HIGH-RISE

CONSTRUCTION
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ATR
HWS > Aura Tower, Toronto, Canada........................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
ATR
HWS > SyV Tower, Madrid, Spain.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
ATR
HWS > Upsite Tower, Brussels, Belgium................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
HWS > Theatre Park, Toronto, Canada....................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
ATR

HWS > Połaniec Power Plant, Połaniec, Poland................................................................................................................................................................... 12

ATR

ATR > Fira Towers, Barcelona, Spain.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

ATR > One Bryant Park, New York, USA................................................................................................................................................................................... 16

ATR > Rivage Tower, Panama City, Panama......................................................................................................................................................................... 18

ATR > Lookout Tower of the Trade Fair and Congress Centre, Kielce, Poland............................................................................................ 20

HWS > Four Seasons Building, Toronto, Canada................................................................................................................................................................. 22

HWS > Trio Apartments, Warsaw, Poland................................................................................................................................................................................ 24

HWS > Coast Building at Lakeshore East, Chicago, USA............................................................................................................................................... 26

HWS > Belvedere Tower Centre, Warsaw, Poland.............................................................................................................................................................. 28

HWS > Royal Canadian Military Institute, Toronto, Canada........................................................................................................................................ 30

RKS

RKS > Nobel Tower in CZT - Centre for Advanced Technology, Poznan, Poland...................................................................................... 32

ATR > Bypass road in Las Palmas of Gran Canaria, Spain........................................................................................................................................... 34

ATR > Do Marao Motorway, Northern Region, Portugal.............................................................................................................................................. 36

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Highrise Buildings

/// AURA TOWER, TORONTO, CANADA Contractor: Verdi Alliance

Architects: Graziani + Corazza Architects

With 272.8 m and 78 floors, the Aura Tower is the tallest residential building in Canada. The total area of 124,490 m²
is divided into 16,720 m² for commercial premises and 107,770 m² for residential space.

Aura Tower with 985 residential suites

ULMA used the ATR Self-Climbing System as inner shaft shuttering. Consisting of two sub-structures, the concrete placing
boom and the formwork, the entire assembly climbed up altogether driven by the same hydraulic power unit.

With the MK system, consisting of walers, high-load capacity structures are set up for the support of the climbing
equipment.

Despite of limited space for both structures, ULMA installed on 18 m² a

full hydraulic formwork elevation system: MK Structure, climbing
brackets, concrete placing boom, hydraulic power unit and anchors
Structure made up of the MK system

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The HWS Hydraulic Windshield System protects the perimeter against adverse weather conditions and prevents objects from falling from higher
levels. Moreover, different HWS structures enable the storage of material around the perimeter of the building, and thus minimise the use of the
crane

The perimeter and shape vary in levels 46 and 56. With 52 HWS screens and 3 different layouts, the entire perimeter was protected

B
CC-4 aluminium formwork was used
for the slabs of the underground
parking and ORMA Modular
Formwork on single-sided EUC truss
structures for wall construction. The
upper slabs were built with truss
tables shored on ALUPROPs.
Different panel types: standard “Debris” with working platform, storage platform type, straight and
with narrow platform

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Highrise Buildings

Contractor: Sacyr

/// SyV TOWER, MADRID, SPAIN Architects: Carlos Rubio Carvajal

and Enrique Álvarez-Sala Walter

The 236 m high SyV Tower has 59 floors with 1,600 m² each to which must be added further 6 underground
basements of 7,500 m². This project is located in northern Madrid and completes one of the most unique urban
development plans of the city.

The lift shaft was built with ULMA’s most advanced

technology for the construction of skyscrapers - the
Self-Climbing ATR System - in this case supporting the
structure from the 6th floor onwards.

The ATR-B system outside and ATR-P system inside,

combined with wall formwork ENKOFORM V-100, enabled
the construction of large vertical walls with changing and
complex geometry.

The execution cycle of works was less than a week per

floor.

The concrete placing boom attached to the inner

structure was lifted along with the self-climbing platform.

A five star luxury hotel with 500 rooms occupies the first 33 floors while
the rest are offices

ULMA engineers adapted the formwork to the 4 different shaft sections Shaft of complex geometry

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The HWS system was used as perimeter protection of the building during the work process. The use of this system
enabled full protection of the slab under construction and those immediately above and below it.

The HWS system for perimeter protection ensures workers’ safety

Top view layout of HWS screens
during works at the edge and eases overall slab construction

The 6 underground floors and the first 6 above ground were built with CC-4 aluminium slab formwork on ALUPROPs
ensuring highest efficiency.

Other ULMA products used:

. ORMA Modular Formwork for walls and rectangular columns
. COMAIN for parapets and footings
. CLR - Circular Column Formwork

HWS screen

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Highrise Buildings

/// UPSITE TOWER, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM Contractor: BPC – Valens

Architects: Yves Lion, A2RC Architects SA,
Ateliers Lion Architectes Urbanistes.

With 142 m height and 42 floors, the Upsite Tower is the tallest residential building in Belgium and the first
skyscraper built in Brussels in the last 30 years.

Site requirements were challenging: complex façade,

interconnected inside shafts, changing floor geometry,
limited use of crane...

ULMA supplied a complete solution including the ATR

Self-Climbing System, the HWS perimeter protection (with
assembly service and on-site assistance) and aluminium
slab formwork.

Both the self-climbing structure and the perimeter

protection were designed with the MK system, capable of
setting up customised structures for any client or project.

Apart from flats, it will also accommodate offices, car park and individual
parking spaces, restaurants, shops, etc.…

The core of the building was built with the ATR Self-Climbing System and narrow platforms for inside shafts. ULMA’s
versatile beam-based vertical formwork was used.

The working cycle of the self-climbing system was completed within 7 days.

12 m long platforms with narrow platform solutions for inside

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Self-climbing outside brackets and The HWS perimeter protection ensures workers’ safety at the slab edge
inside platforms with large hydraulic lifting screens around the perimeter of the building

TF - 308.5 TF - 308.5

Panels anchoring in changing slab perimeter geometry HWS screen layout

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Highrise Buildings

/// THEATRE PARK, TORONTO, CANADA Contractor: Harhay Developments

Architect: Architects Alliance

Spectacular 164.3 m tall residential building with 47 floors above ground and 5 underground floors located in the
historic district of Toronto. The Theatre Park with 20,116.8 m² residential and 643.6 m² commercial space offers
several facilities such as a gym, terrace, event room and outdoor swimming pool.

Theatre Park is going to have 234 apartments

and 100 parking spaces

ULMA supplied ATR-N Self-Climbing equipment for the construction of the inner shaft and HWS perimeter protection
with different types of panels. The slabs were built with formwork tables on galvanised steel props.

Outside formwork hanging from the upper MK structure of the ATR

system

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 The vertical formwork fitted with a system of trolley hoists and normal hoists hangs from the Each panel consists of two vertical MK-180
ATR-N structure walers (masts) to which all components are
assembled and which guide the structure

Const rucción

Different HWS screens:

• Straight: for protection
• Debris: enables the safe movement of workers around the building perimeter and working from the platforms as well
as providing protection against falling objects from higher levels
• Storage: protects 3 or 4 levels and serves for the storage of material
• With trapdoor: moreover to the protection of 4 levels, it enables the installation of service lift masts
• With ladder: enables access to the different levels and provides protection

Straight panel
Debris panel
Storage panel 1
Storage panel 2
Trapdoor panel
Ladder panel

Layout of 30 panels by types

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Industrial and Energy Constructions

/// POŁANIEC POWER PLANT, POLAND Contractor: ABM Solid

The biomass power plant was built in just one year and is an example of the state-of-the-art of Polish energy
industry.

Apart from a biomass tank, standard and trapezoidal

walls, as well as roofs for the warehouses were built.

ULMA used for the first time in Poland the ATR-B

Self-Climbing System for the construction of 70 m high
lift shafts. This system was capable of solving problems of
limited site space and complex crane operations for the
formwork movement.

Each lift shaft has three sides, needing a total of 6

hydraulic cylinders.

The formwork was moved 19 times per lift shaft in a cycle

of 5 days.

The vertical communication of the building was solved with the The ATR System works without crane and under adverse weather
construction of two lift shafts conditions. Moreover, its large platforms and handrails ensure workers’
safety

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 HWS HWS

ATR ATR

ATR
ATR

ATR HWS

ATR

Control platform of the ATR system Main platform layout for the ATR and HWS systems in the two lift shafts

The solution for the limited space between the lift shaft and the steel
structure of the building with: ATR Self-Climbing System, two KSP Shaft
Platforms and HWS system with formwork

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Highrise Buildings

/// FIRA TOWERS, BARCELONA, SPAIN Contractor: FCC

Architect: Toyo Ito

The two towers were designed by the renowned architect Toyo Ito and play a particular role: one is a 130 m high
hotel and the other a 135 m high office building with more than 40,000 m² floor area.

The ATR Self-Climbing System was adapted to the circular

and rectangular geometries of each building from the
underground floors on.

Productivity and efficiency of the system became

apparent in the fast pace of work, in this case, a complete
plant of 700 to 1,300 m² each 5 to 6 days in both
buildings.

This system with ENKOFORM V-100 formwork enabled the

construction of 3.84 m typical wall height between slabs
with respect to the hotel and 4.14 m in the case of the
office building.

When it comes to more than 130 m tall buildings with about 28 floors,
a system capable of doing a fast, safe and quality job at height is
required

Structure of the hotel tower and layout of formwork gangs

The cylindrical-shaped core of the hotel building has a diameter of 13 m and a wall thickness of 40
cm. It was built inside, with a platform and outside with brackets, both self-climbing. Furthermore,
the rotation effect was obtained through the changing area of 700 to 1000 m² from one floor to
the next

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The outside formwork of the office building consisted
of ATR-B Self-Climbing brackets joined to the formwork
through roll-back carriages. This system operated by a
rack and pinion mechanism retracts the panels from
the wall at stripping. A push-pull prop is attached to the
carriages to plumb the formwork and levelling jacks help
positioning the formwork panels horizontally as well as
vertically. While the inside formwork was built with
For the rectangular geometry of the office building with 45 cm thick
walls, three inside ATR-P platforms and outside ATR-B brackets, both
self-climbing systems, were used
Main platform of office tower
self-climbing ATR-P platforms based on trusses. The four
working platforms of the system are interconnected with
ladders, for safe movement between them.
The climbing of both inside and outside structure was
done with two independent hydraulic power units.
The ATR Self-Climbing System’s performance was
optimised by its combination with other products of the
ULMA range:
• Underground slabs: CC-4 on ALUPROPs
• Slabs above ground: VR Tables and EP Props
• Inside shaft slabs: ENKOFLEX and EP Props
• Columns: CLR and ORMA vertical formwork, COMAIN
for columns inside the shaft
• Perimeter walls: ORMA vertical formwork and
single- sided wall formwork
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Highrise Buildings

/// ONE BRYANT PARK, NEW YORK, USA Contractor: Century Maxim

366 m height and 200,000 m² make up the glass tower of the new Bank of America headquarters. With marked
vertical lines, the moving of sun and moon change the perception of the building.

This 55 storey office skyscraper is considered one of the most environmentally friendly buildings,
as it was mainly built with recycled and recyclable materials

For this project, the ATR Self-Climbing

System was used from the
underground levels of the structure
on up to the top floor.

The core was built 6 to 8 levels below

the structure of the building (steel
structure, slabs, etc.). Therefore,
ATR self-supporting structure was
assembled at the beginning of the
construction, and the first 8 levels
were built around that structure
before starting to build the core with
the ATR system.

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 The ATR system increased productivity by carrying out
different tasks simultaneously. The ATR, unlike
conventional climbing systems, reduces the requirement
for crane time considerably, moreover to quick and easy
methods of operation.

With this system, and MEGAFORM Modular Formwork,

the walls of this building were built in work cycles of 8
days.

The façade design maximises the natural lighting and the view ATR-P Self-Climbing System, self-supporting

MC - 0871

MC - 7121

MC - 7121 MC - 7121

The self-climbing technique consists in a hydraulic system that enables

Core with self-climbing structure and formwork automatic lifting by successive movements of structure and masts.

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Highrise Buildings

/// RIVAGE TOWER, PANAMA CITY,

PANAMA Contractor: H.P. Engineering INC.

This 208 m tall residential building is located in Panama City with views of the Pacific Ocean and the city.

ULMA used the ATR-P Self-Climbing

System as inner shaft shuttering.
The climbing system consisted of
three platforms with 4 cylinders and
anchors each. Work cycles of 5 days
were achieved.

The 68-storey apartment tower includes four

common areas that with rooftop swimming pool,
sports facilities and parking spaces

The ATR-P Self-Climbing System placed in the

recesses of the ends of the core raises the
MK structure that supports the formwork

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 Core with main platforms

The complex geometry required a special solution. The
ATR-P system rested on the two main shafts, while the
whole system was interconnected at the top with MK.
The two hydraulic power units, one per platform, powered
the 4 cylinders of each platform.
The brackets were anchored to the wall with anchor
brackets and anchor cones embedded into the concrete
to support the horizontal and vertical loads.
ENKOFORM V-100 vertical formwork hung from the
self-climbing structure. A trolley hoist sliding on the
structure enabled detaching the panels from the wall at
stripping (70 cm) and climbing.
A push-pull prop is attached to the carriages to plumb the
formwork, and adjustment devices (hoists) ensure the
vertical positioning of the formwork panels.

Climbing sequence: The structure rises with the building process of the concrete wall by a successive elevation of the mast and the formwork:
1.- Pouring
2.- Stripping
3.- Fitting of next-level anchors and elevation of the mast
4.- Recovery of lower-level anchors and elevation of the structure

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Building Construction

/// LOOKOUT TOWER OF THE TRADE FAIR AND

CONGRESS CENTRE, KIELCE, POLAND Contractor: Budecon SA

The Trade Fair and Congress Centre of Kielce is a four-storey building with underground car park that can
accommodate more than 1,000 people. Its most striking architectural feature is the 44 m high lookout tower with
banquet hall.

Two of the 90 cm thick parallel outside walls were built

with the ATR-B Self-Climbing System because the two
remaining 15 and 25 cm thick walls had protruding
structural steel elements.

The entire system rested on four ATR self-climbing

brackets, which made up a large working platform and
held the wall formwork.

In the different pouring stages, the MK structure and the

ATR system were displaced upwards simultaneously with a
hydraulic leverage system. 15 to 20 minutes only took the
climbing process from one level to the next.

Lookout Tower of the Trade Fair and Congress Centre in Kielce

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 As part of the self-climbing system,
MK Truss was used to assemble large
1.7 m wide and 10.5 m long working
platforms. In the case of the walls
with 1.1 m long protruding steel
structures, the platforms were
installed on 1.7 m wide and 14 m
long MK trusses.

Main platforms of self-climbing systems

and shaft platforms

R 315 R 315
R 415
R 415

R 315

R 315

HT20/270
R 415

R 415
R 415

R 415

R 140

HT20/240
R 240
HT20/240
R 240

R 190 R 190

ATR Self-Climbing System and KSP Shaft Platforms

The interior of the structure was built

with the KSP Shaft Platform hoisted
by crane and making up the
formwork support platform.

BRIO Modular Scaffolding ensured

the vertical communication between
different levels.

T-60 Shoring and timber beams slab

formwork were used for the
construction of the horizontal
structures.

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Highrise Buildings

/// FOUR SEASONS HIGHRISE BUILDING, TORONTO, CANADA Contractor: Verdi Alliance

This 204 m tall building with 57 floors records to have the most wanted and expensive square metres in town. Its
location in the city centre required additional safety measures. This is the first construction project where the
self-climbing HWS Hydraulic Windshield System has been employed.

The Four Seasons Hotel is located in the heart of Yorkville known for being a venue for cultural events

HWS ensured workers’ safety and provided space for the storage of material needed in the
construction process of the building

The protective screens around the building perimeter serve the dual purpose
of providing safety for the slab under construction and the next two, and
platforms for access and storage.

Moreover, the health and safety of passers-by is ensured on the busy streets
surrounding the building, since its geometry is specifically designed to prevent
objects originating from the use of large slab formwork tables from falling over
the edge.

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 Different HWS screens

In this project, inclined panels with built-in storage

platforms were used to enable the moving of already used
material to other floors. A mobile hydraulic power unit
avoided the use of cranes for the climbing of the screens
and other materials resulting in significant time and cost
savings.

Mobile hydraulic power unit and HWS cylinders for the movement of
the panels. The windshield system is designed to work with the highly
flexible MK system which allows using standard walers and simple joints
to accurately adapt to the building geometry and to generally fulfil all
requirements of the project

Layout of the different panel types around the building perimeter

HWS screen climbing process

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Highrise Buildings

/// TRIO APARTMENTS, WARSAW, POLAND Contractor: Karmar SA

This 18-storey and about 60 m tall building with a floor area of 46,300 m² has become one of the most distinctive
and modern buildings of the city of Warsaw. Its construction was a major challenge due to its triangular geometry
and its location.

TRIO Apartments: Exclusive luxury residential buildings of the Polish capital

The building perimeter was secured

with 32 protective screens to prevent
falls from the slab edge. Starting from
a height of 10.35 m, the screens were
lifted by crane.

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 HWS screen consisting of walers, timber
beams, plywood and bracing

Layout of the different HWS protective screens around the perimeter of the triangular building HWS Hydraulic Windshield System

In its construction, modular wall formwork,

ENKOFLEX slab formwork and T-60 for the
shoring of great heights were used. DORPA
Frame Scaffolding was applied in the enclosure
of the building

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Highrise Buildings

/// COAST BUILDING AT LAKESHORE EAST, Contractor: McHugh

CHICAGO, USA
This 45-storey and 129.5 m tall residential building of Modernist design is linked to the nautical nature of the
environment.

It has 499 apartments and 1,700 m² of

commercial premises (car park, business
centre, swimming pool, gym and spa, etc.)

The avant-garde design of the east and west

façades include curtain walls in a combination
of translucent porous glass and aluminium. Its
balconies at the north and south façades provide
magnificent views of Chicago and Lake Michigan

The HWS screens protected workers

at the slab edge against falls from
height and against adverse weather
conditions.

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Different screen configurations (with or without platforms) provided storage space, access and eased the material transfer to different levels by
scaffolding ladders

Panel layout in plan view

The walls and columns were formed

with MEGAFORM and MEGALITE.
These modular vertical formwork
systems comprise a wide range of
panel sizes in imperial measurements
adjustable to diverse geometries.

The slabs were built with large

formwork tables supported on the
columns.

The lifting of the panels was done with a

mobile hydraulic system

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Highrise Buildings

/// BELVEDERE TOWER CENTRE, WARSAW, Contractor: Mostostal

Warszawa S.A.
POLAND
Belvedere Tower is a 94 m tall 27-storey tower with 51,000 m² floor area and 3-level underground parking
for 300 vehicles.

The building includes offices, car park, restaurant and shopping area

During three months, 33 10.5 m high HWS protective That way, the workers were able to do their job efficiently
screens were provided to secure the working area at the and protected from the wind and the weather at such
building perimeter. great heights.

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Thanks to the efficiency of the system, the construction
of the outside perimeter of the upper slabs proved to be
simple. It moreover speeded up the pace of works with
the resulting time savings of about 4 days per month.
Sequence for the assembly of a protective screen
It should be mentioned that building slabs at 20 m height
and an underground storage tank within 3 levels is a
highly complex job. The difficult access to the working
areas required an adequate product - the light, versatile
and easy-to-handle NEVI Modular Formwork of ULMA’s
product range suits a wide variety of vertical geometries.
The HWS system consists of two masts joined together with steel and
timber beams. Each mast hangs from some heads anchored in the slabs
HWS screens with anchor positioning system in the slab to be built
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Highrise Buildings

/// ROYAL CANADIAN MILITARY INSTITUTE, TORONTO, Contractor: Tribute

Communities

CANADA Architect: Zeidler

Partnership Architects

The RCMI Residences building, located in downtown Toronto, is a distinguished example of condominium living
with exclusive interiors and services. Its 42 floors reach a height of 134.7 m.

ULMA offered a solution with the RKS Rail Climbing

System as platform for the outside wall formwork, and the
HWS Hydraulic Windshield System.

Both systems are based on the MK system and easily

adapted to the geometry and needs of the project.

The HWS system provided

protection for the three lower
levels below the one under Each of the 4 panels of the light RKS
construction. Consisting of two self-climbing system has two guiding
masts, each panel was guided masts and vertical walers on the main
over three levels with recoverable platform fixed to the ULMA formwork
anchors

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 Recoverable anchors in slab and wall for HWS and RKS systems. The HWS head is the main
anchoring item, and it is moreover used for the guiding mechanism and the support of the
climbing formwork units

HWS screen
RKS panel
Safe working platforms on 3.625 m and 4.875
m long RKS panel Both systems, HWS and RKS, were applied at the north and east façades of the building

Other products used in this construction are:

• ORMA Modular Formwork for outside and inside walls
of the lift shafts.
• VR Tables with braced ALUPROPs for the slabs.
Wall formwork with stripping system on RKS platform

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Highrise Buildings

/// NOBEL TOWER CENTRE FOR ADVANCED Contractor: Novum

Management
TECHNOLOGIES, POZNAN, POLAND
The Centrum Zaawansowanych Technologii or CZT is the Science and Innovation Park in Poznan where the Tower
Nobel was built. The 53.5 m high and 51 x 13.5 m wide Nobel Tower has 13 floors and 2 underground floors. The
total building area comprises 13,500 m²

Safe working at the perimeter with RKS

For the construction of the tower, ULMA supplied the RKS

Rail Climbing System that enables hydraulic climbing of
the vertical formwork gangs without detaching the
structure from the wall.

The climbing structure consists of MK profiles. These

profiles offer great versatility and adaptability to the
requirements of project, that is, to the building geometry,
working platform configurations, access and safety.

The light self-climbing RKS system was lifted 11 times by 4

hydraulic cylinders and mobile hydraulic power unit. Each
lifting was 3.7 m long.

The building was built with 22 6 and 7 m wide structures,

each with 4 levels of platforms: pouring platform, main
platform with ORMA formwork support, cylinder control
platform and cone recovery platform.

Fast pace of work in the construction of the perimeter walls with RKS
Rail Climbing System

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5

5
5

Climbing and construction sequence with RKS Rail Climbing System

Layout of RKS structures at the building perimeter

All shuttering was supplied by ULMA. CC-4 Horizontal Formwork made of aluminium with EP European Props was used
for the construction of the 650 m² large slabs of each floor.

Head guiding the Main platform supporting ORMA vertical formwork with RKS platforms of the different levels
Waler MK positioning and formwork stripping systems

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Bridges

/// BYPASS ROAD IN LAS PALMAS OF Contractor: UTE Acciona Infraestructuras SA,
Lopesan Asfaltos y Construcciones SA,
Transportes y Excavaciones Espino Flores SL
GRAN CANARIA, SPAIN

The project comprises the connection between the bypass road of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria and the motorway
GC.2 in the stretch of Tamaraceite-Tenoya-Arucas-Costa. The 113 m high Barranco de Tenoya viaduct is one of the
highest viaducts on piers of Spain. The deck is 530 m long and has three central spans of 128 m, two lateral spans
of 73 m and a width of 27 m. The piers reach a height of 115 m.

ATR Self-Climbing System for pier construction and BRIO scaffolding as Front and side view of pier 3 with the different tiers carried out
access stair every 4 days

Minimum (constant) and maximum (variable) pier sections with layout of the outside ATR-B and narrow shaft ATR-N self-climbing platforms

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 The 101 m and 79 m variable sections
of pier 2 and 3 were built with the
ATR Self-Climbing System, which was
adapted together with the formwork
to each tier.

Pouring platforms and ATR-N system in pier void

Outside and inside self-climbing equipment

The constant section piers 1 and

4 were built with Climbing System
2000. And high load capacity G Heavy
Duty Bracket suited the construction
of the pier segments.

For the construction of the bridge,

the balanced cantilever method was
used, growing from the piers towards
the centre of the span.

Large and safe working platforms at different levels

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Bridges

/// DO MARAO MOTORWAY, NORTHERN REGION, Contractor: UTE Infratunel

(Somague and MSF) and
Construgomes as
PORTUGAL subcontractor

The new 15 km long stretch of the A4 motorway is located in the north of Portugal. It consists of 12 bridges and 6
tunnels to ensure traffic safety in the mountainous area between the cities of Amarante and Vila Real. The 911 m
long and 29 m wide V3 is with 8 spans and 7 piers the largest viaduct. The bridge deck sits at its highest point of
150 m on 126.6 m high pier.

The hollow piers with a maximum height of

126.6 m and a constant section of 12 x 10 m
up to 30 m changed at that point and
ATR Self-Climbing System and BRIO scaffolding access stair in pier construction
continued as two I-cross section piers

Only the ATR-B and ATR-N

Self-Climbing Systems were capable
of offering a solution for the
enormous cross section and height of
the piers.

The ATR system meets highest safety

requirements with its large platforms
and steel railings at all levels.

It moreover provided a fast pace of

work with 4.5 m high tiers and cycles
of 2 and occasionally 3 pours per
week.

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 Piers P3, P4, P5 and P6

Plan view of the main platform of piers P1, P2, P3, P4, P5 and P6

Hydraulic scheme on control platform Formwork adjustment and plumbing system with stripping system of
up to 70 cm

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