As Found. At Hand.

This paper explores how intuition plays a role in navigating the complexities of projects dealing with heritage, drawing from the practical experience in the office of Marie-José Van Hee architecten. Van Hee has a dual relationship with heritage. On the one hand, the Flemish heritage inventory – set up around the time she started her architecture...

Long-term material and structural behavior of high-strength concrete cantilever bridge: Results of 20 years monitoring

In 1997, the Second Stichtse Bridge was built in the Netherlands using the balanced cantilever method. The use of high-strength concrete was proposed. At that time, the long-term behaviour of this material was not known, and no code provisions were applicable. Therefore, it was proposed to monitor the material behaviour and the deflections of...

CAST Formwork System: A redesign and evaluation of the CAST formwork system concept

In the graduation project of Remmerswaal, N. (2015), a concept for a new building system for the Indonesian kampung was developed: The CAST formwork system. The development of the concept was based on several identified problems of the Indonesian construction sector. The project concluded with a first design of the CAST formwork system, in this...

Innovative system for the construction and management of student residences - Frameup system

Sweden has a strong demand on the construction of student accommodations and consequently significant efforts have been taken to increase and streamline construction methods. In addition, the fluctuation on the number of students admitted at each year, in each university, lead to periods of house shortage or, in opposition to that, to...

Construction of the new lock in Terneuzen using pneumatic caissons

The lock complex at Terneuzen is the main entrance for ships coming from the Westerscheld and navigating towards the cities of Terneuzen and Ghent. The construction of a new large lock at the lock complex of Terneuzen is planned to increase its capacity. This lock will be built between the existing locks. The ground level is situated at NAP +6...

Teaching Structures with Models: Experiences from Chile and the Netherlands

This paper states the importance of using scaled models for the teaching of structures in the curricula of Architecture and Structural Engineering studies. Based on 10 years’ experience working with models for different purposes, with a variety of materials and constructions methods, the authors will address the advantages and possible...

The floating construction method: A new method of constructing large submerged and floating structures

Parking problems in cities become more significant every day. Parking tariffs are going through the roof and parking spaces are limited. Therefore, cities are researching alternatives for parking on ground level and underground. One of these alternatives is parking underwater. One of these cities is Amsterdam. This city ranks number 5 on the...

Saemankeum Comprehensive Tideland Reclamation Project: Feasibility Study on Hydraulic Filling of Seadikes

The Saemankeum Comprehensive Tideland Reclamation Project has as objective the reclamation of the extensive tidal flats in the estuaries of Dongjin river and Mankyung river for, among others, agricultural, urban and industrial use. The project includes the construction of a number of closure dams with a total length of some 34 km. Due to the...