DEMOLITION OF PORT KEMBLA COAL TERMINAL STACKER RECLAIMER. Location Wollongong NSW Client Port Kembla Coal Terminal Ltd (PKCT) Duration 6 months Project overview The project involves the demolition of a coal Reclaimer and a coal Stacker at Port Kembla Coal Terminal. These machines will be removed to allow the installation of new plant as part of a broader PKCT restoration and compliance project. The decommissioned reclaimer must be relocated to a dedicated demolition area, away from any live plant. This will happen in 2 stages: first the machine will be pulled from its stockyard, over a bridge, and away from the live conveyor line. Then the machine will be transported to a further designated area for demolition and processing. Prior to moving the structure, Liberty Industrial disconnected and extracted the impact table from underneath the Reclaimer while it was still in the stockyard, without damage to the conveyor belt. Once disconnected from all its services, the 1250t structure was pulled over purposely built extension rails to a temporary position where the machine underwent all preparatory works required for its transport using Self-Propelled Modular Trailers. To pick-up and secure the Reclaimer in position during transport, a special-purpose 40t steel “transport frame” was fabricated and mounted on the bed of the SPMT trailers. Once lowered to the ground and secured, the structure was pre-weakened to facilitate its demolition with explosive cutting charges. The charges were placed at strategic locations and the pre-weakening cuts verified by our consulting structural engineer. After the structure was safely collapsed to ground level, a combination of 70t & 36t excavators fitted with shear attachments processed the steel structure for removal and recycling off site. The coal Stacker to be removed is straddling an operating conveyor line. Hence the demolition methodology will involve dismantling the structure into smaller components using heavy crane lifts, with minimal impact on PKCT’s operations. To achieve this, Liberty Industrial will utilise a 600t crawler crane located within one of the coal stockyards. Prior to the deconstruction, engineered lift studies along with structural engineering assessments will be completed - the structure will then be prepared accordingly. CLICK TO WATCH or visit vimeo.com/libertyindustrial