tight schedule to complete three towers, ic climbing formwork SKE50 units plus in the space of one. 2400 m2 of Large-area Top 50 elements The solution were adapted to cope with the geometry For the three core walls, 173 Three towers, two challenges, changes on higher floors. For the huge units of Automatic climbing one deadline circular columns with diameters of up to formwork SKE 50 plus 2400 m2 The hotel tower comprises four base- 2 metres, Doka provided ready-to-use of Large-area Top 50 elements ment levels, a ground floor, a mezzanine, Large-area Top 50 elements. Further- were adapted to cope with 54 additional floors and two mechanical more 4800 m2 of ready-to-use Dokaflex the geometry changes on the floors. The residential tower has 54 addi- tables, for slab and beam support, were higher floors. For the huge cir- tional floors and two mechanical floors. assembled onsite. cular columns with diameters Lastly, the office tower has 50 addition- of up to 2 metres, Doka pro- al floors and two mechanical floors. All The core wall is running three floors vided ready-to-use Large-ar- three towers are linked at the base by ahead of the slab, in order to split the ea Top 50 elements. Further- 2 a four-storey podium, plus will be again work between the verticals and horizon- more, 4800 m of ready-to-use interconnected at level 10. tals - mainly to simplify site organisation Dokaflex tables, for slab and and ease scheduling difficulties. This lets beam support, were assembled onsite. DCC is working on all three towers the work crew maintain a steady rhythm simultaneously, under major time and and allows them to work on separate space constraints, completing four floors floors. per month, with each floor covering Hatem Al-biss, 4800 m2. A total of 2600 m3 of concrete Extensive services from Doka to ensure Construction are being used on each floor. the schedule was maintained comprised Manager, DCC a dedicated site-supervisor onsite Doka Gulf FZE offered a high level of through the project, plus certification professionalism in design and on form- training of DCC’s crew to operate the work coordination onsite. According hydraulic SKE system and safety train- The professional to Gerald Hoermann, Product Manag- ing for all managers. With a huge slab area er, “Design considerations were a pri- and extensive core mary concern from the beginning of our Working around the crane walls there was no engagement with DCC. To meet DCC’s Due to the huge size of the construc- space onsite. Doka met us ambitious schedule of completing four tion site at Burj al Salam, three placing on a weekly basis to decide floors in one month, we optimised our booms are sitting within the core walls which materials were need- joint planning efforts to ensure we could themselves plus one additional boom ed, and then delivered them plan formwork to meet their deadline. placed in the slab. Three tower cranes on a just-in-time basis. Based An additional challenge was the need for are also being used onsite, posing an on our experience with Doka just-in-time deliveries due to there being even greater challenge in terms of the on another project, I knew I virtually nowhere to stockpile formwork formwork design around these param- could rely on their team for equipment onsite.” eters. our schedule.”

t With deep roots for both firms in Dubai, DCC and the Doka Dubai branch maintain excellent project cooperation. 6 Doka Xpress

p The CMA Tower (right) is taking shape at the centre of the King Abdullah Financial District, Financial hub rising a new development with more than 30 high-rise buildings cur- rently under construction. out of the dust The facts Jobsite King Abdullah The King Abdullah Financial District is an Financial District unparalleled development in the Kingdom of Saudi Customer Saudi Binladin Group (SBG) Arabia that is set to become the leading financial Location centre in the Middle East. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Requirements More than 25 sites using Doka wall, slab and climbing formwork Being part of the overall economic professionals working within the finan- systems. Over 440 units of diversification program and located to cial sector and related industries. Once Automatic climbing formwork the north of downtown Riyadh, the dis- finished, the development will have SKE50 and SKE100 to date trict will house the large community of 3.5 million m2 of floorspace. November 2011 7

Complex formwork solution freeing up manpower to be used else- p Construction is progressing for massive needs where. Large areas of fair-faced con- fast on another SBG project in The project comprises more than 77 crete are a dominant architectural fea- the KAFD - 2 towers on Lot 5.05 are rising with SKE50. Staxo 40 new buildings, including over 30 high- ture of most buildings, and in some Load-bearing towers support rise towers, plus the necessary infra- cases the effect is achieved using self slabs reaching heights of up to structure. Almost all the buildings are compacting concrete (SCC). 10 m in the lower floor levels more than 35 storeys high. Huge num- bers of people and vast quantities of The unique architecture, with many material are needed to keep the site inclined planes, also called for super- operating continuously. Doka Saudi latively high precision and load-bear- Arabia won several formwork contracts ing capability in the formwork. With on this gigantic project, including one Large-area formwork Top 50, Automat- for the District’s tallest building. ic climbing formwork SKE50 and cost- effective Framed formwork Framax The formwork solution that Doka sup- Xlife, the project owner has been plied for foundations, walls, columns offered a top-notch solution that pro- and floor slabs saved the project own- vides the highest standards of safety er, Saudi Binladin Group, huge sums and time efficiency. The setup times in labour costs. The solution assem- calculated in advance were undercut bled very efficiently and without mas- by a huge margin, freeing up leeway for sive deployment of human resources, other tasks on site. 8 Doka Xpress

u To support the mega columns of 9x3.6 m starting at the basement, Doka dam formwork d 22 is being used to avoid through-ties on these heavily reinforced columns.

u All the slabs of the podium floors and inner shaft areas are being supported by Staxo 40 Load-bearing towers.

The solution Due to the rapid construction progress and logistics restric- tions, the formwork solution was designed and delivered in all-pre-assembled element & platform sections for each of the 4 levels of working platforms. Due to its high adapt- ability to complex layouts, and the optimised arrangement of element sizes for a fast cycle, Large-area formwork Top 50 was ideal for these requirements. The Framed formwork Frami Xlife & Framax Xlife systems are being used with ready-assembled Folding Platforms K for various heavy retaining walls, watertank walls, columns and stairwell walls in the basement levels and the podium structure.

u Centre core wall is raised ahead of the exterior tower steel structure in a 6-day cycle per typical storey height of 4.30 m using Doka Automatic climbing formwork SKE100 November 2011 9 CMA Tower - the biggest core wall ever

Standing tall at the heart of the project, The facts the 385 m tall CMA Tower is characterised by its Jobsite Capital Market Authority (CMA) colossal nonagonal (nine-sided) structure core, Customer Saudi Binladin measuring over 40 m in the diagonal. Group (SBG) Location KAFD, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Products used >3000 m2 of Over 10,000 m³ of concrete went into the umns around the edge of the build- Large-area formwork Top 50 pouring of the tower foundations alone. ing are attached at the top of a set of (centre core walls), 105 Completing the massive CIP concrete 1.2 m steel plates that line the inside of units of Automatic climbing core to be built on these foundations the core wall. It was another challenge formwork SKE100, 16,000 will take 100 casting sections and two to make sure that all these outside steel frames of Load-bearing tower Staxo 40 years of construction work. Doka’s SKE columns tie into the frame of the steel Project Manager Region 5, Martin Hor- structure. The steel columns all fed into Requirements A huge po- lygonal core wall of 3000 m2: lesberger, joined with Doka Saudi Ara- the fifth floor, which is a horizontal matrix 3 zones, 6-day cycle for typi- bia’s technical team to spearhead the supporting the floors above. cal storey height of 4.30m formwork deployment for this project. “The amazing thing about the core of the The next major challenge met Doka at CMA Tower is its sheer dimensions. This Level 10. The thickness of the heavy out- is the most voluminous enclosed shaft er wall had decreased by 500 mm, which core that Doka has ever formed. Its large is almost twice the size of any other typi- q The climbing platform for the dimensions remain unchanged all the cal core wall reduction for a standard tower’s massive centre core wall way from bottom to top, making even single step. Over-climbing such a step- is divided into 3 separate zones, just the shaft core of the CMA Tower the back in the distance to the edge without with each of the shafts having same sort of size as a whole convention- the need for a crane assistance required its own platform. This ena- bles reinforcement steel to be al skyscraper! Around 3000 m² of Large- the installation of specially designed, installed in prefabricated cages area formwork Top 50 and 105 Auto- oversized Suspension shoes SKE100 and permits a continuous work- matic climbers SKE100 are in use here. that enabled safe raising of the climbing flow with one zone being poured The automatic climbing system includes units in four climbing steps. every other day. 3 concrete placing booms being raised together with the platforms”, explains Hoerlesberger.

In September 2011, the core walls reached Level 13 to 14. The typical floor started from Level 6 and was completed in a 6-day cycle. To achieve this short cycle, the huge core structure was divided into three equal-sized pouring zones, each exceeding 1000 m2. A large quantity of reinforcement steel has been set in place as pre-assembled cages. The formwork system’s design included individual self-climbing platforms along each side of the wall and each main shaft area, thus enabling installation of rebar at any time during the cycle, independently of the position of the platforms.

The building’s exterior façade is starting as in-place erected steel columns filled in with concrete. All steel col- 10 Doka Xpress

The facts Bridge formwork Jobsite Ras Laffan Port Extension Quay Wall Location Qatar for quay wall Customer Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) -Teyseer Trading & Contracting Co. JV Ras Laffan is a natural-gas processing and Products Used Forming industrial complex founded in 1997 to the north- Wagon T, special heavy- duty climbing support units, east of Doha in Qatar. forming carriage Volume of forming work around 21,500 m3 The site has a 106 km² footprint and in order to ensure optimum compliance accommodates a large industrial port with the requirements specified for the that is one of the world’s largest facilities structure. of its kind for handling liquefied natural gas. The continuing development of new A forming carriage designed to make the Ziad Kamel, sources of oil and gas in the area mean best possible use of standard parts such Project Manager, Consolidated that the port’s size and capacity have to as Top 50 and SL-1 and of special parts Contractors be upgraded in step with the changing derived from the bridge-building sector Company conditions. was needed to deal with the high concrete loads of the cantilevered part of Customised optimum the cap. With its suspended platforms, The professional formwork solution the forming carriage provided full pro- Doka Qatar was commissioned by Con- tection and workplace safety. The whole Yesterday it was a solidated Contractors Company (CCC)- system could be shifted in two lifts only, dream and today it has Teyseer Trading & Contracting JV to allowing a continuous workflow and fast come true. The chal- supply a total of 24 special formwork working cycle. lenge of casting 21,500 m3 of concrete in the limited time units for building the 705 m long cap of a of only 3 months can only be new quay wall. The construction sched- The Doka services package was round- achieved by great teamwork. ule allowed only three months for the ed off with field support by a site fore- With its sky-high morale and build. Concrete works were completed man from the company’s headquarters, strong determined commit- two weeks ahead of time and to the cus- deployed to ensure that Doka know- ment. Doka proved to be the tomer’s complete satisfaction, thanks how would be utilised to full effect in the right partner at every stage to Doka’s innovative formwork solution. assembly and use of this atypical form- of this project with the right Two different formwork constructions work construction. This was the first concept, on-time delivery and of 12 units each were needed to cast cooperation with CCC in Qatar, and professional support.” this overhanging cap of the quay wall, Doka proved to be the right partner.

The solution A forming carriage designed to make the best use of standard items such as Top 50 and SL-1, and special parts derived from the bridge- building sector, dealt with the high concrete loads of the cantilevered part of the cap.

u The overhanging cap of this quay wall was built with a forming carriage designed for bridge-building projects. November 2011 11

t Dokaflex tables are speeding up the construction workflow on the slab areas.

The facts Jobsite Ghala Heights Location Muscat, Oman Customer Al Adrak Trading & Contracting Company Products Used Dokaflex tables Requirements An 11-storey office building and hotel to be built in a very tight construction schedule with limited workspace

Praise for The solution Precise formwork planning and deliveries. Fast and easy working with Dokaflex tables excellent service by the well-trained site crew made forming of slabs almost 50% faster than with the traditional cuplock scaffolding Bausher district was one of the first areas system. in Oman’s capital city to be extensively developed and transformed into a viable business location.

Located centrally in the district, the Com- be the optimum solution, enabling fast mercial Centre at Ghala Heights will progress and utmost safety on this com- Mohammed offer fabulous executive offices. Work on pact jobsite. Haneefa the eleven-floor building is progressing Technical Manager steadily with Doka’s excellent support. Benefits of Doka’s extensive support Doka Muscat As usual, Doka Muscat offered its tech- Optimum solution for tight jobsite nical and logistical expertise, with com- The main challenge apart from a tight prehensive planning services and rapid schedule was the very limited working availability of the necessary formwork The professional and storage space onsite, as the project from the rental park in Muscat. Work- The great flexibility of covers the whole plot area. The con- ing together with the contractor, the floor-slab formwork, tractor, Al Adrak Trading & Contracting local Doka engineering team designed and the speed with Company, decided to use the Dokaflex the optimum material and time-saving which it has been possible to table system. The site crew were trained formwork schedule. Its implementation adapt the plans, have been onsite by a Doka supervisor and quickly resulted in less manpower being need- a big help in keeping work appreciated the fast assembly and safe ed, and easier onsite operations. With moving ahead smoothly. The repositioning of the tableforms. Easy focused consultancy and site supervi- contractor could meet the to set up and shift, Dokaflex tables are sion services, Doka systems paved the ambitious timetable benefit- designed for the greatest stability and way for timely completion of the project, ing from our consultancy and load capacity. The system proved to to the contractor’s full satisfaction. supervision services. 12 Doka Xpress

For this prestige project, Turkish contractors NUROL were more than satisfied with the change from traditional to Automatic climbing formwork SKE.

Opulence in Abu Dhabi: Tamer Zouroub, Technical Manager, New prestige hotel NUROL LLC

Location is everything for Abu Dhabi’s new- The professional est elite hotel and apartment complex which is Technically, we chose being constructed across from the opulent Emir- Doka because their team was able to show ates Palace Hotel and in proximity to the new UAE us that using the hydraulical- Presidential Palace. ly lifted Automatic climbing formwork SKE50 in combination with Top 50 elements was far faster than the traditional To ensure the highest efficiency in the of the floor-slabs using high-perform- crane-lifted formwork we had construction operations, the two con- ing Doka Automatic climbing formwork been using initially.” crete cores are being cast in advance SKE50. November 2011 13

Dhabi branch proposed a much faster solution which drastically improved the formwork workflow and allowed Nurol to pick up the pace to meet their project deadlines for each floor. Practical Tip Smooth installation For the core wall of the apartment block, 71 units of Automatic climbing on higher floors formwork SKE50 were used along with Because the climbing form- 935 m2 of Large-area formwork Top 50 work had to be installed on elements. For the hotel core wall, 70 a higher level of the struc- units of SKE were used along with ture, Doka designed a spe- 2 881 m of Large-area formwork Top 50 cial installation method elements. which used the existing formwork prior to install- Safe and rapid progress with SKE ing the SKE system. An Maximum safety was ensured by onsite technician saw the climbing with the SKE system because whole process through to the climbing scaffolds are anchored to ensure a smooth start of the concrete at all times; extra-wide the project. working platforms were fully enclosed; and the climbing operations could be precision-managed by remote con- trol. To help Nurol with the formwork deployment, Doka Gulf provided a full time onsite technician, conducted safety training and certification for SKE operators, and marked all safety pre- cautions on the engineering drawings.

No space for the crane The facts For two of the core walls, Doka’s design had to allow for 3 tower cranes and Jobsite Bab Al Qasr Hotel 2 (slab-supported) concrete placing and Serviced Apartments booms. By allowing the additional crane Location Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. to be removed from the tight project Customer Nurol LLC site, switching to Doka’s SKE50 system Products Used Large-area was an excellent space- and time-sav- formwork Top 50 , Automatic ing move for the contractor. climbing formwork SKE50

Doka’s core wall solution t The structure’s Moroccan- for faster forming inspired design incorporated The Bab Al Qasr project, valued at many challenging geometrical shapes. $350 m, entails construction of two 36-floor towers with a total built-up area of about 180,000 square metres The solution and a typical floor area of 2755 m2. The A 6-day cycle was main- first tower will house a 412-room 5-star tained using Large-area form- hotel, while the second will have 265 work Top 50 elements and serviced apartments. Automatic climbing formwork SKE50. For the core wall of Initially, from the basement floors up to the apartment block, 71 units the fourth floor, Nurol had been using of SKE50 were used with another formwork company’s tradi- 935 m2 of Large-area form- tional crane-lifted formwork, which was work Top50 elements, and 70 proving to be difficult to manoeuvre units of SKE with 881 m2 of in small areas, and too slow to trans- Large-area Top 50 elements fer up to the next levels. Not to men- for the hotel core wall. Work tion the extra space and costs of hous- progressed three floors ahead, ing the extra crane needed to move in order to maintain efficient the traditional formwork. Doka’s Abu zones. 14 Doka Xpress

In the construction work on Vienna’s new Main Station, Doka provided an economically optimised formwork concept

Optimised solution

The facts for railway-station Jobsite Vienna Main Railway Station Location Austria Construction work on Vienna Main Station Customer JV of Strabag, Alpine, Porr, is moving ahead swiftly. The first section of the big- Pittel & Brausewetter. gest rail-station project in Austrian history is sched- Products Used Framax Xlife, Dokamatic tables, Load-bear- uled to go into operation as early as next year. ing towers Staxo 100, Large- area formwork Top 50 Requirements Huge volume of construc- To carry out the extensive in-situ con- The new Main Station being built in tion to be undertaken, tight creting works, the ‘HBF-Wien 01’ con- Vienna is a development of epic propor- timetable and in some cases, sortium turned to an economically opti- tions. A million cubic metres of exca- difficulty accessing the site. mised formwork concept from Doka. vated material, 300,000 cubic metres November 2011 15 of concrete, 38,000 tonnes of reinforc- Efficient solutions found to ing steel – figures like these say it all. widely differing challenges The huge volume of construction to be The main systems used to construct undertaken here, the tight timetable and the voluminous transportation station, JV Project the difficulties of accessing the site call which extends across three storey lev- Manager for 100% commitment from all involved els, are Framax Xlife framed formwork Georg Pleva. parties. panels and Dokamatic tableforms. The framed formwork system Framax Xlife Materials-optimised forming opera- comes into its own here with its versa- tions and just-in-time deliveries tile system-grid for easily and econom- The professional Working closely with the Site Manage- ically adapting to the varying layouts, To make a success of ment, Doka devised a detailed form- and by being so easy to clean on-site. handling a construc- work concept that is rigorously geared For forming the slabs, maximum speed tion project as big as to achieving materials-optimised form- is being ensured by the large-area this one, you need not just ing operations with the aid of just-in- Dokamatic tables. Also, the massively perfectly organised site coor- time deliveries. Apart from taking a lot dimensioned (up to 2 m thick!) ground- dination, but also, and above of pressure off the site logistics, with source heat collectors on the shallow all, professional partners with their limited storage facilities, the main foundation structure were formed using sufficient experience and benefit of this concept is to avoid the Framax Xlife panels. capacity. The Doka Vienna costly ‘just-throw-more-equipment-at- Branch brings both of these it’ approach. A key ingredient of this The track-bearing structures next to the to this project, and has more integrated formwork planning is that the above-ground distributing-concourse than met our high expecta- formwork equipment available on-site level of the transportation station, and tions” is scheduled to fit in exactly with the the five approx. 12 m wide island plat- progress of work in the various cast- forms, are being cast using reinforced ing sections. This ensures an optimum Dokamatic tables on extra-high-capacity degree of equipment utilisation through- Staxo 100 Load-bearing towers and with out the entire shell construction phase, stop-end formwork made of Framax leading to high productivity in the form- Xlife panels. This combination delivers work operations as a whole. great speed and efficiency.

The solution Materials-optimised forming operations and just-in-time deliveries. Doka’s efficient rental park makes it possible to meet any unforeseen needs for extra equipment, that was not envisaged in the original plan, at short notice. This is essential if a construction project of this size is to be accomplished efficiently and without delays.

t The many flyover structures, and the track-bearing structures, are being safely shored by the extra-high-capacity Doka Load- bearing tower Staxo 100 system. 16 Doka Xpress In brief

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