The Star

Design and construction of

The Star Performing Arts Centre / Star Vista

Presentation Outline

Project Team
Project Site Location
Project Brief
Structural Design
Challenges
Steel Composite Design
Offsite Fabrication &
Logistic
Construction Methodology
Progress Photos

Project Team

Project Team

Client

Rock Production Pte Ltd

Architect

Aedas Pte Ltd

C&S Engineer

Parsons Brinckerhoff Pte Ltd

M&E Engineer

Mott MacDonald Pte Ltd

Contractor

Hexacon Construction Pte Ltd

Project Manager

CapitaLand Retail Project

Management Pte Ltd

Quantity Surveyor Langdon & Seah Singapore

Project Site Location

Project site location

Project Brief

Project Data Sheet

Total GFA
Commercial
Institutional & Others
Total Car park lots
B2
B3
B4
Total auditorium seats
Main floor
1st Tier
2nd Tier
Amphitheatre
Building height

62,000m2
24,000m2
38,000m2
810
269
263
278
5142
1903
1808
1431
55m x 20m
85.70m

Building function

Cultural use

Retail
Car parking

Building function

HIGH OPEN ATRIUM SPACE

AND RETAILS

Building function

Auditorium

Building function

Outdoor Amphitheatre

The Star Terrace

Building function

The Star Gallery

Building function

The Star Loft

Structural system

Steel Trusses
(Auditorium)
Composite Slab
(Offices /
auditorium)
RC Beam & Slab
(Retail)
RC Flat Slab
(Car park)
RC Columns
Core Walls

Bored Pile

Diaphragm Wall

Structural Design Challenges

Structural Design Challenges

1. Deep excavation
adjacent Railway
Protection Zone
2. Excavation below
MRT viaduct
3. Inclined columns
and lateral forces
4. Complex connection
details
5. Sky bridge Design
6. Vibration design of
auditorium

Structural Design Challenges

1. Deep excavation
adjacent Railway
Protection Zone
2. Excavation below
MRT viaduct
3. Inclined columns
and lateral forces
4. Complex connection
details
5. Sky bridge Design
6. Vibration design of
auditorium

Rochester Drive

Deep excavation adjacent to railway protection zone

Vista Exchange Green

Deep excavation adjacent to railway protection zone

Deep excavation adjacent to railway protection zone

Monitoring Instrumentations

Tilt meter

Inclinometer

Settlement Marker

Water Stand Pipe

Vibration meter

Deep excavation adjacent to railway protection zone

Diaphragm wall panelings

Deep excavation adjacent to railway protection zone

Control excavation sequence
Zone by Zone Excavation and Casting

Deep excavation adjacent to railway protection zone

Final viaduct pier movement
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2.1mm
9.6mm
9.6mm
6.7mm
2.7mm

7.3mm

8.5mm

Structural Design Challenges

1. Deep excavation
adjacent Railway
Protection Zone
2. Excavation below
MRT viaduct
3. Inclined columns
and lateral forces
4. Complex connection
details
5. Sky bridge Design
6. Vibration design of
auditorium

Excavation below MRT Viaduct

SECTION D-D

Excavation below MRT Viaduct

STEP 2

STEP 1

STEP 4

STEP 3

STEP 5

STEP 6

Excavation below MRT Viaduct

Deploy small excavator

Excavate down 1m

Expose Pilecap

Construct wall & further excavate

Excavation below MRT Viaduct

Structural Design Challenges

1. Deep excavation
adjacent Railway
Protection Zone
2. Excavation below
MRT viaduct
3. Inclined columns
and lateral forces
4. Complex connection
details
5. Sky bridge Design
6. Vibration design of
auditorium

Inclined Columns and Lateral Forces

Slender Inclined Columns
Sizes range from 800 to 2300
22 numbers
Inclined angles 5 to 20 degree
from vertical

Inclined Columns and Lateral Forces

3-D computer Modeling

TEKLA Model

ETABS Model

Inclined Columns and Lateral Forces

1st Mode

MODAL Analysis

2nd Mode

Design loads
Lateral forces due to Inclined
column at random direction
Disproportionate collapse load
Horizontal and vertical load

3rd Mode

L5
B1

Elevation

Plan view

Inclined Columns and Lateral Forces

Triangular lateral tie beams

L6 Main Auditorium Floor

L5 Auditorium Lobby Floor

Inclined Columns and Lateral Forces

Column head and tie beams at B1

Inclined Columns and Lateral Forces

Temporary Support and tie-back for inclined column
during construction

Tie-back and Props to main structure

Structural Design Challenges

1. Deep excavation
adjacent Railway
Protection Zone
2. Excavation below
MRT viaduct
3. Inclined columns
and lateral forces
4. Complex connection
details
5. Sky bridge Design
6. Vibration design of
auditorium

Complex Connection Detail

Column joint Detail
External ring plate to receive incoming steel beams
Cast in shear stud / anchor rebars
Slotted web plate in column for cantilever beam

Typical Tube
connection Detail

Complex Connection Detail

L3 Long Cantilever connection
FEM connection Analysis

Complex Connection Detail

L3 Long Cantilever connection
FEM connection Analysis

Complex Connection Detail

L3 Long Cantilever connection
FEM connection Analysis
Strengthening :
Enlarged external ring plate
Add slot web plate within column

Without strengthening

With strengthening

Complex Connection Detail

L3 Cantilever box girder

Complex Connection Detail

Complex Connection Detail (C23)
Enlarged column head
3D detailing to reveal rebar arrangement

Complex Connection Detail

Double Roof Truss

Column Inclined
Truss in vertical plane

Complex Connection Detail

Auditorium Wall Truss

Complex Connection Detail

Raker Truss

Complex Connection Detail

Roof Truss

Structural Design Challenges

1. Deep excavation
adjacent Railway
Protection Zone
2. Excavation below
MRT viaduct
3. Inclined columns
and lateral forces
4. Complex connection
details
5. Sky bridge design
6. Vibration design of
auditorium

Sky Bridge Design

Pre-camber / deflection design
consideration

Original design intent (3 supports)

Temporary hoisting (2 supports)
Construction sequence
Precamber deflection
Hoisting deflection
Preload Macalloy bar deflection
Superimposed dead load
deflection

Sky Bridge Design

Sky bridge Precamber magnitude
100mm

Support 1

Original design intent

70mm

60mm

With Hoisting consideration

Support 2

Location 2

90mm

Support 2
Location 1

110mm

Support 1

Support 3

Structural Design Challenges

1. Deep excavation
adjacent Railway
Protection Zone
2. Excavation below
MRT viaduct
3. Inclined columns
and lateral forces
4. Complex connection
details
5. Sky bridge Design
6. Vibration design of
auditorium

Vibration Design of Auditorium

Auditorium Vibration requirement

Vibration Design of Auditorium

Performance-based Approach
BRE Digest 426
6.0Hz, with acceleration of 5%g
Concrete encasement for 2 plate girders at main
floor and cantilever truss at 1st Tier balcony

Vibration Design of Auditorium

Vibration Test

Main Floor

1st Tier balcony

2nd Tier balcony

Steel Composite Design

Steel Composite Design

Why composite system ?

Less structural self-weight
Minimize falsework / scaffolding
Fast construction
Better utilization of material strength

Steel Composite Design

Fastrak Model

Steel Composite Design

Composite deck

Fireproofing

Offsite Fabrication & Logistic

Offsite Fabrication & Logistic

Storage Yard

Tube with stiffener

Shear stud in tube

Truss joints

Cast-in plates

Tube connection

Offsite Fabrication & Logistic

Double Roof Truss

PPBW Preparation

Welding Preparation

Flange join by weld

Offsite Fabrication & Logistic

Thick Steel Plate

Welding preparation

Assemble Plate Girder

Welding process

Offsite Fabrication & Logistic

Roof Truss setting out

Welding

Testing welds

Ready for painting

Offsite Fabrication & Logistic

Sky bridge trusses fabrication

Offsite Fabrication & Logistic

Double trusses fabrication

Offsite Fabrication & Logistic

Wall Trusses Fabrication

Offsite Fabrication & Logistic

Amphitheatre Column Tube & box girder assembly

Construction Methodology

Top down construction

Existing Ground Level

Excavate, install D-wall & Pile with Plunge-in columns

Top down construction

Concurrently construct basement and super-structure

Top down construction

Complete basement, continue super-structure

Top down construction

Rebar work for B1 beams

Excavation after casting

Excavation to B2 level

Rebar work for B2 beams

Top down construction

Column Casting

Amphitheatre column tube installation

Amphitheatre Column Tube Installation

Amphitheatre box girder installation

Amphitheatre box girder Erection

Wall Truss installation

Raker Truss Installation

Erect 1st Tier

Finished 2nd Tier

Erect 1st Tier

Erect 2nd Tier

Erect Temporary support

Finished 1st Tier

Setting up of Jacking
Frame

Lifting up from Ground to roof

Double Roof Truss installation

Roof Truss installation

Erection on Temporary staging from auditorium main floor

Site welding on temporary working platform joining the truss modules

Progress Photos

Aug 09

Dec 09

May 10

Sep 10

Mar 11

Jun 11

Jan 12

Mar 12

Aug 12

Thank You