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Silos de Cereais no Porto de Luanda

The ten bulk storage silos have a total capacity of 40 000 tons. Its foundations are made of thick slabs that are supported by reinforced in situ concrete piles. The silos are supported by two arches of reinforced concrete with an effective section of 2.20x2.50 m2, and a small support building.

The 224 piles, 0.80 m in diameter, have an average depth of 18 m, so that approximately 4 000 m of piles were constructed. 2 700 m3 of concrete and 220 tons of steel were used in the foundation slabs.

client
Multiterminais

location
Luanda, Angola

project
2009-2010

gross floor area
4 600 m
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