AUGUST 2023 Ӏ NEWS
EIGHT RAIMoNDI FLAT-Top ToWER CRANES DEpLoYED IN SHARJAH, uAE
Raimondi Middle East deployed eight flat-tops for the fast-growing Aljada megaproject, developed by Arada, in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The machines, erected in April 2023 with the support of the Raimondi Middle
East operations team, are participating at the construction of the Sokoon apartment blocks. The jobsite consists of five residential buildings, featuring 482 homes plus commercial space in the Naseej District, Aljada’s cultural neighbourhood.
The four Raimondi MRT111s, one MRT159, and three MRT294s bring the total number of Raimondi machines working on the development to 22. On site for around another 14 to 16 months the models were chosen for their technical specifications, as well as the contractor’s requirements and the tight development delivery schedule. “The Raimondi Middle East operations team will continue supporting the construction of Sokoon buildings by performing monthly maintenance checks, as well as the full cranes climbing procedures as required based on jobsite progression,” said Wael Hasan, commercial director at Raimondi Middle East. For more news on lifting in the Middle East see the feature starting on page 18.
SpMTS HELp SAvE TIME oN AuSTRALIAN METRo TuNNEL CoNSTRuCTIoN
In Australia civil engineering contractor Kenny Constructions commissioned Mammoet to install 59 concrete trusses, weighing up to 70 tonnes each, deep within an underground station cavern, as part of the Cross River Rail project in Brisbane. The project aims to alleviate congestion in the city’s metro system. The installation faced numerous obstacles due to limited space. As the use of cranes was not feasible Mammoet used a custom packing structure positioned on self-propelled modular trailers (SPMT) which enabled the transportation and installation of up to four trusses simultaneously, significantly accelerating the overall process. Kenny Constructions’ tower crane
lowered the trusses onto the packing structure before Mammoet manoeuvred them through the confined cavern. The hydraulic suspension and electrical multi-
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steering system of the SPMTs enabled them to carefully position the trusses on their designated positions.
The operation's most challenging aspect
was the limited clearance. Each of the trusses had a span of 17.6m, leaving just 100mm on either side – a little more than the width of a credit card.
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