SEL statistics
| Strong floor and walls | |
|---|---|
| Floor | 500 m2 and 2 m thick of three different concrete mixes |
| Walls | L-shaped - 9.2m high, 1.6m thick, 28 m total length |
| Strength | Floor and walls required to withstand 390kN+ loading to anchor points and bolts |
| Concrete | ||
|---|---|---|
| Walls | 440 m3 poured in 3 lifts using a special design 45 Mpa structural concrete | |
| Floor | Layer 1 - 300 mm self compacting concrete - flows into place under its own weight Layer 2 - 1400 mm 40 Mpa structural concrete - standard low heat mix to comprise bulk Layer 3 - 300 mm 65 Mpa high strength mix - to improve the shear capacity of the insert bolts |
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| Quantum | |
|---|---|
| Reinforcing steel | 400 tonnes of steel reinforcement |
| Post tensioning | 96 vertical PT bars and 15 horizontal tendons |
| Macalloy bar | 7.5 km M36 Macalloy high tensile bar |
| Steel floor trusses | 3 km 75 x 75 angle - 27 tonnes |
| Steel frame | 146 tonnes structural steel |
| Couplers | 3607 couplers at 400 mm centres each way Laid to an accuracy of 2mm in 3 dimensions 9 kg each insert assembly to accommodate M36 bolts - 32.4 tonnes total weight |