Designed press foundation with elevated structural steel platform, replaced existing roof truss for required clearance over new press, and designed adjacent substation.
Project Location
Cudahy, Wisconsin
Industry/Products
Metal components
Challenges
World’s largest isothermal press weighs 2.5 million lbs with a 100 year design life
Equipment to be placed in an existing building required a 35 foot deep pit for press operations
Press required a structural steel deck to support a manipulator fork truck with 200,000 lb axle load. Framing had be removable to allow access to hydraulic machinery
Roof truss was modified to allow installation of press without opening the roof
Solutions
Accounted for surcharge of existing building and equipment and limited use of helical piers to under pin existing foundations
Designed deck framing with simple bearing connections for ease of handling
Designed new rigid frame to replace the existing original roof truss Services Provided
