Engineering Safe Decommissioning at Drax Power Station

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Project/Site Name: Drax Power Station Sector: Power Scope of Work: Decomissioning & Demolition Method & Sequencing   Background Drax Power Station’s Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) plant includes substantial large-diameter steel ductwork and supporting structures. As these assets have aged, maintenance has become increasingly challenging. Sections of ductwork are located at height and covered with rockwool […]

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Temporary Works | Building End Gable Façade Design | School Deconstruction

Project/Site Name: Whitley Bay High School Sector: Buildings Scope of Work: Facade Retention / Scaffold Design / Building Stability Assessment   Amrose Associates was appointed to design a temporary end gable façade to screen a three storey tower block during its phased deconstruction. The challenge The project presented a number of complex engineering challenges and […]

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Pre-Demolition and Mothballing Engineering | Power Sector

Project/Site Name: Tarbert Power Station and Great Island Power Station Sector: Power Scope of Work: Demolition Methodology / Asset Inspection & advice   Amrose Associates was appointed by SSE Thermal to undertake pre-demolition civil and structural appraisals at Tarbert Power Station and Great Island Power Station in Ireland. Both sites are permanently shut down and […]

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Decommissioning and Demolition of a 1960s Coal Fired Power Station

Demolition of 1960s power station UK

Project/Site Name: Skelton Grange B Power Station Sector: Power Scope of Work: Demolition Method & Sequencing / Temporary Stability Assessments   Back in the 1960s, the UK was rapidly expanding its coal-fired generation capacity. Power stations of this era were built to an impressive scale. In the case we’re looking at in this article, we’re […]

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Demolition engineering support: Complex structure in urban environment

Project/Site Name: Multiple Sector: Demolition Scope of Work: Demolition Method & Sequencing / Temporary Stability Assessments   Project Overview Amrose Associates was appointed to deliver demolition engineering support for a high-risk site located in a densely populated urban area. The structure presented a series of complex challenges, including partial demolition adjacent to live highways and occupied […]

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Safe deconstruction of Intergrid school buildings

Project/Site Name: Whitley Bay High School / Fred Longworth High School / Byrchall High School Sector: Buildings Scope of Work: Demolition Method & Sequencing / Temporary Building Stabilisation & Propping   Amrose Associates has been engaged by a number of main contractors to design the safe deconstruction of high risk Intergrid buildings. We have been […]

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