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Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 2E

General Information

Name in local language: Aérogare 2E
Beginning of works: 1999
Completion: 2004
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: original configuration:
Shell
current configuration:
Arch-supported roof structure
Function / usage: Airport terminal building
Material: original configuration:
Concrete structure
current configuration:
Steel structure

Location

Location: , , ,
Part of:
Coordinates: 49° 0' 11.85" N    2° 34' 37.43" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

Initial construction
number of floors (above ground) 4
number of floors (below ground) 4
corps central width 70 m
length 450 m
isthme width 70 m
length 270 m
jetée width 30 m
length 650 m

Cost

Initial construction
cost of construction Euro 750 000 000
Reconstruction
cost of construction Euro 130 000 000

Chronology

July 2001
— August 2001

Shortly after the installation of the first concrete shells, some piers supporting the building exhibit cracking. For these piers, the cracked parts are subsequently demolished and rebuilt with strengthened reinforcement. Non-cracked piers are strengthened with carbon fiber meshes. For the piers still under construction the strengthened reinforcement is also incorporated.

December 2001

In an independent expert report, the sag of the shells is reported to be 11 cm at the key while the design deflection at this point is only 5 cm. The increased deformation causes over-rotation in the bearings and damage to the arresting mechanisms in the bearings. To overcome the additional horizontal thrust in the bearings, tensions ties are added to the bottom of the shells.

25 June 2003

The first half of the terminal is put into service with a week's delay due to security concerns.

23 May 2004, 06:57

A roughly 30 meter long section of the concrete roof collapses falling onto a boarding footway. Just as security forces were evacuating the area after having discoverd cracking in the concrete. The passage then collapses onto service vehicles below. Four persons are killed and three injured in the incident. The terminal is then evacuated and a number of flights are routed to Orly.

24 May 2004

In the morning judicial and technical probes are launched to determine the cause and responsibility of the collapse. However by the afternoon, due to the discovery of cracks in the still standing part of the structure, the building is evacuated of all rescue and technical personnel. Technical experts are to determine as quickly as possible wether the entire structure is at risk of collapse.

6 July 2004

Preliminary findings for the administrative inquiry (independent to the legal inquiry) into the cause of the collapse on May 24, 2004 are published by the government.

15 February 2005

The report of the administrative inquiry into the collapse is published.

2006 — 2008

The shell structure is entirely rebuilt using a steel structure with an interior wooden cladding. The concrete columns and the glass cladding of the original structure was kept or re-used in the reconstructed building.

30 March 2008

The terminal 2E is re-opened.

Participants

Initial construction (1999-2004)
Owner
Architecture
Structural engineering
Checking engineering
Construction
Contractor
Co-contractor
Concrete construction
Glass construction
Subcontractor
Lifting
Health & personal safety coordination
Reconstruction (2006-2008)
Owner
Client
Checking engineering
Contractor
Steel construction
Timber construction
Glass construction
Demolition (2006-2007)
Demolition contractor

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20009234
  • Published on:
    06/05/2003
  • Last updated on:
    11/11/2022
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