Cologne:European Transonic Wind Tunnel (ETW)
Disciplines
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Buildings & Architecture
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Industrial Engineering
Companies
Dorsch International Consultants
Client
Deutsche Forschungs- und Versuchsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR), Köln
Duration
From 1986 to 1992
Project Activities
DORSCH CONSULT was retained, in a consortium together with two other consulting engineering companies, to carry out design and construction supervision services.
- Project management
- Design
- Buildings
- Loadbearing structures
- Civil works and traffic facilities
- Technical building services
- Heating/ventilation/sanitary/electrical and mechanical handling
Contact
Dorsch International Consultants GmbH
München (Headquarters)
80687 München
Germany
Phone: +49 89 5797-0
Fax: +49 89 5797-800
E-Mail: info@dorsch.de
Description
The German aerospace research centre DLR planned to erect a transonic wind tunnel, comprising operational and administration buildings and associated infra-structure, on a site with an area of 45 000 m³.
The wind tunnel has a cross section of 2.4 x 2.0m.
The solid lower parts were made of reinforced concrete, while the rising parts of the buildings were executed in structural steelwork.