Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
A general view of the fixing of the wall panels from floors 3 to 6 is shown. The raising
of the panels to floors 7 and 8 was undertaken by a single track monorail trolley tra-
versing the building at floor 8. It was further used for floors 9 to 15 at the rear of the
building frame.
Handling of external curtain wall panels
The handling methods of the external curtain wall panels are as follows:
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Hydraulic tracked mini crane located two to four floors above the fixing level.
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Wall panels on raised trolley platform, raised to appropriate floor level via internal
materials lift.
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One fixing gang on hydraulic lifters at bottom edge of panel. Two handlers posi-
tioned at head of panel.
Curtain wall panel in position
