Thermal finite element analysis (FEA) is increasingly being used to support the delivery of complex large-volume concrete structures where durability and crack control are key requirements. Ioannis Sfikas, Athanasios Malakopoulos, Andrew Page and David Maddison from Jacobs and Graham Booker from Balfour Beatty describe how calibrated thermal FEA was applied to the Hinkley Point C (HPC) Triple Point Shaft, a complex reinforced concrete structure forming part of the power station’s cooling water infrastructure.
More than 45 projects and 120 images were assessed during this year’s judging process, supported by an innovative interactive scoring system developed in-house at PICS by Sam Lucas. Judges evaluated entries against four criteria, submitting scores directly from their own devices. John Grant of PICS reports.
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