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REIDsteel

Structural Steel Design & Fabrication

Kumasi Airport Terminal - Ghana

Terminal to handle more than one million passengers a year.



We are extremely proud of our work on this project, the terminal has an

ultra-modern design and looks stunning. We were especially pleased

to be able to provide an innovative solution, including value engineering

to reduce the amount of steel used and create cost savings across the

whole structure.”


This 7000sq m terminal, including passenger and VIP lounges,

customs zones, departure gates, baggage handling, and security

facilities, is at the heart of the airport development and has the

capacity to service over one million passengers per year.


We designed, detailed, and fabricated not only the structural steel but

also the glazing elements of the job including the curtain walling and

doors.

The design was challenging as t he terminal has inclined main

stanchions, truss rafters, and internal mezzanine floors, as well this

we had to design support for two external air bridges.


We also had to consider the acoustic specifications required on the

inside of the terminal, so we provided double skin cladding with an

acoustic reduction, as well as designing an outside canopy.


More than 900 panes of glass were used, made to an extremely high

specification to achieve the requested pane sizes, withstand the

wind-loading, achieve the acoustic requirements that come with any

airport building and lastly but not least, with impressive solar control

to withstand the extreme sunlight and temperatures in the area. The

largest panes weighed over 300kg each.


Along with the aluminium and glass façades, we also provided eight

large glass roof-lights, each of which was 3m wide by 42m in length,

with the same acoustic and solar qualities of the glass façades.


Ref: 118673-G57

REIDsteel Elements
Structural Design & Detailing .
Primary Steel Superstructure .
Secondary Steel .
Fabrication .
Roof & Wall Cladding .
Glazing .
Packing & Shipping .
Erection Supervision .
A large building with a lot of windows is being built.

Gary Christian • April 23, 2023

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