General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Signal box / switch tower |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Prestressed concrete structure |
| Structure: |
Horizontal cantilever structure |
Location
| Location: |
Pollegio, Tessin, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Address: | N2, 209 |
| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 46° 22' 6.09" N 8° 56' 0.54" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 33 m | |
| dimensions at base | 12 m x 48 m | |
| building volume | 26 000 m³ | |
| cantilever length | 9 - 17 m | |
| dimensions at the top | 21-29 m x 48 m | |
| piles | diameter | 1.2 m |
| length | 22 m | |
| number | 35 | |
| prestressing tendons | total length | 1 650 m |
| number | 60 |
Quantities
| structural steel | 26 t | |
| concrete volume | 6 000 m³ | |
| reinforcing steel | 900 t | |
| piles | total length of piles | 750 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | ca. Swiss Franc 30 000 000 |
Materials
| building structure |
prestressed concrete
reinforced concrete |
|---|---|
| piles |
reinforced concrete
|
Chronology
| October 2009 | Site installation and begin of drilling works on the bored piles. |
|---|---|
| 2010 — 2012 | Structural works |
| Summer 2012 | Testing of the signalling installation begins. |
| April 2014 | Official inauguration |
Notes
Die neue, periskopförmige Struktur der SBB ermöglicht nunmehr eine zentrale Steuerung der Personen- und Güterzüge durch ein einziges Betriebszentrums für den Sankt Gotthard-Basistunnel.
Participants
Owner
Client
Architecture
Structural engineering
-
Borlini & Zanini SA
- Cristina Zanini Barzaghi (structural engineer)
Steel construction
Special foundations
Prestressing
Fire safety engineering
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (2015): Un approccio energetico innovativo = Ein eigenwilliger energetischer Ansatz = Une approche énergétique innovante. In: Archi, v. 18 (July 2015).
- (2015): Dal concorso al progetto = Vom Wettbewerb bis zum Entwurf = Du concours au projet. In: Archi, v. 18 (July 2015).
- (2015): Un masso erratico o un torrione medioevale = Ein Findling oder ein mittelalterlicher Festungsturm = Un bloc erratique ou un donjon médiéval. In: Archi, v. 18 (July 2015).
- (2016): San Gottardo: Il Più Lungo Tunnel Ferroviario Del Mondo. In: Strade e Autostrade, v. 20, n. 118 (July 2016), pp. 90-94.
- (2015): La struttura portante di una scultura di calcestruzzo = Die Tragkonstruktion einer Betonskulptur = La structure porteuse d'une sculpture en béton. In: Archi, v. 18 (July 2015), pp. 20-29.
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20076701 - Published on:
01/02/2019 - Last updated on:
22/01/2021
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