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1. CraneLiftedasacompletebuilding 2. Roller/WheelTireorbearingsystemthatistowed 3. SkidSledtypesystemthatisdragged Theapplicationandsiteconditionswilldeterminethebestsystemforeachproject.Signaturesconsultants, constructionpersonnelandengineerswillhelptodeterminethecostanalysisofwhatsystemisthemost efficient.Theanalysiswillincludeanevaluationofupfrontcapitalcoststodesign,fabricate,andinstall,aswell asmove(laborrequirements,equipmentandgenerallogisticsofthesiteanddesiredworkflow).TheSignatures Teamisexperiencedinalltypesofrelocatablestructures.Somesystemsarereusableandmaybeavailable frominventory,whilecertainprojectsrequireadesignandfabricationofspecificsystemsonacasebycase basis. Thefollowingisaconceptualoverviewofhoweachsystemworksandsomeconditionsthatmayaidin determiningwhatsystemwouldbestsuittheproject.
CraneliftableSystems
BestStructure:
Aluminumorsmallsteelframe Weightofthestructureandsitegeometrydeterminethesizeofcraneand associatedcoststoperformlifts.Thedistanceofthemovewillbebasedonthe cranesspecificationsandsticklength.Therearelimitationsinextremeweather (wind)whenthemovescannotbeaccomplishedinasafemannerandneedto berescheduled.Duetocraneconstraints,longdistancemovesbecomedifficult asthestructurewouldneedtobepickedandplacedandthecranere positioned.Siteobstacles(powerlines,overheadobstructions,etc.)needtobe addressedpriortomovingthebuilding. Theaveragesizestructure(approximately10,00020,000sqft)canbemoved inonedaystimewith67menandequipment. Thealuminumstructureisseton164centersandmovedinmodules.The givenlengthofanypickandmovewillbedeterminedbythesiteconditionsand cranesize.Liftingbracketswillbeattachedduringconstruction.Riggingcables andbeamwillhavetobedesignedandfabricatedbasedonstructurelocationof andsiteconditionsatthetimeofthelift.
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GeneralTimeframe: LiftingProcedure:
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Aluminumorsteelframelessthan160wideunlesscustomdesignedtomeet requirement(ie.highsidewalls). Bestoptionforroughterrainand/orstraightlinelongdistancemoves. Anchorageofthewheelsystemisthelargestdesignconstraint,so understandingtheapplicationandtheintentionsofamovementsystemisbest reviewedanddiscussedwiththeenduser. Systemcanbedesignedtobemovedcontinually,hourlyordaily. Seethenextpageforexamplesofsomeofthetypesofsystemsusedandwhat terraintheyarebestusedfor.Thesearegeneralexamplesandbecauseyour movementsystemisdesignedspecificallyforyourapplicationsrequirement, optionsarelimitedonlybycode,safetyandcost.
ToConsider:
GeneralTimeframe: GeneralOverview:
GeneralConfiguration: Moststructuresrequireabase(typicallyanIbeam)tosquarethestructureand allowforeasytiedownmethods.Trussmembersareanchoredtoamodified beamthatrunthelengthofthestructureonbothsidesandsetonthe wheel/movementsystem.Allparametersareaddressedwhentheactual systemisdesignedforthespecificapplication. PneumaticWheel Pneumaticwheelsystemsallowformultipleterrainsandcanbeequippedto swiveltoallowforparallelorperpendicularmovement.Thesesystemsare typicallydesignedwithatowpointandmovedwithheavyequipment(either fromoneortwopointsdependingonsizeofstructure,availableequipmentand generalsiteconditions).Itisthemostflexiblesystemforlongerdistances. Thoughtheinitialcostsarehighest,themovementcostsaretypicallylowerasit doesnotrequireacraneandcanbemovedwithmachineryavailableonsite.
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