Relocation of beach pavilion Paal 17 Aan Zee successfully completed
A unique event on the coast of Texel: on Friday, April 4, Paal 17 Aan Zee was moved 23 meters towards the Sea.
On behalf of Strandpaviljoen Paal 17, JLD Contracting BV moved the Strandpaviljoen Paal 17 Aan Zee over a length of 23 meters forward towards the sea, using Mammoet's SPMTs.
A necessary relocation as a result of an imposed requirement by the Noorderkwartier Water Board, who state that the pavilion is in the way of allowing the dunes to "grow." The requirement serves to ensure that there must be sufficient growth space for the dune to be sufficiently strong to counteract rising sea levels.
What makes this operation so special?
- Shorter time frame: A time-consuming job in which the entire pavilion, excluding all the months of necessary preparations, was moved in a span of about 10 minutes.
- Innovative technique: The relocation was carried out using 2 of advanced transport trucks, SPMTs, which carried the full weight of the pavilion, with minimal deformation during the relocation to the new location.
>> Never before in the Netherlands has a Beach Pavilion been moved in this way.
- Live view: Visitors were able to watch the entire move live at the newly opened Club 17 pavilion next door.
- Environmental Impact: This relocation, according to the State Water Board, is critical to the preservation and growth of the dunes, which is essential for protecting the coastline from erosion and rising sea levels.
Scope of work performed:
- New piles installed: JLD installed 12-meter-long piles at the new location that are long enough to accommodate future erosion of the beach.
- Beam layer installed: The piles were pre-fitted with a beam layer perpendicular to the beam layer of the current pavilion.
- Provisions: The pavilion is temporarily weighted at the bottom with a steel "table" (steel structure). With steel beams 24 meters long.
- Disconnection: Paal 17 Aan Zee is pre-disconnected from all utilities such as gas, water, sewage, electricity, etc.
- Steel table: The steel table is constructed to be sufficiently rigid to lift the pavilion with minimal deformation using two transport trucks, SPMTs.
- Sawing through piles: After the trolleys bore the full weight, the existing piles were sawed through under the joists, by Meerkerk Timber Construction, leaving the building free on the trolleys.
- Transport: Over a prepared steel roadway, Mammoet's SPMT trucks drove the pavilion to its new location.
- Placement: At the new location, the pavilion was erected on the newly installed beams, which are at right angles to the original beams, and were then coupled to the new joists.
