Alexandrina Council Waste Transfer Station, SA
Goolwa, South Australia
Gable Roof
40m + 6m awning on one side with an adjacent 5m lower level vehicle access tunnel internally
SMRT® hyrbrid design connection steel portal frame [hot rolled steel columns transitioning to cold form steel rafters]
2680 sqm
This Waste Transfer Station is 55m long, with a clear span of 40m wide plus the addition of a 6m awning on one side and a 5m annex on the other. The eave height is 8m with 6.1m bays, the roof has strips of translucent sheeting for improved natural light and incorporates a 900mm ventilated ridge. There are 7 roller doors and 2 roller shutters. There is a 2m high concrete push wall around the perimeter, into which the columns were designed, that is able to comfortably withstand excavator loads of waste material being forced against it. The building features a 20m transfer beam to provide column free access to the adjacent lower level vehicle access tunnel
XXL CONSTRUCTIONS provided a robust and economical solution to a complex engineering specification utilising the SMRT® hybrid connection design solution for this portal frame build.
XXL CONSTRUCTIONS was commissioned to design and construct this waste management structure in Goolwa, SA for the Alexandrina Council. This waste transfer facility has a 40m clear span, columns to hold up the 2m high concrete panel around the perimeter, and is able to withstand the stresses of excavators pushing against the frame. There is a 20m clear opening in the side wall to allow loading access to vehicles on an adjacent lower level annex tunnel.
The single point-of-contact, concept to completion, build management solution provided by XXL CONSTRUCTIONS involved the production of design concept drawings, steel detailing drawings, structural drawings, engineering compliance and approval, construction drawings, materials and trade procurement and the build management of the site preparation, the foundation work, the slab laying, the structural steel frame, roofing, and cladding install, the stormwater management install, the fire safety hardware install, the landscaping, and the final occupancy certification.
The SMRT® hybrid connection design solution allowed strong and rigid steel hot-rolled columns to transition efficiently and effectively to the cold form steel rafters of this massive portal frame. Utilising the SMRT® hybrid connection design solution assured the engineering brief was met for the span required and importantly enabled the materials cost savings needed to maintain the project’s budget.
