| RMD
Australia provided two shoring system solutions for the
$100 million Crown Promenade Hotel in Melbourne's Southbank
precinct. The 27-storey, four-star hotel was constructed
by Baulderstone Hornibrook and the specialist formwork
contractor Noulikas Pty Ltd. RMD Melbourne supplied a
number of systems, including Strongshor Frames, Rapidshor
shoring and Rapidstage scaffolding, along with a host
of ancillary components and fittings.
Strongshor was chosen for the 465-bedroom
hotel because the system is designed to shore safely to
any practical height, and Strongshor's reduced number
of components delivered significant savings in both the
overall assembly time and the labour required; there is
less to transport and less to store. Strongshor's frames
have a maximum safe working load of 90kN and, subject
to correct bracing procedure, this load bearing capacity
does not reduce as the shoring height is increased.
The galvanised steel, 80kN leg capacity,
of the Rapidshor modular support system was also selected
because of its ability to reduce construction costs. It
was used to support heights up to 4.9 metres over the
four 20,000 square metre podium areas, and 9.5-metre high
back-propping support under the hotel's swimming pool. |
