Marina Bay Sands

Sky Park Cantilever

VC Cheong
51 Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort 2007 - 2010
 Marina Bay Sands
Merlion

Marina Bay

Esplanade

52
 Skypark

Event Plaza Steel Roof

Crystal
Pavilion

Promenade - Retail

53 Overall View
 Marina Bay Sands
(MBS)

Moshe Safdie Associates (MSA) /

Aedas

Arup Arup Arup Arup Arup Arup Site Parson

C&S/Traffic Facade Fire Acoustic Security Supervision Brinckerhoff
(MEP)

54 Project Organization
 Scope Demarcation Between Offices

Advanced Contracts (Singapore)

Conceptual & Schematic Design (Boston/New York/Hong Kong)




Design Development (Hong Kong/Singapore)




Tender Documentation (Hong Kong/Singapore)




Detailed Design (Hong Kong/Singapore)




Authority Submission (Singapore)




Construction Documentation (Hong Kong/Singapore)


55

Site Supervision (Singapore)

 Boston
New York
Hong Kong
Singapore
Newcastle
Melbourne London
Boston
New York
Brisbane
Shenzhen
Hong Kong
Sydney Manila

Singapore
London
Newcastle Brisbane
Sydney
Manila Melbourne

Shenzhen
56 Arup Offices Involved for Skypark Design
 Design and Construction Stage
•
Museum Steelwork
(schematic design)
ARUP
•
Risk and Security
MELBOURNE

•

 


•
 

Coordination ARUP
with MSA BOSTON •
Podium
Lead by AEDAS •
Museum
ARUP ARUP
NEW YORK SINGAPORE
MSA AEDAS
CONCEPTUAL EXECUTIVE
ARCHITECT ARCHITECT
•

Podium Steel Roof
MBS •
Hotel Towers
ARUP CLIENT •
Foundation
Coordination with MSA Site Supervision
Brisbane Lead by AEDAS
•
Acoustic, Façade
and Fire
•

Traffic ARUP
HK/SHZ ARUP
ARUP
SYDNEY
•

Sky park LONDON
•
Podium Concrete Structure
•
Museum Steel works Arup HK in Singapore
(detail design) •
Project Management
•
Infrastructure •
Podium coordination ARUP
•
Geotechnical works Dynamics Studies on
NEWCASTLE SkyPark
Peer Review on
SkyPark Design

57 Project Communication Chart

 SkyPark Engineering Facts

Skypark length 340 m

Steelwork tonnage 7,700 tons (permanent) &


4,400 tons (temporary)


Cantilever length 65 m




Cantilever weight 3,500 tons




13 weeks

Lifting of cantilever structure

58
 Design Challenges

Cantilever Structural Design Movement & Dynamics

Lifting Methodology Tight Construction Programme

59 MBS – SkyPark Cantilever

 Cantilever Structural Design

60 Design Challenges
 MJ
MJ MJ MJ Box Girder

antilever
65m C
Steel F Truss
rame w
ith
Truss
column Steel Frame with
s at 10m
c/c
columns at 10mc/c
4.65m/

10m
4.65m/
6.15m

6.15m
TOWER 1 TOWER 2 TOWER 3

61 Structural Layout at L56

 SCHEME 1 --- SPACE TRUSS
CONSTRUCTED FROM I-SECTIONS

SCHEME 2 ---RAISED LANDSCAPE

DECK ALTERNATIVE

SCHEME 3 --- BOX GIRDERS WITH

CROSS BEAM

SCHEME 4 --- PT Box Girder (Final Scheme)

62 Cantilever Section – Design Evolution

 4m wide x 3.55m ~10m deep box girder
Column 1.25m/ 1.75m
support dp. transverse
plate girder at
4.2m c/c

Plan
175/ 225mm
thk.
composite
deck slab

Elev.

4m wide x 3.55m ~10m deep box girder

63 Cantilever Section
64 Fabrication & Erection of Steel Frames
65 Rendering of V & W Columns
 Movement & Dynamics

66 Design Challenges
 Maximum Anticipated Movement
Gravity : 150mm (Irreversible)
Wind: +/- 250mm (Reversible)
Seismic: +/- 600mm (Reversible)

HOTEL Sufficient “travelling

TOWER distance” during
seismic event

67 Movement Joint
68 Movement Joints (Bearings)
 Bending of Cantilever with Tower Sway Torsional Mode

First Bending Mode Second Bending Mode

69 Purpose of Dynamic Studies

 1No 5T TMD (Final
Scheme)

4No 15T TMDs

(PRELIMINARY
SCHEME)

70 Tuned Mass Damper

 5T Tuned
Mass
Damper

71 Tuned Mass Damper

72 Dynamic Studies – In situ Testing
 Almost 150 people
participated jumping test at
tip of the cantilever

2010.05.26

73
74
 Measured Mode 1: Predicted Mode 1:

Measured Mode 3: Predicted Mode 3:

75 Key Findings
 Viewing Platform
Maximum capacity of 600
people for general use.
Dancing activities are not
recommended

Outdoor Restaurant Terrace

Limit to 470 people for
general dancing with
restricted access to all viewing
platform

Indoor Restaurant
Limit to 345 people for
general dancing with
restricted access to all viewing
platform

76 Crowd Management
 Construction Methods

77 Design Challenges
 Heavy lifting to L55

Assembly at Level 1

78 Installation at L55/56/57 & Roofing

79 Lifting of Bridge Trusses
80 Lifting of Bridge Trusses
81 Bridge Trusses being slided into position
82 Lifting of Bridge Trusses
83 Lifting Gantries for Cantilever Backspan
84 Lifting of Cantilever Backspan
85 Lifting of Cantilever Backspan
86 Lifting of Cantilever Backspan
87 Lifting of Cantilever Segments
88 Lifting of Cantilever Segments
89 Lifting of Cantilever Segments
90 Lifting of Cantilever Segments
91 Lifting of Cantilever Segments
92 Lifting of Cantilever Segments
 skypark

93 Overview of SkyPark
94 Fabrication of Box Girders
95 Backspan with 10m deep section
 Segment 5 (24th December 2009)

96 Lifting - In Action



 Challenge Against Time

99 Design Challenges
100 Tight Construction Programme and Collaboration with Arup Offices
 What Values have been brought to Arup?


Successful Cross Regional Collaboration Irrespective of Cultural Differences


Skills and Experience Sharing among Offices and Staff


Created Good Bonding and Networking Between Offices/Staff


Enhanced Arup’s Reputation and Business Opportunities


Enriched Arup’s Portfolio of World-class Iconic Projects

101
 Thank You
102 Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort 2007 - 2010