Building structure relocation
Verstichele, Victor (2020)
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020052714361
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020052714361
Tiivistelmä
Building structure relocation is the process of physically moving a structure to a predefined location and has been practiced in many parts of the world for centuries. Presently building relocation can be considered as a last resort of preservation when buildings are threatened by demolition or destruction. Due to the growing awareness of building preservation and the improvement in techniques and reliability, the relocation of building structures is becoming an approved preservation method. Next to being a method of preservation, buildings are presently being relocated for various reasons due to the specialization and democratization of the process.
A building and certainly a relocation project is never the same, therefore creativity, experience, and good engineering solutions are needed to make the move a success. The planning of the relocation and more specifically the determination of the method and the techniques is a key step in the relocation process.
This thesis tries to provide a general summary of the entire relocation process, based on recent case studies of relocation projects, relocation companies' experiences, and articles. All the steps to be taken to relocate a building are discussed in a chronological way, answering the big ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions. Eventually, the relocation of the tavara-asema building in Tampere is discussed as an example of the challenges that may occur in the process.
A building and certainly a relocation project is never the same, therefore creativity, experience, and good engineering solutions are needed to make the move a success. The planning of the relocation and more specifically the determination of the method and the techniques is a key step in the relocation process.
This thesis tries to provide a general summary of the entire relocation process, based on recent case studies of relocation projects, relocation companies' experiences, and articles. All the steps to be taken to relocate a building are discussed in a chronological way, answering the big ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions. Eventually, the relocation of the tavara-asema building in Tampere is discussed as an example of the challenges that may occur in the process.