Trade fair participation
On 21, 22 and 23 March, Firma Siemelink will be at the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht (Netherlands) at the EIGEN HUIS (VER)BOUWEN + INRICHTEN home renovation fair, stand 10.C20 in hall 10. We are happy to help visitors with structural questions. If you have them, it is best to bring your (possibly old) […]
Read moreProjects for a haulage company
First project Siemelink was asked to check whether a 68-tonne load could be moved on eight crossed timber cribs (supports made of azobé hardwood). His calculation showed that the move could even be done with six cribs. He of course took into account the reduced compressive strength perpendicular to the grain and the […]
Read moreBuilding an aviary
A request came from Switzerland to build an extra-large aviary. Extrapolating from other aviaries seemed irresponsible, so a structural calculation was requested, along with the question of whether, within limited dimensions, anything general could be said in parametric form about the required member sizes for aviaries […]
Read moreFire station conversion
Conversion of a fire station into a house on Stieltjeslaan in Utrecht In the south-west wall on the garden side, the client wanted as many openings as possible into an extension. We chose two adjacent openings of about 4.5 m, framed by two portal frames with downstand beams. A soil investigation showed that the ground had poor bearing capacity […]
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