The Project Super City Concrete Cutting was engaged to demolish and remove the pre-heater vessel, part of the upgrade works undertaken at Blue Circle Southern Cement in Geelong in 2005. Removal of the pre-heater vessel was to take place over five levels of the pre-heater building, Levels 3, 2, 1, mezzanine and ground. The pre-heater vessel was connected at the mezzanine level to the inside chamber of the kiln connecting up through Level 3 to the cyclone unit of the plant. The cyclone vessel was designed to draw radiant heat generated from production through the kiln up into the pre-heater vessel and onto the filtering and cooling towers to disperse into the atmosphere. Attached to the pre-heater vessel throughout these floor levels were a number of redundant chutes, pipes and access landings, all of which had to be removed. Super City assisted in this additional work using a variety of splitting and wire sawing techniques.
"We faced many technical difficulties while executing this work and Jason demonstrated his resolve, experience and ingenuity in helping to overcome these challenges as they arose. I would be pleased to use Super City Concrete Cutting again where major concrete removal work is required."
B. Kerrison, Project Manager, The Engineering Company