LAST THURSDAY THE FIRST PILE WAS DRIVEN FOR DSV, A LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THOUSANDS OF NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY OPERATING COMPANIES. THE LARGEST LINKED DISTRIBUTION CENTRE IN THE NETHERLANDS WITH MORE THAN 200,000 M2 OF HIGH-QUALITY STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION WILL BE BUILT ON THE MOERDIJK LOGISTICS PARK, RIGHT NEXT TO THE A17 MOTORWAY, ON A TOTAL PLOT OF MORE THAN 34 HECTARES. PELECON WAS INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT BY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY VROLIJK TO DEVELOP THE FINAL CONSTRUCTION DESIGN INTO A FEASIBLE PLAN. TOGETHER WITH ALL CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS, WE OPTIMISED THE MANY STEEL KILOS AND CONCRETE VOLUMES IN THE FOUNDATIONS REQUIRED TO BUILD THIS MEGA-BUILDING.
For the roof slope plan, we opted to design all sub-rafter sections of about 22.5 metres long as a roof with 2-sided slope. The extra HWA and NO. lines required for this did not outweigh the kilos of steel we saved this way. These trusses are made in Vrolijk Staalconcepten’s new production facility, which will fully automatically weld the trusses. The detailed engineering and production drawings were done in close cooperation with ADS Ertner.
STABILITY
The lower roof section above the mezzanine floor is a parking deck for luxury cars for 80% of the warehouses. The mezzanine floor and parking deck are 24.0 metres deep and, with their disc action, also have a large share in the stability of the 10 different warehouses.
CHALLENGES
During the development of Hall H, the request was made to also incorporate PGS storage areas in one of the warehouses. This resulted in five stand-alone building structures with a maximum floor area of 2,000 m2. Another challenge was the 17-metre high pseudo-gable façade that was laid down in the image quality plan. This false facade is partly freestanding and partly made against the facade. By making clever use of lattice columns, the kilos of steel have been used as much as possible. The office has a round shape, but has a similar structural design as the warehouses, steel construction combined with hollow-core slabs. The office stairwells are extra-secure escape routes and are therefore constructed in precast concrete walls.
FOUNDATION DESIGN
The foundation is a Vibro-pile system over which foundation beams and piles are made. The fixed foundation is a sand package, but packed loose over a greater depth. The engineers from Pelecon, Vrolijk, Be-Smart and Vroom worked together to develop the most optimal pile plan and foundation design. Each party has its input and checks each other. After all, such a large project requires a lot of attention, with the basis having to be absolutely right! Some piling plans are still under development, but the first warehouses and the office are final and ready for execution. Vroom will carry out the piling work here and expects to drive some 3,500 piles into the ground with four scaffoldings.
THE INS AND OUTS OF THIS PROJECT
So this is the largest contiguous warehouse in the Netherlands and is the first development of four at the new Logistics Park Moerdijk. The building has a floor area of 198,300 m2 complemented by a 38,600 m2 mezzanine, 136 docks, 5 offices and a ramp for the more than 1,000 luxury car parking spaces on the roof. The warehouses are composed of 10 stand-alone structures and 1 cross-dock hall. The offices comprise approximately 4,915 m2 GLA, distributed over three floors with a walkway to the parking deck. In short: the new DC at the logistics park ensures that DSV can continue to grow and serve their customers well into the future.
Photocreditsl: Pelecon structural engineers
Drawings: Palazzo