Special transport for day care centre
July 26, 2022 | Isabella Mittermair
The modular building manufacturer from Neresheim in Germany, who specialises in alternative construction, provided two building modules for the extension of the day-care centre in Pflaumloch in the municipality of Riesbürg. The larger module weighed 26 tonnes with a length of just under 15 metres and was more than five metres wide and over four metres high. The second module weighed around 19 tonnes and was around five metres wide and more than three metres high with a length of around nine metres. The experts from Felbermayr and Wimmer were commissioned for the abnormal load transport from Neresheim to Riesbürg, which is a distance of around 22 kilometres, along with the associated route planning and the foundation installation.
The A-team for abnormal loads
The entire project was implemented in close cooperation between the Felbermayr branch in Nuremberg and Wimmer Maschinentransporte in Sulzemoos.
Matthias Pichl, Branch Manager of the Felbermayr branch in Nuremberg on the project: "From the planning, through the transport and on to the organisation of the traffic control measures and the unloading of the building modules, the entire project was implemented by Felbermayr and Wimmer – everything "from a single source", so to speak. It shows that good planning, especially in difficult route conditions, pays off and is essential for the success of a project."
As mentioned by Pichl, the abnormal load transport required precise planning and surveying of the conditions along the entire 22-kilometre route. At their destination, the modules were transported along a narrow agricultural road where numerous turns were required. In order to reach the inaccessible unloading point, a temporary construction road had to be laboriously prepared as a foundation using steel plates for an axle load of ten tonnes. The foundations were erected by means of a 180-ton crane with a radius of about 19 metres.
Project success through expertise
Experienced employees and the most modern technical equipment are prerequisites for the implementation of complex transports of this kind. Felbermayr and Wimmer both have many years of experience and the latest generation of vehicles with the most modern transport equipment. For example, due to its size and weight, "Module 1" had to be transported using a 4-axle tractor unit and a 3-axle drop deck with built-in extension beams.
Pichl is pleased with the successful project: "The delivery of the modules took place as planned on the last day of school so that the day care centre extension with the two room modules can be completed over the holidays. This ensures that childcare can resume on time in the new building after the holidays."
