Eurodome Dome Structures

Operational and resilience store for up to 10,000 tonnes of salt. Groundworks and Eurodome® installation including lighting and ventilation

The LD-44 is a bespoke, purpose-built salt storage facility which combines functionality with aesthetics to provide a pleasing yet practical structure for long term usage. Salt is a very corrosive material, hence no steel was allowed in the salt barn. The brief from the client was therefor to use timber, also to create a simple dome with clean lines and striking visuals. 

Also dimensional challenge: minimum height of 16m in the middle to allow plant to operate on a 12m pile height, with potentially damaging the roof structure.

Structurally, the domes uses softwood timber and birch ply to form trapezoidal panels containing a lattice of solid timber studs and beams with a glued ply outer skin which are faceted in layers. These panels are connected using bolts to form a rigid frame that is capable of resisting lateral loads using the diaphragm action from the ply membrane.

PROJECT DETAILS

Client:

Eurodome

Location:

Multiple Locations

Date Completed:

2020

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