MONOLITHIC CONCRETE SLAB FOR THE HEART OF THE BADEN RAILWAY

At a glance:
   • location: Vienna
   • scope: monolithic concrete slab in new building
   • construction period: March to April 2017

A depot, in its original sense, is a covered and at least partially enclosed building where vehicles or equipment are stored and protected from the elements. In eastern Austria, the term is now also used in the context of rail and tramway transport – here, depots are important utility buildings for parking locomotives and for their maintenance and cleaning.

THE MOST BUSIES-USED REGIONAL RAILWAY IN AUSTRIA

The Baden Railway, which has connected Vienna's city center and the spa town of Baden for 135 years, operated its depot at the Wolfganggasse depot from 1905. A new company headquarters was opened in 2018 in Inzersdorf, a cadastral district on the southeastern edge of the capital. The centerpiece here, too, is the maintenance hall, where 32 railcars can be serviced simultaneously. This means the railcars are inspected and repaired as needed, the brake systems are refilled, and the vehicles are cleaned. Approximately 1,000 maintenance operations are carried out each year.

This is a crucial measure, as up to 40,000 people travel daily on the 27-kilometer (17-mile) line. Employing more than 200 people, the Baden Railway is thus the most utilised regional railway in Austria. The new building was considered an important infrastructure project and consequently attracted considerable attention even before its construction. Numerous companies participated in the tender – the fact that Pagitsch GesmbH was awarded the contract for the industrial flooring in the Inzersdorf depot testifies to the company's reputation far beyond the Lungau region and the clients' trust in the expertise and reliability of the traditional company.

PAGITSCH ACHIEVES A PIONEERING CONSTRUCTION ACHIEVEMENT

Pagitsch justified this trust with a pioneering construction achievement. Directly adjacent to the railway tracks—an additional challenge—a monolithic concrete slab measuring 5,400 square meters was installed, finely ground, and smoothed.

Monolithic concrete slabs are manufactured in one piece. They are single-layered, thus serving as both a foundation and a usable surface. The uniform, solid construction is very stable and durable—industrial buildings and garages, where the floors must withstand particularly heavy loads, are therefore a primary application for this type of construction.

VARIETY IS KEY WHEN IT COMES TO CONCRETE SLABS

Monolithic concrete slabs from Pagitsch are further distinguished by their diverse implementation options. They can be reinforced with plastic or steel fibers, made even more dimensionally stable with a composite concrete finish, and equipped with low-temperature underfloor heating if required. The fact that monolithic slabs require few or no joints goes without saying.

Would you like to benefit from Pagitsch's expertise in industrial flooring and coatings? Then contact us to learn more.

Source: Pagitsch GesmbH, Industrial Flooring