Plastic Construction Road at the University Hospital in Tübingen

Perfect protection for sensitive construction site

From 2023, the gynecological clinic of the University Hospital of Tübingen is to receive a new extension for prenatal and fertility outpatient clinics as well as two nursing wards. In order to be able to increase bed capacities in advance, ten bed modules for approx. 20 beds were already erected in June 2020. The company used the plastic construction road from terra infrastructure GmbH to protect the hospital grounds, which are largely under a preservation order. Both in the delivery of the modules with heavy-duty transporters and in the positioning of the mobile crane required for their installation, the construction road elements were able to demonstrate their advantages. These include low weight combined with high load-bearing capacity, as well as low transport and processing costs. In their conclusion at the end of the work, which was completed within one week to the satisfaction of the client, the construction partners were unanimous: The use of the mobile site road made a significant contribution to optimally protecting the paved access road to the installation site as well as the surrounding park and meadow areas.

All requirements met

The plastic elements are real lightweights. No special vehicles are needed for delivery and removal. Depending on the size, a single truck can transport up to 75 panels - transport costs are correspondingly low. The elements are made of polyethylene, have dimensions of 3,000 mm x 2,400 mm x 45.5 mm and can be laid largely without prior earthwork. Despite their relatively low dead weight of around 280 kg per panel, the load-bearing capacity is around 160 t/m2, depending on the subsoil. What's more, the elements are quick and easy to lay and ensure optimum load distribution. This contributes to economical processes on the construction site. On a Tuesday, the construction road elements were delivered to the hospital site and laid there by a truck with a loading crane and a large forklift. After the paved access road and the meadow areas as well as the installation site for the mobile crane had been laid out accordingly, the ten modules ordered were transported to Tübingen and placed on site by the mobile crane on the individual foundations with steel lattice girders created in advance and connected to each other.

The real millimeter work was completed in just a few hours. The following day, it was already possible to dismantle the construction road elements, and no damage to the subsoil could be detected after the plastic panels had been removed. After the outer cladding of the modules and the installation of the remaining medical technology, the station was able to go into operation on schedule in September 2020.