Macon-Krapt Boiler

Location

Macon, Georgia

Client

Riverwood International/Rupert Engineering

Scope of Services

Project Engineer responsible for structural analysis and plan review of a 205-foot tall steel structure housing a 3.5-million pound, wood by-product boiler unit.

Project Size

205-foot tall steel structure housing a 3.5-million pound, wood by-product boiler unit

Structural System

Project consisted of:  A structure designed to support the boiler unit that was suspended from the steel plate-girder roof structure to allow for severe expansion and contraction due to intense heat gradients experienced during normal operation.