Corestruc is working alongside Base Major to expand student accommodation at the University of Venda.
Eight female and eight male residence blocks are being built behind the main faculty and each of these are three-storeys high with each level comprising about 14 rooms.
Corestruc supplied hollow-core slabs and beams to the project, as well as precast-concrete stairs and fire escapes.
The decision to also use hollow-core slabs as part of the foundation work also accelerated the construction programme by up to six months.
We supplied just under 10 000 tons of precast-concrete elements, covering a surface area of about 34 000m2, to this project.
Corestruc’s team has installed 400 m² of hollow-core slabs – three truckloads of items – in a single shift.
They are placed on top of a mortar bed that is prepared by Base Major, which is also able to start laying the bricks about an hour after they have been grouted, ensuring an optimal overall construction sequence.