epcreinforcement
Norway Opera House
Construction of the New Opera House began in mid 2002. Commencement of the foundations using BarChip Shogun began in 2004.
The new Opera House will be situated partly on land and partly over water. This has significant consequences related to the foundation design, handling of polluted soil, control of moisture and, not least, the building water tightness.
The foundations required some 28,000 lineal metres of piles to act as supporting elements for the building above. The piles vary in length and can reach up to 55 metres below the water surface before meeting stable bedrock.
BarChip Shogun structural synthetic fibre was chosen for this significant project to provide a cost effective solution to the insitu pile reinforcement. BarChip’s high performance and long term durability for combatting the demanding marine environment were critical factors in this decision.
Dosed at 5 kg/m3, 3,000 m3 of concrete was reinforced with approximately 15 tonnes of BarChip Shogun structural fibres.
• Estimated cost EUR 300 Million
• Veideke Entreprenor AS was the chosen contractor
• Opera House measures a total of 38,000 m2
• Tower height of 54 m
• The main stage lies 16 m below sea level
• Length of 242 m by 110 m wide
• Over 1,000 rooms and 3 main performance stages
• Used approximately 15 tonnes of BarChip Shogun in total
• Estimated cost EUR 300 Million
• Veideke Entreprenor AS was the chosen contractor
• Opera House measures a total of 38,000 m2
• Tower height of 54 m
• The main stage lies 16 m below sea level
• Length of 242 m by 110 m wide
• Over 1,000 rooms and 3 main performance stages
• Used approximately 15 tonnes of BarChip Shogun in total
• Reinforced with BarChip Shogun structural synthetic fibres
Norway Opera House
Construction of the New Opera House began in mid 2002. Commencement of the foundations using BarChip Shogun began in 2004.
The new Opera House will be situated partly on land and partly over water. This has significant consequences related to the foundation design, handling of polluted soil, control of moisture and, not least, the building water tightness.
The foundations required some 28,000 lineal metres of piles to act as supporting elements for the building above. The piles vary in length and can reach up to 55 metres below the water surface before meeting stable bedrock.
BarChip Shogun structural synthetic fibre was chosen for this significant project to provide a cost effective solution to the insitu pile reinforcement. BarChip’s high performance and long term durability for combatting the demanding marine environment were critical factors in this decision.
Dosed at 5 kg/m3, 3,000 m3 of concrete was reinforced with approximately 15 tonnes of BarChip Shogun structural fibres.
• Estimated cost EUR 300 Million
• Veideke Entreprenor AS was the chosen contractor
• Opera House measures a total of 38,000 m2
• Tower height of 54 m
• The main stage lies 16 m below sea level
• Length of 242 m by 110 m wide
• Over 1,000 rooms and 3 main performance stages
• Used approximately 15 tonnes of BarChip Shogun in total
• Estimated cost EUR 300 Million
• Veideke Entreprenor AS was the chosen contractor
• Opera House measures a total of 38,000 m2
• Tower height of 54 m
• The main stage lies 16 m below sea level
• Length of 242 m by 110 m wide
• Over 1,000 rooms and 3 main performance stages
• Used approximately 15 tonnes of BarChip Shogun in total
• Reinforced with BarChip Shogun structural synthetic fibres