Management Session - Magmt#05- Ascon
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CAPITAL COST AND TIME SAVINGS<br />
FOR BULK GRAIN DISCHARGE
CAPITAL COST AND TIME SAVINGS<br />
FOR BULK GRAIN DISCHARGE<br />
Dermot F Knight<br />
Allan G Benn
BULK OPERATIONS<br />
AT GRAIN HANDLING SITES
BULK OPERATIONS<br />
AT GRAIN HANDLING SITES<br />
Transport mode
BULK OPERATIONS<br />
AT GRAIN HANDLING SITES<br />
Transport mode<br />
road trucks
BULK OPERATIONS<br />
AT GRAIN HANDLING SITES<br />
Transport mode<br />
road trucks<br />
rail wagons
BULK OPERATIONS<br />
AT GRAIN HANDLING SITES<br />
Transport mode<br />
road trucks<br />
rail wagons<br />
Handling operation
BULK OPERATIONS<br />
AT GRAIN HANDLING SITES<br />
Transport mode<br />
Handling operation<br />
road trucks<br />
rail wagons<br />
weigh
BULK OPERATIONS<br />
AT GRAIN HANDLING SITES<br />
Transport mode<br />
Handling operation<br />
road trucks<br />
rail wagons<br />
weigh<br />
unload
BULK OPERATIONS<br />
AT GRAIN HANDLING SITES<br />
Transport mode<br />
Handling operation<br />
road trucks<br />
rail wagons<br />
weigh<br />
unload<br />
tare
BULK OPERATIONS<br />
AT GRAIN HANDLING SITES<br />
Transport mode<br />
Handling operation<br />
road trucks<br />
rail wagons<br />
weigh<br />
unload<br />
tare<br />
conveyors
1. Bulk grain delivery by road
1. Bulk grain delivery by road
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
1. Bulk grain delivery by road<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
2. Bulk grain delivery by rail.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE<br />
UNLOADING PIT
3. Layout of grain handling facility.
3. Layout of grain handling facility.<br />
RAIL LINE
3. Layout of grain handling facility.<br />
INTAKE PIT
3. Layout of grain handling facility.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE
3. Layout of grain handling facility.<br />
ELEVATOR
3. Layout of grain handling facility.<br />
SILOS
3. Layout of grain handling facility.<br />
MILL
3. Layout of grain handling facility.<br />
SECOND MILL
3. Layout of grain handling facility.<br />
ACCESS ROAD
3. Layout of grain handling facility.<br />
UNLOADING PIT
3. Layout of grain handling facility.<br />
WEIGH BRIDGE
3. Layout of grain handling facility.<br />
WAREHOUSE
3. Layout of grain handling facility.
3. Layout of grain handling facility.<br />
OFFICE BUILDING
3. Layout of grain handling facility.<br />
SITE BOUNDARY
4. Improved layout of grain facility.<br />
RAIL<br />
INTAKE PIT<br />
RAIL<br />
WEIGHBRIDGE<br />
ROAD<br />
WEIGHBRIDGE<br />
ROAD<br />
INTAKE PIT
4. Improved layout of grain facility.<br />
COMBINED ROAD/RAIL<br />
INTAKE WEIGHBRIDGE
4. Improved layout of grain facility.
4. Improved layout of grain facility.
4. Improved layout of grain facility.
4. Savings from better design.
4. Savings from better design.<br />
C A P I T A L
4. Savings from better design.<br />
C A P I T A L<br />
F e w e r s t r u c t u r e s
4. Savings from better design.<br />
C A P I T A L<br />
F e w e r s t r u c t u r e s<br />
L e s s m e c h a n i c a l<br />
e q u i p m e n t
4. Savings from better design.<br />
C A P I T A L<br />
F e w e r s t r u c t u r e s<br />
L e s s m e c h a n i c a l<br />
e q u i p m e n t<br />
S m a l l e r l a n d s i z e
4. Savings from better design.<br />
C A P I T A L<br />
C O N S T R U C T I O N<br />
F e w e r s t r u c t u r e s<br />
L e s s m e c h a n i c a l<br />
e q u i p m e n t<br />
S m a l l e r l a n d s i z e
4. Savings from better design.<br />
C A P I T A L<br />
C O N S T R U C T I O N<br />
F e w e r s t r u c t u r e s<br />
L e s s m e c h a n i c a l<br />
e q u i p m e n t<br />
S h o r t e r c o n t r a c t<br />
p r o g r a m m e t i m e<br />
S m a l l e r l a n d s i z e
4. Savings from better design.<br />
C A P I T A L<br />
C O N S T R U C T I O N<br />
F e w e r s t r u c t u r e s<br />
L e s s m e c h a n i c a l<br />
e q u i p m e n t<br />
S h o r t e r c o n t r a c t<br />
p r o g r a m m e t i m e<br />
F a s t e r a s s e m b l y<br />
S m a l l e r l a n d s i z e
4. Savings from better design.<br />
C A P I T A L<br />
C O N S T R U C T I O N<br />
F e w e r s t r u c t u r e s<br />
L e s s m e c h a n i c a l<br />
e q u i p m e n t<br />
S m a l l e r l a n d s i z e<br />
S h o r t e r c o n t r a c t<br />
p r o g r a m m e t i m e<br />
F a s t e r a s s e m b l y<br />
L e s s c o n g e s t i o n o n<br />
s i t e
4. Savings from better design.<br />
C A P I T A L<br />
C O N S T R U C T I O N<br />
O P E R A T I O N<br />
F e w e r s t r u c t u r e s<br />
L e s s m e c h a n i c a l<br />
e q u i p m e n t<br />
S m a l l e r l a n d s i z e<br />
S h o r t e r c o n t r a c t<br />
p r o g r a m m e t i m e<br />
F a s t e r a s s e m b l y<br />
L e s s c o n g e s t i o n o n<br />
s i t e
4. Savings from better design.<br />
C A P I T A L<br />
C O N S T R U C T I O N<br />
O P E R A T I O N<br />
F e w e r s t r u c t u r e s<br />
L e s s m e c h a n i c a l<br />
e q u i p m e n t<br />
S m a l l e r l a n d s i z e<br />
S h o r t e r c o n t r a c t<br />
p r o g r a m m e t i m e<br />
F a s t e r a s s e m b l y<br />
L e s s c o n g e s t i o n o n<br />
s i t e<br />
L e s s m a i n t e n a n c e
4. Savings from better design.<br />
C A P I T A L<br />
C O N S T R U C T I O N<br />
O P E R A T I O N<br />
F e w e r s t r u c t u r e s<br />
L e s s m e c h a n i c a l<br />
e q u i p m e n t<br />
S m a l l e r l a n d s i z e<br />
S h o r t e r c o n t r a c t<br />
p r o g r a m m e t i m e<br />
F a s t e r a s s e m b l y<br />
L e s s c o n g e s t i o n o n<br />
s i t e<br />
L e s s m a i n t e n a n c e<br />
E a s i e r t o c o n t r o l<br />
on- s i t e m o v e m e n t s
4. Savings from better design.<br />
C A P I T A L<br />
C O N S T R U C T I O N<br />
O P E R A T I O N<br />
F e w e r s t r u c t u r e s<br />
L e s s m e c h a n i c a l<br />
e q u i p m e n t<br />
S m a l l e r l a n d s i z e<br />
S h o r t e r c o n t r a c t<br />
p r o g r a m m e t i m e<br />
F a s t e r a s s e m b l y<br />
L e s s c o n g e s t i o n o n<br />
s i t e<br />
L e s s m a i n t e n a n c e<br />
E a s i e r t o c o n t r o l<br />
on- s i t e m o v e m e n t s<br />
Q u i c k e r d e l i v e r y<br />
t u r n a r o u n d
4. Savings from better design.<br />
C A P I T A L<br />
C O N S T R U C T I O N<br />
O P E R A T I O N<br />
F e w e r s t r u c t u r e s<br />
L e s s m e c h a n i c a l<br />
e q u i p m e n t<br />
S m a l l e r l a n d s i z e<br />
S h o r t e r c o n t r a c t<br />
p r o g r a m m e t i m e<br />
F a s t e r a s s e m b l y<br />
L e s s c o n g e s t i o n o n<br />
s i t e<br />
L e s s m a i n t e n a n c e<br />
E a s i e r t o c o n t r o l<br />
on- s i t e m o v e m e n t s<br />
Q u i c k e r d e l i v e r y<br />
t u r n a r o u n d<br />
S p a c e a v a i l a b l e f o r<br />
u p g r a d i n g
4. Savings from better design.<br />
C A P I T A L<br />
C O N S T R U C T I O N<br />
O P E R A T I O N<br />
F e w e r s t r u c t u r e s<br />
L e s s m e c h a n i c a l<br />
e q u i p m e n t<br />
S m a l l e r l a n d s i z e<br />
S h o r t e r c o n t r a c t<br />
p r o g r a m m e t i m e<br />
F a s t e r a s s e m b l y<br />
L e s s c o n g e s t i o n o n<br />
s i t e<br />
L e s s m a i n t e n a n c e<br />
E a s i e r t o c o n t r o l<br />
on- s i t e m o v e m e n t s<br />
Q u i c k e r d e l i v e r y<br />
t u r n a r o u n d<br />
S p a c e a v a i l a b l e f o r<br />
u p g r a d i n g
6. Design of combined facility.<br />
ROAD DELIVERY VEHICLE<br />
CA 123 456
6. Design of combined facility.<br />
CA 123 456<br />
INTAKE PIT
6. Design of combined facility.<br />
CA 123 456<br />
FLOOR GRID
6. Design of combined facility.<br />
CA 123 456<br />
SMOOTH FLOW SURFACE
6. Design of combined facility.<br />
ROOF / COVER<br />
RAIL WAGON<br />
CA 123 456
6. Design of combined facility.<br />
RAILS ON BEAMS
6. Design of combined facility.<br />
LOAD CELLS
6. Design of combined facility.<br />
CONCRETE COLUMNS
6. Design of combined facility.<br />
SIDE WALLS
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.<br />
CA 123 456
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.<br />
CA 123 456
6. Design of combined facility.
6. Design of combined facility.<br />
CA 123 456
6. Design of combined facility.<br />
CA 123 456
7. Costs and savings.
7. Costs and savings.
7. Costs and savings.<br />
CONCEPT<br />
DESIGN
7. Costs and savings.<br />
CONCEPT<br />
DESIGN<br />
DETAIL<br />
DESIGN
7. Costs and savings.<br />
CONCEPT<br />
DESIGN<br />
DETAIL<br />
DESIGN<br />
FABRICATION<br />
AND<br />
CONSTRUCTION
7. Costs and savings.<br />
CONCEPT<br />
DESIGN<br />
DETAIL<br />
DESIGN<br />
FABRICATION<br />
AND<br />
CONSTRUCTION<br />
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE<br />
OVER THE LIFE OF THE STRUCTURE
7. Costs and savings.<br />
CONCEPT<br />
DESIGN<br />
DETAIL<br />
DESIGN<br />
FABRICATION<br />
AND<br />
CONSTRUCTION<br />
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE<br />
OVER THE LIFE OF THE STRUCTURE
7. Costs and savings.<br />
CONCEPT<br />
DESIGN<br />
DETAIL<br />
DESIGN<br />
FABRICATION<br />
AND<br />
CONSTRUCTION<br />
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE<br />
OVER THE LIFE OF THE STRUCTURE
7. Costs and savings.<br />
CONCEPT<br />
DESIGN<br />
DETAIL<br />
DESIGN<br />
FABRICATION<br />
AND<br />
CONSTRUCTION<br />
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE<br />
OVER THE LIFE OF THE STRUCTURE
7. Costs and savings.<br />
CONCEPT<br />
DESIGN<br />
DETAIL<br />
DESIGN<br />
FABRICATION<br />
AND<br />
CONSTRUCTION<br />
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE<br />
OVER THE LIFE OF THE STRUCTURE
7. Costs and savings.<br />
CONCEPT<br />
DESIGN<br />
DETAIL<br />
DESIGN<br />
FABRICATION<br />
AND<br />
CONSTRUCTION<br />
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE<br />
OVER THE LIFE OF THE STRUCTURE
7. Costs and savings.<br />
CONCEPT<br />
DESIGN<br />
DETAIL<br />
DESIGN<br />
FABRICATION<br />
AND<br />
CONSTRUCTION<br />
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE<br />
OVER THE LIFE OF THE STRUCTURE<br />
Savings in construction and<br />
operating costs will quickly<br />
and easily recover initial<br />
concept design costs.
7. Costs and savings.<br />
CONCEPT<br />
DESIGN<br />
DETAIL<br />
DESIGN<br />
FABRICATION<br />
AND<br />
CONSTRUCTION<br />
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE<br />
OVER THE LIFE OF THE STRUCTURE<br />
Savings in construction and<br />
operating costs will quickly<br />
and easily recover initial<br />
concept design costs.<br />
Opportunities to check<br />
the process are<br />
greatest during design.
7. Costs and savings.<br />
CONCEPT<br />
DESIGN<br />
DETAIL<br />
DESIGN<br />
FABRICATION<br />
AND<br />
CONSTRUCTION<br />
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE<br />
OVER THE LIFE OF THE STRUCTURE<br />
Savings in construction and<br />
operating costs will quickly<br />
and easily recover initial<br />
concept design costs.<br />
Opportunities to check<br />
the process are<br />
greatest during design.<br />
Opportunities to check<br />
the product are available<br />
only after construction.
7. Costs and savings.
Engineering success<br />
Successful projects don’t happen by chance – they’re the result of experience, good communication,<br />
good design that understands the whole process, and a passion for excellence.<br />
Dermot F. M. Knight PrEng CEng BSc(Eng) FICE FZwIE MIEZ MSAICE<br />
Dermot Knight has 40 years experience in planning and managing grain handling and milling projects in<br />
Southern Africa.<br />
Dermot is skilled in strategic and logistic planning of grain facilities. He is experienced in the management<br />
of industrial and commercial projects in the grain storage, processing and handling industry.<br />
He has been chairman and director of engineering companies Scott Wilson and <strong>Ascon</strong> and is well respected<br />
in the field of design engineering.<br />
Dermot has worked with the major suppliers of milling equipment and grain handling equipment in over<br />
250 projects in Southern Africa – all of these projects delivered on time and budget. The number increases<br />
to 500 when all food handling projects are considered.<br />
Dermot has also been appointed Consultant to the IFC as part of the Botswana Government transaction<br />
advisory team. He is also mentor and turnaround agent for ABSA Incubator Fund.<br />
Allan G. Benn PrEng CEng<br />
BSc(Eng)civil G.D.E. MSAICE MIStructE<br />
Allan Benn is a civil and structural engineer with over 20 years experience in designing structures in<br />
Southern Africa and Europe.<br />
Allan’s specialities are structural scheme designs in reinforced concrete, steelwork and masonry.<br />
He is experienced in adapting designs to accommodate site and delivery constraints and in creative<br />
thinking to find cost effective solutions within time and budget constraints.<br />
Allan has worked on large structural schemes in the grain and water industries and has run his own<br />
engineering consultancy service specializing in alterations to existing structures. Much of this work has<br />
been built on the ability to analyse and successfully communicate structural engineering issues in projects.<br />
14 Bree Street CAPE TOWN 8001 South Africa<br />
Tel +27 21 425 2870 Fax +27 21 419 4689
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