Information from experts to professionals
Contents
Shopping centre "Schloss-
galerie" in Berlin-Steglitz:
Service pays off ..................2/3
Mirax "Federation" Tower in
Moscow/Russia:
Europe's tallest tower is under
construction..........................4
A tower in the desert:
“Burj Dubai“ – the world's
tallest building ......................5
New Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre:
MEVA formwork on biggest
German construction site ...6/7
In the middle of a community –
FoRUM in Rum/Austria:
Skilful combination of modern
and traditional architecture ...8
A plastic sheet convinces a
jury in Plovdiv/Bulgaria:
MEVA wins gold medal for
innovative products...............9
Edition IX/2006
Protective structures in
Innsbruck/Austria:
Modern avalanche
control ...........................10/11
Loch Katrine in Glasgow/GB:
Water treatment project
in Scotland..........................12
Shopping centre "Schlossgalerie" in Berlin-Steglitz

Service pays off

MEVA systems and services are convincing
Apart from the shopping boulevard on Kurfürstendamm/
Tauentzienstrasse the "Schlossgalerie", which is located
between Steglitz town hall and Walter-Schreiber-Square,
is the second largest shopping street in Berlin. During the
last years, though, it lost more and more attraction. Too
much the air of the seventies set in concrete, barely trees
or sidewalk cafés, and a too strong focus on the street as
an arterial road were the reasons for many shops to move
on. A substantial change was required to restore the
appeal of this shopping arcade: Larger pedestrian areas,
traffic calming, two new shopping malls and the long over-
due refurbishment of the Steglitz forum should bring the
shopping street back on track.

One of these attractions is
currently under construction
right next to the Steglitz town
hall. On March 16th, 2006 the
"Schlossgalerie" will open its
doors. The complex, which has
direct access to the under-
ground, will include the town
hall which is under monumen-
tal protection. Various high-
lights shall render shopping a
great experience. With its
huge glass surfaces the façade
resembles the traditional
department stores of the
nineteenth century, and at
night it is illuminated with
special lighting effects. Also,
inside the building projection
techniques play an important
role. A sophisticated projector
network will project any
image – if summer sky or under-
water world – onto the arch of
the shopping centre.
A floor space of 48,000
square meters, divided into
36,000 sq. m. for shops and
restaurants and 12,000 sq. m.
for service facilities, will offer
everything you need for a
pleasurable shopping and
lingering. The site is well
chosen: Within five minutes
ride time about 40,000
residents can arrive at the
shopping centre.
Just-in-time
On a footprint of 12,000
sq. m. the building is erected
within the rather short con-
struction period of 12 months.
The developer H.F.S. Immobi-

On a footprint of 12,000 sq. m. the structural building for the "Schlossgalerie" Steglitz is erected within the rather short construction period of 12 months.
The complex touches and encloses the listed town hall at two sides.

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lienfonds 17 KG awarded the
contract for this 8-storey build-
ing to the building consortium
named "Schlossgalerie" con-
sisting of BSS Beton-System-
Schalungsbau GmbH, Berlin,
Ingenieurbau-Gesellschaft mbH,
Berlin, and ThyssenKrupp
HiServ GmbH, Dresden branch.
BSS was responsible for the
structural works. Mainly two
criteria influenced the choice of
the formwork partner: An ade-
quate product range and well
coordinated deliveries since
there is no storage space on
the jobsite. BSS had already
gained positive experiences
with MEVA products and
services on former projects
For the high rotundas MevaDec slab formwork was supported with the MEP
shoring system over a height of several floors. The alkus-sheet produced a
continuous, perfect concrete finish.
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with similar conditions, e.g. the
Beisheim-Centre at Potsdam
Square or the headquarters of
the German Central Bank in
Bismarck Street. Despite the
tight schedule the exact, just-
in-time deliveries caused no
problems. So, concreting of the
slabs in the third sub-level was
already in progress, whereas
at other places the excavation
works were still going on.
Approx. 30,000 sq. m. of
wall surface…
The second and third sub-
level floors will provide parking
spaces for 650 cars and room
for the delivery of stock for the
stores. Showrooms will be
furnished in the basement. In
all these sub-level floors MEVA
support frames STB 450 and
Mammut wall formwork were
used for single-sided concreting
against the soil. Despite consid-
erable wall heights of 5.00 m,
the base of the support frames
extended only 2.25 m into the
restricted working space on the
foundation slab. In all other
wall segments the Mammut
frame formwork could give
proof of its versatility. A clever
combination of the practical
panel sizes avoids adjustments
and fillers to a large extent. For
the columns, too, the Mammut
formwork was predestined
due to its high load-bearing
capacity. So, it was possible to
work the jobsite with only one
wall formwork system – even
for room heights changing
between 2.50 m and 6.01 m.
… and 70,000 sq. m. of slab
surface
MevaDec was used for the
large slab areas. Thanks to the
patented drop-head MevaDec
allows early stripping, which
reduces the required inventory
by up to 40 %. This saves rental
costs and also storage space.
The panels are available for
reuse after shortest possible
time. Occasionally, the slabs
of three different floor levels
were formed at the same time.
Transport racks allowed a fast
The tight construction schedule
required working on up to three
levels simultaneously.
transport of the panels to the
next location. Necessary adjust-
ments in the areas of beams
and around the mushroom-
heads of columns were
accomplished by complemen-
ting the MevaDec system with
MevaFlex. Depending on the
floor height either ME-props or
MEP-props were used to trans-
fer the loads. The MEP shoring
system was applied for even
higher floors. The MEP also
allowed a fast and safe forming
of the rotundas, which go from
the basement up to the first
floor slab, being between
10.80 m and 16.15 m high.
The RentalPlus flat rate
rounded out the MEVA product
range, services, just-in-time
deliveries and the professional
on-site support. This cleaning
and repair flat rate simplifies
a precise estimate of rental
contracts even for big projects.
Contractor:
BSS Beton-System-Schalungsbau
GmbH, Berlin
Responsible (on MEVA side):
MEVA Schalungs-Systeme,
Berlin branch
MEVA systems in use:
Mammut wall formwork
MevaDec slab formwork
MevaFlex slab formwork
Arcus circular wall formwork
Support frame STB 350 + STB 450
MEP shoring system
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Mirax "Federation" Tower in Moscow/Russia Contractor:
ANT YAPI, Istanbul/Turkey

Europe's tallest tower Responsible (on MEVA side):

MosMeva, Moscow/Russia

is under construction MEVA systems in use:

Mammut wall formwork

Mammut is heading for a new height record

At the beginning of 2005, after a long planning phase,
construction of a prominent building in Russia started. Right
in the centre of "Moscow City" – an emerging residential
and business quarter just about four kilometres from the
Kremlin – the Mirax "Federation" Tower will become a
dominant sight. The tall twin towers were designed by a
German-Russian team of planners. After completion in
2007, the complex will not only house offices and luxury
apartments with a total floor space of more than 400,000
square meters, but it will also be the tallest building in
Europe. It is built with MEVA formwork systems.

In the past already, MEVA
formwork systems convinced
on outstanding construction
projects with high quality and
performance. A highlight,
certainly, was the rebuilding of
the "Saviour's Cathedral" in
Moscow several years ago. The
Turkish construction company
ANT YAPI decided to use MEVA
formwork systems on this half
billion dollar complex. Based on
triangular footprints the two
glass-clad towers will face each
other – one 342 m tall, the
other 240 m. Both towers are
attached to a stiletto-like core
spire (for lift and stair shafts)
which will soar to 440 m into
the Moscow sky.
The cores of the 57-storey
tower „B“ are formed with
standard Mammut wall form-
work. The plastic-faced (alkus)
Mammut panels are applied on
a customer-owned self-climbing
construction. The decisive argu-
ments in favour of the Mammut
system were its high load capa-
city, rigidity, quality, positive
experiences on earlier projects
and its economic efficiency.
In addition, the advantages At present, one storey is com-
of the alkus plastic facing had pleted every three days. We will
a positive effect on the deci- keep you updated about the con-
sion. Whereas plywood facings struction process in the future
would require numerous editions of FormworkPress.
replacements because of the ■ www.miraxcity.com/?path=complex&vers=eng
high number of reuses, the
Mammut panels can be
applied throughout the com-
plete construction time and
even far beyond without the
need to ever change the plastic
facing.
Also, the alkus-facing is totally
resistant against the expected,
dramatic changes of weather.

Graphic: Federation Tower

Owner: Mirax Group

The cores are formed with a customer-owned self-climbing system in combination with Mammut wall formwork.

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A tower in the desert

“Burj Dubai“ – the

world's tallest building
MevaDec for 154 reinforced concrete floors
with varying layouts
The Arab Emirate of Dubai already has a tradition of con-
struction projects which cause a worldwide stir and arouse
media interest. However, the present mega-projects such as
the artificial palm tree shaped islands or the iconic structure
of the world's only seven-star "Burj al-Arab" hotel, will be
surpassed within the next few years by another superlative
building – the world's tallest tower.

In December 2004, the The convincing arguments were

developer Emaar Properties
commissioned the world's
tallest building in Dubai to an
international Joint Venture for
which Samsung Corporation
(South Korea) teamed up with
Besix (U.A.E./Belgium) and
the local company Arabtec.
Right in the middle of a
new district, surrounded by a
man-made lake, construction
commenced for the new
154-storey building whose
geometry is inspired by a desert
flower. After completion, the
Burj Dubai Tower will have floor
space of more than 4.2 million
square meters to house a luxury
hotel, exclusive apartments,
offices, shopping and service
facilities.
The contractor team had to
fulfil two requirements: meet
the extremely tight construction
schedule and complete a floor
slab every third day. A quick
and high-performance slab
formwork system was required.
A comparison of all available
formwork on the market put
forth one winner: The MevaDec
slab formwork system.
the possibility of early stripping
as well as the proven long
lifespan and low maintenance
effort of the alkus plastic
facing.
Architecturally challenging
floor plans
On the "Burj Dubai" project
a combination of standard and
custom panels is applied. This
allows an easy adaptation to
the varying floor plans of the
upward-spiral design of the
building.
Developer:
Emaar Properties
Project Management:
Turner Construction International
Contractor: When completed,
the Burj Dubai Tower
Joint Venture consisting of
Samsung Corporation, South Korea
is expected to be
800 m high. The
Besix, U.A.E./Belgium official height has
Arabtec, Dubai not been released
Responsible (on MEVA side): yet and remains
secret.
MEVA Schalungs-Systeme, Haiter-
bach, Germany
MEVA systems in use:
MevaDec slab formwork
(FTE-method)

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New Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre

MEVA formwork on biggest German

construction site
Sloped in all directions: MEVA customized formwork
The Stuttgart region is one of the world's most dynamic
economic areas and is among the most important locations
for the German and European key industries. Since the old
Stuttgart trade fair centre has reached its limits in terms of
space and infrastructure already years ago, the demand for
modern fair grounds evolved which can host exhibitions of
international ranking. The Projektgesellschaft Neue Messe
GmbH has been commissioned by the state of Baden-
Württemberg, the state capital and the Stuttgart region
with the planning of the New Trade Fair. In September 2004,
the ground-breaking ceremony was held for this “Mam- In the background: the „Northern and Southern fingers“. The two steel
moth“-project in which also MEVA systems will be applied. structures of the car park span the autobahn.

The New Trade Fair is a 806
million Euro project of which
600 million will be spent for
construction works. After only
some record-breaking 31
months the New Trade Fair
is planned to start operations
in April 2007, with eight new
halls and a total space of
100,000 sq. m. Some 6,800
parking spaces will be con-
structed on various lots on the
site.
Currently the biggest con-
struction site in Germany,
it stretches across two kilome-
tres along both sides of the
autobahn A 8, which goes from
Stuttgart to the airport and fur-
ther on to Munich. An impres-
sive sight is offered not only by
the jungle of tower cranes but
also by the giant steel construc-
tion of the parking garage. Two
parallel steel structures – called
“Southern and Northern fin-
ger” – later will provide space
for 4,000 cars and will also
serve as a bridge for pedestri-
ans and cyclists. The up to
440 m long “fingers”, which
were built by a timed shifting
method, span the autobahn
without any piers. The total
floor space of the garage
covers an area equal to
15 soccer pitches, for which
13,500 tons constructional
steel, 7,500 tons reinforce-
ment steel and 38,000 cubic
meters concrete were con-
sumed. The order for this
project was placed with the
consortium “Arge Parkhaus
Los 8” consisting of Wayss &
Freytag, Baresel and Donges
Stahlbau.

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 Contractor:
Arge Parkhaus Los 8,
Wayss & Freytag,
Baresel and Donges Stahlbau
Responsible (on MEVA side):
MEVA Schalungs-Systeme,
Haiterbach headquarters
MEVA Schalungs-Systeme,
Stuttgart branch
MEVA systems in use:
MevaFlex slab formwork
MEP shoring system
Custom-made table forms
They decided to use MEVA
systems for the in-situ con-
creting of the two spindle
buildings on the Eastern side
of the garage.
Exit spindles
The exit lanes are on the
inner spindles. Due to small
radii, steep longitudinal slopes
(up to 12.35 %) and changing
transversal slopes in the transit
areas between ramp and park-
ing decks it was necessary to
use a really flexible and easily
adaptable slab formwork.
Therefore, the contractor
decided in favour of MevaFlex.
For higher floor heights the
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MEP shoring system was
applied for load transfer,
whereas the same superstruc-
ture as for the MevaFlex could
still be used. So, a quick adap-
tation to changing geometries,
floor heights and slab thick-
nesses was accomplished in
an economical way.
Entry spindles
The ramp slabs of the open
outer spindles for the entry
lanes required an exceptional
formwork solution because the
longitudinal slope varies up to
11.43 %, whereas the typical
transversal slope is 10.33 %.
The different transversal slopes
at the top and bottom of the
The table forms met all requirements: Load capacity, flexibility and operational safety.
Projektgesellschaft Neue Messe
cantilevered ramps result in forming time on site. Tension-
a reduction of the required ing chains were used to
slab thickness from 68 cm to connect the superstructures
22 cm. After a good deal of and the towers in a way that
thought and cost estimation tensile strength was guaran-
the contractor chose to use teed.
custom table forms. The re- A suchlike complicated geo-
quired slope and curvature of metry reveals that a systematic
the tables was achieved by formwork solution with a high
using a tilting plate between proportion of rentable stan-
the forked prop heads and the dard items not only demands
steel stringers which allowed for highly adaptable equip-
a movement of the super- ment but also for the expert
structure in each direction. knowledge and creativity of
The tables were built from the MEVA engineers.
pre-assembled superstructures
mounted to pre-assembled ■ www.landesmesse.de
MEP-towers. They only needed
to be assembled once and
were later adjusted in height
with MEP-spindles and “under-
stacked” extension pieces.
This considerably reduced the
The cantilevered ramp
of the outer spindle
has a longitudinal
slope of up to 11.43 %.
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In the middle of a community: FoRUM in Rum/Austria

Skilful combination of modern

and traditional architecture
MEVA systems – strong arguments for a jobsite
The biggest building project since years in the Rum commu-
nity, east of Innsbruck, is the restyling of the town centre.
The seventies, traditional Tyrolean style building of the
local authorities is to be redeveloped and modernized in
order to fit in again in the modern glass and concrete
design of the public place called "FoRUM". This is to
become the new community centre with a number of
function rooms, various shops and an underground car
park with about 100 parking spaces – all grouped around a
spacious square.

Alpine Mayreder (branch

office Kematen) carried out
the structural works including
plaster and floor pavement for
this significant 7 million Euro
project. Construction started
middle of March 2005 and
had to be completed by the
end of October 2005.
Accordingly, the construction
schedule was very tight. The
base plate had to be concreted
This 3D-image illustrates the final design of the square with the festival room seen from the east side
(Drawing: Architects Freisinger and Gruber/Innsbruck). around the existing structures
and, virtually, into the slope.
The existing buildings were
secured with single-sided
walls, which were built with
StarTec frame formwork in
combination with support
frames STB 300.
The contractor decided to
use MevaDec to form a total
of 5,000 sq. m. slab surfaces
Section of the new FoRUM. Clearly visible on the left side: the modernized town hall. (Drawing: Architects Freisinger in the basement and the
and Gruber/Innsbruck). festival room.

After the existing buildings had

been secured and the base plate
had been completed the slabs were
formed by using the MevaDec FTE-
method.

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The FoRUM in July 2005.
This slab formwork system
particularly satisfied with
speediness and flexibility,
above all as slab thicknesses
varied between 25 cm and
40 cm.
The walls of the access to
the underground car park –
so the architectural require-
ment – were supposed to
have a fair-faced concrete
finish. This was another
reason why the planning
office Knoflach/Rinn and the
site management chose the
StarTec formwork equipped
with alkus plastic-composite
facing. As anticipated, the
system produced outstand-
ing results. The central
festival room is situated at
the east side of the square
next to staircases, lift shafts
and other technical facilities.
The front can be sunk
completely across a length
of 16 m. At its north side
the square is bordered by
two storeys with shops
which abut on the slope.
The small floor plans in this
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area required the application of
the MevaFlex slab formwork.
The steel-made circular column
formwork Circo was used for
the columns with a diameter
of 30 cm. Foreman Heinz Heiss
and site manager Bernhard
Weiskopf from Alpine-Mayre-
der expressed their ultimate
satisfaction both with the
performance of the MEVA
formwork systems and with
the perfect technical support.
Contractor:
Alpine-Mayreder, Kematen
branch/Austria
Responsible (on MEVA side):
MEVA Schalungs-Systeme,
Wiener Neudorf/Austria
MEVA systems in use:
MevaDec slab formwork
(FTE-method)
StarTec wall formwork
Support frame STB 300
Circo circular column formwork
MevaFlex slab formwork
A plastic sheet convinces a jury in Plovdiv/Bulgaria
MEVA wins
gold medal for
innovative products
Award for StarTec with alkus plastic facing
As already in 2004 during the SED show in England, it was
the plastic material, which convinced the jury at the
"Stroytech" exhibition in Plovdiv – the biggest trade show
in South-Eastern Europe. StarTec frame formwork with
alkus plastic facing was decorated with the gold medal for
an evironmentally friendly product innovation in the con-
struction industry.
Only two other foreign work also take effect in Bulga-
companies received this award ria. Currently, the StarTec is
beside five Bulgarian suppliers. successfully applied for the
They all had to stand up to construction of a 5-star hotel
another 95 products in this in Sofia as well as for various
severe competition. The other public works in the capi-
independent expert jury was tal.
particularly convinced of the The gold medal decorates
economic efficiency and the the StarTec system and the
environmental compatibility of plastic forming face, and it
the alkus forming face. The impressively emphasizes the
wide span of applications and workmanship, the versatility
its versatility were the argu- and the innovative power of
ments in favour of the StarTec MEVA.
wall formwork system: StarTec
is ideal for mid-sized contrac-
tors and builder's workshops –
for small foundation walls or
large wall segments. It is espe-
cially suited for changing con-
struction jobs in domestic,
municipal and industrial con-
struction. The advantages of
the StarTec frame form-
StarTec frame
formwork with
alkus plastic form-
ing face won the
competition and
was awarded the
gold medal for inno-
vative and environ-
mentally-friendly
products in the
construction industry.
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It is readily distinguishable which areas were formed with alkus-sheets or with plywood.

Protective structures in Innsbruck/Austria

Contractor:

Modern avalanche control Forsttechnischer Dienst für

Wildbach- und Lawinenver-
bauung, Innsbruck/Austria
StarTec performs well in complicated terrain Responsible (on MEVA side):
MEVA Schalungs-Systeme,
Wiener Neudorf/Austria
Innsbruck is the only Austrian provincial capital where the settlement area lies partly in
MEVA systems in use:
the danger zone of avalanches. For example, in the eastern part of town where the ava- StarTec wall formwork
lanche track in the Muehlauer gorge endangers the Muehlau quarter. It is one of the few
avalanche tracks which is still unspoilt to a great extent.

At an altitude between
1,500 m and 2,350 m above
sea level, the starting zone of
avalanches covers an area of
approx. 260 ha at the south
side of the Karwendel Moun-
tains, which are north of the
provincial capital of Tyrol. It is
divided into numerous gorges
with slopes varying between
60 % and 120 % up to steep
faces. Climatically speaking, the
starting zone is at the lee side
of the north-western winds
which account for percipitation.
The snow situation has been
observed and documented
since 1963, and fresh snow
heights of 163 cm for a single
day and up to 300 cm within
three days were registered.
The main avalanche track,
where all the starting zones
come together, starts at an
altitude of 1,400 m and follows
the 1.5 km long Muehlauer
gorge, which is up to 100 m
deep in some places. The
average slope is approx. 30 %.
The track is slightly curved,
however, without any extreme
changes in direction which
might considerably dissipate
the energy of an avalanche.
The run-out zone starts only
150 m above the settlement
area at the right-hand side of
the Muehlauer gorge. The
town chronicles register repeat-
ed avalanches in the Muehlau
quarter since 1855. The worst
avalanche disasters occurred
in 1935 and in 1951. Under
the impression of the severe
catastrophe of 1951, one began
to build avalanche protection
constructions such as deflection
dams and steel snow bridges
according to the knowledge
and possibilities of that time.
However, to today's standard of
knowledge these constructions
do not offer sufficient avalanche
control. In 1998, the forestry
institute for torrent and ava-
lanche control elaborated an
avalanche control project to
protect Muehlau, taking into
consideration all historical data
and snow records as well as
employing the most modern
snow-avalanche simulation
methods. Main part of the pro-
ject is the construction of two
avalanche barriers in the track.
The main purpose of these
barriers is to dissipate the
energy of an avalanche by
separating the core from the
dust cloud and by the forced
deposit of the dust cloud in the
trenches below the barrier.
Secondly, the barriers also serve
to induce the deposit of any
wet avalanches which slide
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The distance between the
lowest barrier and the settle-
ment is approx. 500 m. The
institute for torrent and ava-
lanche control has now initiated
the construction of the first
(lowest) avalanche barrier
at an altitude of 830 m. Con-
struction was started in 2002
and is scheduled to be finished
by the end of 2006. The con-
struction works can only be car-
ried out in spring and autumn,
since during summer time the
protective structures in the
starting zone at higher altitudes
have to be erected. During
winter months work has also to
be interrupted because of the
high danger of avalanches.
Trapezoidal colossus
The novel and, so far, unique
barrier constructions have an
effective height of 20 m. The
central concrete building
consists of five 1.50 m thick
trapezoidal walls with a spacing
of 4.00 m, which run parallel to
the gorge. The walls are erected
on an up to 3.00 m thick base
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plate, and, for statical reasons,
they are reinforced with cross-
members. The outer trapezoidal
walls are 1.40 m thick and are
formed in four pours by using
units of stacked StarTec panels
80 x 270 cm. When the middle
walls with a thickness of
1.00 m are poured up to a
height of 10.00 m the first row
of cross-members will be built.
In order to protect the concrete
from mechanical damage
(caused by wood or rock which
is transported in the avalanche)
the head walls will be covered
with a semi-circular steel shell.
On the left and the right side of
the central construction earth
walls will be filled up which will
have an uphill slope of 60
degrees similar to the trapezoi-
dal walls. The dams are braced
with a rock bedding. The
avalanche barriers are designed
to resist an upcoming pressure
by an avalanche of up to
200 kN/m2 (20 mt/m2) and
lateral pressures of up to
60 kN/m2 (6 mt/m2).
Long experience with StarTec
It was already during the
1980's that the institute for
torrent and avalanche control
decided in favour of MEVA's
View through the partially erected structure and the Muehlauer gorge up to the starting zone of avalanches at an
altitude of 2,300 m.
StarTec wall formwork system
when they were looking for
a rigid, flexible and easily
manageable formwork. Usually,
they apply this system to build
torrent control constructions.
Already at that time, the StarTec
system convinced with a high
load capacity and well-sorted
panel dimensions which allow
for application without crane
also on jobsites in a complicated
terrain. Since the contractor's
inventory was not sufficient for
the current project, they decid-
ed to purchase additional new
StarTec material. And they were
highly pleased that, in the
meantime, all StarTec panels
come with the alkus plastic
facing. Difficult climatic condi-
tions with sudden changes in
weather, as they often occur in
23 m
m ral gorge – will dissi-
50
mountain regions, are absolute-
ly unproblematic for the alkus
facing and do not affect its
outstanding durability in any
way. Besides, the high UV-resis-
tance of alkus compared to
that of conventional plywood is
a tremendous advantage for
applications in such regions.
This advantage becomes clearly
visible if one compares the
concrete surfaces which were
formed with the older panels
(faced with phenolic-resin
coated plywood) to those
which were formed with the
new alkus-faced panels. Last
but not least, this induced
the institute for torrent and
avalanche control to replace
the facings of the older panels
step by step in the course of a
general panel regeneration.
Like a giant grate the
concrete structure –
which is flanked on
both sides by the natu-
pate the kinetic energy
of an avalanche.
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Loch Katrine in Glasgow/GB

Water treatment
project in Scotland
A wide range of MEVA products on site
One of the largest UK based construction contractors
“M J Gleeson” has appointed MEVA and its UK partner
A-Plant Acrow as the sole supplier of formwork/falsework
systems for the £100 million Katrine Water Project.
This project is the largest single water treatment scheme in Imprint:: Edition IX/2006. Circulation: 5.000 copies. Publisher: MEVA Schalungs-Systeme GmbH,
Scottish Water's £1.8 billion investment programme lasting Industriestr. 5, D-72221 Haiterbach. Editor-in-chief: Alexander Winkler, Layout: Farbecht-Werbung,
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The Loch Katrine Water Supply reinforced concrete Clearwater that also include Inlet Works only covers the MEP Shoring
Scheme supplies drinking water Tank for the storage of treated and Chemical Dosing; an System, EcoAs and Mammut/
for over 700,000 residents of water, the new 240 Mlitre/day Administration Building; facilities Mammut 350 wall formwork
Glasgow and neighbouring areas. Raw Water Pumping Station and for filter backwashing and wash- systems but also other MEVA
It was an engineering marvel of a new access road to the area. water recycling; plant work- products like MevaDec, single
its day and was officially opened Mainly the handy small panel shops; emergency power gener- sided support frames STB 450,
on 14 October 1859 by Queen system EcoAs and large amounts ation and works on associated climbing brackets KLK 230 and
Victoria. The Katrine Water Pro- of Mammut and new Mammut drainage and interconnecting tableforms SDT. A-Plant Acrow
ject is designed to upgrade the 350 large size panels are utilized pipework. provides local logistical support
existing Loch Katrine Water Sup- for pouring wet concrete for the In Area C, is the new 80 Mlitre such as storage, transport and
ply Scheme by replacing the old walls, columns and other con- reinforced concrete Service delivery of non-fleet MEVA
water treatment facility. ‘Loch crete structures that make up the Reservoir for the storage of products to site from its 14
Katrine’ is a multifaceted project,
new Clearwater Tank and Water treated water. In this section, locations in England, Wales and
being carried out by Gleeson Pumping Station. The contract the slabs are formed with the Scotland. These joined capa-
with great care to minimise the also includes two Underwater H20 timber girder system that bilities of MEVA and A-Plant
impact on local life and the envi-Raw Water Intake structures, is supported by MEP shoring Acrow are best qualified to
ronment. The project comprises a laying of interconnecting towers. The mains pipework support this unique project with
number of different individual pipework and drainage and connecting the new works and ‘state-of-the-art’ formwork
construction activities throughoutlandscaping of the site. tanks to the existing Greater products as well as with
the region, broadly split into The new Water Treatment Glasgow water supply network profound engineering, efficient
three sites labelled A, B and C. Works is the focus of Area B will also be laid by Gleeson in design and an extensive service
also at Barrachan. Here, A-Plant Area C. package.
Water treatment and Acrow supplies a similar mix of
clearwater storage wall-formwork products to build Successful partners
Area A at Barrachan covers the the new 240 Mlitre/day Direct The agreement between
construction of the new 80 Mlitre Filtration Water Treatment Works A-Plant Acrow and MEVA not

Contractor:
M. J. Gleeson Group plc,
North Cheam Surrey/GB
Responsible (on MEVA side):
A-Plant Acrow,
Worrington Cheshire/GB
MEVA Schalungs-Systeme GmbH,
Haiterbach
MEVA systems in use:
EcoAs wall formwork
Mammut 350/
Mammut wall formwork
Circo circular column formwork
Column formwork CaroFalt
Support frame STB 450
Climbing scaffold KLK 230
The site photos show situations which
do not always depict the final assembly
The water tank at an earlier stage (December 2004): Circular columns have been formed with Circo. Their footings are of the formwork with regard to safety
1876 GB 5.000 3/06, CD, Printed in Germany

formed with EcoAs. The large wall left is formed with Mammut panels. regulations.

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