CD1C Fixed Asset Closure
Rio Tinto
- >30,000Total workhours
- >7,600M3Grout placement
- >1,000Heavy vehicle movements
- Impacted Soil
- Elevated Work Platforms
- Engineered Modelling & 3D
- Mechanical Demolition
- Hot Works
- Steel Recycling
- Bulk Earthworks
- Enviro Controls & Monitoring
- Backfilling & Compaction
- Site Establishment
- Induced Collapse
Unique Attributes
- Integrated demolition, civil and rehabilitation works program in remote region of The Pilbara in Western Australia
- Induced collapse and mechanical demolition methodologies employed for a variety of industrial structures – Car Dumper 1; CO1 Conveyor; Dust Collector 07
- Construction of a redesigned rail access road to improve drainage and site functionality
Key Challenges
- Programming and sequencing of works to accommodate remote location, including Comprehensive Level 2 Risk Assessments for all demolition activities and delayed approvals for contaminated soil
- Innovative technical solutions to overcome complex challenges, including electrical disconnections during a restricted shutdown window, the controlled (induced collapse) felling of Dust Collector 07, and the safe dismantling of the CO1 conveyor within a confined tunnel environment
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