Moving Structure Systems

AbenefitofaTensionedMembraneStructureistheabilitytorelocatethestructure.Basedontheapplication andsiteconditions,avarietyofsystemscanbeemployedtofacilitatetheremediationwork.Movingstructure systemsaretypicallydesignedinoneofthethreemethods:

1. CraneLiftedasacompletebuilding 2. Roller/WheelTireorbearingsystemthatistowed 3. SkidSledtypesystemthatisdragged Theapplicationandsiteconditionswilldeterminethebestsystemforeachproject.Signaturesconsultants, constructionpersonnelandengineerswillhelptodeterminethecostanalysisofwhatsystemisthemost efficient.Theanalysiswillincludeanevaluationofupfrontcapitalcoststodesign,fabricate,andinstall,aswell asmove(laborrequirements,equipmentandgenerallogisticsofthesiteanddesiredworkflow).TheSignatures Teamisexperiencedinalltypesofrelocatablestructures.Somesystemsarereusableandmaybeavailable frominventory,whilecertainprojectsrequireadesignandfabricationofspecificsystemsonacasebycase basis. Thefollowingisaconceptualoverviewofhoweachsystemworksandsomeconditionsthatmayaidin determiningwhatsystemwouldbestsuittheproject.

CraneliftableSystems
BestStructure:

Aluminumorsmallsteelframe Weightofthestructureandsitegeometrydeterminethesizeofcraneand associatedcoststoperformlifts.Thedistanceofthemovewillbebasedonthe cranesspecificationsandsticklength.Therearelimitationsinextremeweather (wind)whenthemovescannotbeaccomplishedinasafemannerandneedto berescheduled.Duetocraneconstraints,longdistancemovesbecomedifficult asthestructurewouldneedtobepickedandplacedandthecranere positioned.Siteobstacles(powerlines,overheadobstructions,etc.)needtobe addressedpriortomovingthebuilding. Theaveragesizestructure(approximately10,00020,000sqft)canbemoved inonedaystimewith67menandequipment. Thealuminumstructureisseton164centersandmovedinmodules.The givenlengthofanypickandmovewillbedeterminedbythesiteconditionsand cranesize.Liftingbracketswillbeattachedduringconstruction.Riggingcables andbeamwillhavetobedesignedandfabricatedbasedonstructurelocationof andsiteconditionsatthetimeofthelift.

ToConsider:

GeneralTimeframe: LiftingProcedure:

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Step1: Structureisbrokendownintomodulesusing24men,a60boomlift, and,astraightmastforklift.BayRemovalisdonebyuntensioning verticaltensiontubesatbaseplateline,removecablebracing(if applicable),detachpurlinsatonesidefrombeam,removefabricroof panel Step2: RiggingandLiftingisdoneusing68men,alargecrane(site determined),lullforklift,andstraightmastforklift.Craneissetinpick location,hoistriggingbeamwithriggingcablesabovestructure,attach cablestocraneliftbrackets(locatedonbeams),undoanchoringandtie offcornerbeamsforonesectionofbuilding.Pickstructureandmove tonewlocationusingguideropesandcrane.Oncebuildingisset,use lulltoresquarestructurebykickingoutanyvariancesinbeam/ baseplatelocations.Reanchorstructure. *Note:Windconditionsmaycausedelaysinstructuremove. **Note:Equipmentmaychangebasedonconditionsofsite. 2(orasdesigned) LiftingBay with RemovablePanel
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200 = Lifting Bracket Location

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Roller/WheelSystems
BestStructures:

Aluminumorsteelframelessthan160wideunlesscustomdesignedtomeet requirement(ie.highsidewalls). Bestoptionforroughterrainand/orstraightlinelongdistancemoves. Anchorageofthewheelsystemisthelargestdesignconstraint,so understandingtheapplicationandtheintentionsofamovementsystemisbest reviewedanddiscussedwiththeenduser. Systemcanbedesignedtobemovedcontinually,hourlyordaily. Seethenextpageforexamplesofsomeofthetypesofsystemsusedandwhat terraintheyarebestusedfor.Thesearegeneralexamplesandbecauseyour movementsystemisdesignedspecificallyforyourapplicationsrequirement, optionsarelimitedonlybycode,safetyandcost.

ToConsider:

GeneralTimeframe: GeneralOverview:

GeneralConfiguration: Moststructuresrequireabase(typicallyanIbeam)tosquarethestructureand allowforeasytiedownmethods.Trussmembersareanchoredtoamodified beamthatrunthelengthofthestructureonbothsidesandsetonthe wheel/movementsystem.Allparametersareaddressedwhentheactual systemisdesignedforthespecificapplication. PneumaticWheel Pneumaticwheelsystemsallowformultipleterrainsandcanbeequippedto swiveltoallowforparallelorperpendicularmovement.Thesesystemsare typicallydesignedwithatowpointandmovedwithheavyequipment(either fromoneortwopointsdependingonsizeofstructure,availableequipmentand generalsiteconditions).Itisthemostflexiblesystemforlongerdistances. Thoughtheinitialcostsarehighest,themovementcostsaretypicallylowerasit doesnotrequireacraneandcanbemovedwithmachineryavailableonsite.

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ROLLERSYSTEMS Usedinstraightlinemovesonlevelgradewhereatracksystemcanbeutilized tofacilitatethemove.Therollersystemistypicalonprojectswhereaccessto pointswithinthebuildingisrequiredsuchasforinspection(asinthecaseofthe MilitarySealiftCommandforprepositionedmunitionsstorage)orfor placement/removalhightechequipment.Awinchsystemcanbedesignedfor completemechanicalmovement.

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