Wall element; page 1 (Topic: 12040)

Hydro Aluminium Vik Verk prefabricates walls for use on oil installations in the North Sea. The wall elements consist of a corrugated plate which spans between two side posts, which distribute the load to the supports. The structural parts of the wall element are made of aluminium alloys.

Horizontal section of wall element

The windload is the overruling load for these walls.

A typical windload in the North Sea including shape factor for walls is 2,5 kN/m2.

A typical deflection criteria is span/200.

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