Construction of Cheung Kong Center by （建设长江中心）.pdfVIP

Construction of Cheung Kong Center by Raymond Wong Wai Man Redevelopment of the Hilton Hotel site and nearby properties in Central District, Hong Kong The Cheung Kong Center exhibits a lot of special features both in the construction of the substructure and the superstructure. The substructure involved the construction of a 1.2 m thick reinforced concrete diaphragm wall along the site perimeter; excavation to form a 37m-diameter shaft pit supported on the side by diaphragm wall panels for the construction of the building core; excavation and construction of eight 6 m-diameter caissons using hand- dug method as foundations for the “super-columns” and 21 smaller caissons of 1.5m diameter for other columns that support the new basement. The building core of the superstructure is constructed using a self-climbing formwork system known as the “jump form”. The external steel frame together with the floor membrane is of composite nature with circular steel section infill with RC (concrete filled tube) as the columns, and steel joists with RC topping as the floor slab. The structural frame is supported on the lower level by 8 super-columns fabricated from heavy steel sections. A transfer truss frame and 3 sets of out-rigger frame linking onto a belt-truss system are used to stabilize the building and to improve structural performance in the taking up of wind load. The exterior of the building is to be finished using a stainless steel curtain wall system. This article aims to provide an overall illustration that highlights the above- mentioned features start from the commencing of the substructure up to the completion of the building. The previous Hilton Hotel building before it was demolished in 1995 for redevelopment as the new Cheung Kong Center Introduction building by the developer, a very fast The project situated in a 9,650 sq m track construction