Mammoet successfully relocated a beach pavilion on the island of Texel in the Dutch province of North Holland.
Mammoet said this this work was necessary following recommendations by local authorities that sands dunes close to the pavilion be allowed to grow. This, in turn, will ensure that there is sufficient room for the dune to grow in order to be strong enough to counteract erosion and rising sea levels.
The move was carried out at relatively short notice, so after just weeks of preparation time the whole pavilion was rolled to its new location in just 10 minutes.
After JLD Contracting installed piling at the building’s proposed new location that would be long enough to absorb future erosion of the beach, it installed a beam layer perpendicular to that on which the building formerly stood.
A steel platform was constructed beneath the pavilion to guard against bending of the structure, before it was disconnected from gas, water, sewerage and electricity utilities. Paal 17 Aan Zee could then be lifted using the stroke of two SPMT trains.
The SPMTs were then driven under the building and took the full weight of it, allowing the old piling to be cut. The pavilion was then driven forward by Mammoet’s SPMT operator, over the newly installed beams, and lowered.
The whole pavilion was rolled to its new location in just ten minutes. A live audience watched on, via YouTube streaming.
