SENWABARWANA-BOCHUM
B louberg Municipality harnessed precast-concrete technology to help significantly fast-track the construction of a large grandstand for a community sports and recreational centre that was built in Senwabarwana, Limpopo. The technology is also providing a more cost-effective means of building these structures and an end product of a higher quality, both in terms of durability and aesthetics. On this project, Corestruc and Infinite Consulting Engineers worked alongside Chisa Multi Projects, the principal contractor, and Sizeya Consulting Engineers, which designed and supervised the construction works. The grandstand was erected in as little as four months. Able to seat 3 500 people, the grandstand was designed by Infinite Consulting Engineers and erected by Corestruc. The companies have jointly built more than 30 precast-concrete grandstands in the country over the years for sports and recreational centres. The approved manufacturer of the system commenced producing the various precast-concrete elements for the grandstand in mid-October 2021. The manufacture of the 20 tapered columns, as well as 20 front-end and 20 top raker beams were completed in mid-January 2022. This is in addition to the more than 340 seating benches, 19 back benches, 34 side panels and 76 steps, as well as the structural steel bracing for the structure. Meanwhile, the principal contractor commenced constructing the foundations for the structure in mid- October 2021. They were completed before the builders’ shutdown period that year to enable Corestruc to start erecting the structure in January 2022. This preliminary work included
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