Power and industry

Worldwide demand for power and increasing environmental concerns has shifted focus of power generation industry from mass production to sophisticated automated plants carried out in pristine environmental conditions. Structural engineers have a crucial role to play in the exploitation of coal, oil, gas, hydro, and nuclear power sources by providing distinctive structures of increasing sophistication. Structures for fuel storage, as tank farms and silos, have all had their structural forms refined over the years. As fuel becomes an increasingly valuable trading commodity, the economic advantage of being able to store large quantities offer new opportunities for ingenious engineering. The design of cooling towers in a power plant also requires an understanding of their construction methodology and casting techniques. Patented shuttering systems use a ring at top level adjustable in inclination, diameter, and slope. The constructor intends to pour concrete in the tower in daily cycles of casting, formwork jacking, and pour preparation.