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Willemen Groep
Boerenkrijgstraat 133, BE - 2800 Mechelen
tel +32 15 569 965, groep@willemen.be
 
Storage tanks for chemical liquids Evonik Degussa - Antwerp
 

Project Details


Activities
Civil Engineering
Heavy industry

Contractors
Willemen Bouw

location
Tijsmanstunnel West
2040 Antwerpen
Belgium
Antwerpen BE

Client
Evonik Degussa

End User
Evonik Degussa

Engineering Office
Nico Terryn

Construction period 
3 months

Start work 
06-2011

End of work 
09-2011
 

Construction of two tanks.
Tank capacities:

  • Foundation slab on screw piling: 69 screw piles per tank.
  • 325 m³ concrete and 25 tonnes of rebar per foundation slab.
  • 95 tonnes of rebar per tank wall.
  • 425 m³ concrete per tank wall.
  • Tank height: 17.20 m.
  • Outer diameter: 21.00 m.
  • Wall thickness: 0.40 m.
  • Hydraulic head: 18 to 20 cm/hour.

Method: slipforming.Full-time, 24/24 and 5 days successive, concreting with concrete hoppers.

Willemen Bouw

Boerenkrijgstraat 133
2800 Mechelen, Antwerpen (Belgium)
tel +32 3 450 77 00
bouw@willemen.be
www.willemen.be

Willemen Bouw was established on 30 April 2025 through the merger of Willemen Construct, Cosimco, Franki Construct and Tools.