FOUNDATION SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION OF A HIGH-BAY WAREHOUSE USING FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING
FOUNDATION SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION OF A HIGH-BAY WAREHOUSE USING FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING
An automated high-bay warehouse with a floor area of approximately 37 m x 170 m and a total height of 36 m is being built as part of the extension of the LEGO plant near Nyíregyháza, Hungary. In this paper we present the design-optimization process of the building's foundations. In this type of system, the formerly separated structural and storage functions are cost-effectively combined in a single structure. The shelving system itself provides the support of the planned warehouse. In such structures, the focus is more on geotechnical and foundation issues. Taking into account both technical and economic aspects, 2D and 3D geotechnical finite element models were used to investigate the possibilities of slab foundations, rigid inclusion soil improvement and pile-supported slab foundations. The very strict deformation requirements can only be verified by such advanced modelling. In this study we emphasize the essential cooperation of the fields of structural and geotechnical engineering.
Tamas Agardi; Zsolt Szilvagyi
28th European Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (EYGEC2024)
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