
Oran Pre-Cast were delighted to be involved in the construction of the New Engineering Building on the NUI, Galway campus. A number of former engineering students from the university were involved in the delivery of the project
CLIENT | NUI, Galway |
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MAIN CONTRACTOR | BAM |
ARCHITECT | RMJM / Taylor Architects |
ENGINEER | Arup |
PRECAST VALUE | €1.1m |
ONSITE DURATION | 22 weeks |
The concrete structure consisted of in-situ column and wall elements combined with a composite precast flat slab solution. Oran Pre-Cast designed and manufactured approximately 10,500m2 of precast lattice flooring for this state of the art building.
Key design features included:
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Clear spans of up to 13m
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A sloping 7.5m cantilevered floor
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280 to 510mm high flat slab system
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Exposed concrete finish
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Construction tolerance of just 5mm
Various cutting edge techniques were employed throughout the build, including one of the first uses in Ireland of a voided slab system. The cobiax void former technology reduced the volume of concrete required by approximately 1,000m3. The resulting reduction in self-weight allowed for increased spans and smaller foundations. The long term performance of the slab is being monitored using instrumentation cast into the concrete slab.