The project included design, detailing, fabrication and erection of the structure. The total tonnage of project was 1200 M.T. approximately, costing around INR 13.5 crores. It was spread over an area of 1 lakh sq. ft.
Challenges
The massive project had multi layered complexities as captured below:
- The rafter beam is curved and has an underslung crane system, there are mezzanine platform/staircases, utilities provision in structure cable tray, roof walkway, star columns also have many critical connections which needed considerable time and attention.
- The bracing system is very complicated and unique, structurally.
- The race against time was the underlying challenge of the project, as the delivery timeline was very thin. The team did not have any time for errors as the fabrication also had to be executed on the same schedule.
Benefits of using Tekla
These types of structures require more concentration and in-depth technical skills, which can never be achieved in a manual operation. The unique features of Tekla Structures helped the project team deliver the task accurately before the specified timeline.
- The connections are a typical task, which was possible to manage with Tekla. Macros enabled the team to deliver it as a simple task without consuming their valuable time.
- Every member needs deep detail drawing with accuracy to fabricate the material. Models generated on Tekla had a visibility of every member and every section with complete view bars and detail.
- The bill of quantity of the whole structure was also a difficult task as it is important to manage whole material in accurate manner. Tekla provided the team summaries of every component where they could view the whole building in a single click and manage the schedule of fabrication and erection with the help of Tekla.
- GA / site erection drawing is also very important which needed detailed part marks and accuracy. Tekla generated all the drawings, views and generated the renders where the as built models were visible to the team as it would appear after erection.
