the design of he throws Terminal five is deceptively simple but constructing it
deceptively simple but constructing it
deceptively simple but constructing it is an extremely complex job
the site 45 is as big as Hyde Park in
the site 45 is as big as Hyde Park in London
London
London but for an airport architect it feels
but for an airport architect it feels
but for an airport architect it feels rather small you never have picked this
rather small you never have picked this
rather small you never have picked this site for an airport building by choice
site for an airport building by choice
site for an airport building by choice it’s trapped between two live runways
it’s trapped between two live runways
it’s trapped between two live runways some of the busiest in the world it’s
some of the busiest in the world it’s
some of the busiest in the world it’s inside the m25 on the west and here for
inside the m25 on the west and here for
inside the m25 on the west and here for perimeter road so you’re in a box that
perimeter road so you’re in a box that
perimeter road so you’re in a box that you can’t move out of and it makes the
you can’t move out of and it makes the
you can’t move out of and it makes the building very very complex Mike Davis
building very very complex Mike Davis
building very very complex Mike Davis designs a 40 metre tall terminal and to
designs a 40 metre tall terminal and to
designs a 40 metre tall terminal and to make the most of the space inside he
make the most of the space inside he
make the most of the space inside he tops it with a single span roof the size
tops it with a single span roof the size
tops it with a single span roof the size of five football fields
but raising this monster roof becomes
but raising this monster roof becomes one of the biggest challenges for the
one of the biggest challenges for the
one of the biggest challenges for the construction team
construction team
construction team just one piece of it weighs more than
just one piece of it weighs more than
just one piece of it weighs more than six jumbo jets lifting it up 40 meters
six jumbo jets lifting it up 40 meters
six jumbo jets lifting it up 40 meters with tower cranes would create a problem
the cranes would be so tall they would
the cranes would be so tall they would disturb the heat for a radar system
disturb the heat for a radar system
disturb the heat for a radar system which kicks in only three meters above
which kicks in only three meters above
which kicks in only three meters above the ceiling of t5 we can’t poke cranes
the ceiling of t5 we can’t poke cranes
the ceiling of t5 we can’t poke cranes up into that area otherwise you might
up into that area otherwise you might
up into that area otherwise you might collect under carriages and so on so
collect under carriages and so on so
collect under carriages and so on so basically we had to conceive a design
basically we had to conceive a design
basically we had to conceive a design which could really be built from below
the construction team assembled the roof
the construction team assembled the roof sections on the ground with a series of
sections on the ground with a series of
sections on the ground with a series of small cranes then they use a clever
small cranes then they use a clever
small cranes then they use a clever lifting technology to pull the roof off
lifting technology to pull the roof off
lifting technology to pull the roof off the ground
the ground
the ground it’s called strand Jacky
they suspend the sections in steel wires
they suspend the sections in steel wires these wires run through the Strand jacks
these wires run through the Strand jacks
these wires run through the Strand jacks powerful hydraulic rams that can each
powerful hydraulic rams that can each
powerful hydraulic rams that can each lift a hundred and eighty-five tons
lift a hundred and eighty-five tons
lift a hundred and eighty-five tons sixteen of these jacks will
sixteen of these jacks will
sixteen of these jacks will painstakingly lift the roof section all
painstakingly lift the roof section all
painstakingly lift the roof section all the way up to the tenth floor that’s the
the way up to the tenth floor that’s the
the way up to the tenth floor that’s the plan anyway
on the 6th of April 2004 the
on the 6th of April 2004 the construction team are ready for the
construction team are ready for the
construction team are ready for the first big lift
first big lift
first big lift one of the problems of lifting a 2200
one of the problems of lifting a 2200
one of the problems of lifting a 2200 tonne plate 110 by 56 metres why is that
tonne plate 110 by 56 metres why is that
tonne plate 110 by 56 metres why is that it could walk as you going up the think
it could walk as you going up the think
it could walk as you going up the think of flex so we had to lift it to within a
of flex so we had to lift it to within a
of flex so we had to lift it to within a centimeter less than a centimeter on
centimeter less than a centimeter on
centimeter less than a centimeter on every jacking point so we had to keep
every jacking point so we had to keep
every jacking point so we had to keep that absolutely perfectly flat as it
that absolutely perfectly flat as it
that absolutely perfectly flat as it went up and when it got to the top it
went up and when it got to the top it
went up and when it got to the top it had to be within very fine tolerances to
had to be within very fine tolerances to
had to be within very fine tolerances to be able to put the pins in and lock it
be able to put the pins in and lock it
be able to put the pins in and lock it off so it was absolutely perfect
and yes it’s rather strange you’re
and yes it’s rather strange you’re sitting in a construction site with big
sitting in a construction site with big
sitting in a construction site with big construction guys but actually the guys
construction guys but actually the guys
construction guys but actually the guys on a computer controller he’s jacking
on a computer controller he’s jacking
on a computer controller he’s jacking system off the computer so gone is the
system off the computer so gone is the
system off the computer so gone is the idea of the big levers there’s the crane
idea of the big levers there’s the crane
idea of the big levers there’s the crane driver as it were working on the
driver as it were working on the
driver as it were working on the computer monitoring the movement of this
computer monitoring the movement of this
computer monitoring the movement of this thing centimeter by centimeter up
it takes almost a year to jack up all
it takes almost a year to jack up all the roof sections over 18,000 tons of
the roof sections over 18,000 tons of
the roof sections over 18,000 tons of steel in total
steel in total
steel in total but the effort pays off
the free floating roof maximizes the
the free floating roof maximizes the space inside t5 has as much floor space
space inside t5 has as much floor space
space inside t5 has as much floor space as he throws for other terminals
as he throws for other terminals
as he throws for other terminals combined
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