Buildings
Construction of Prefabricated Dormitories for Workers of Lakvijaya Power Station at Norochcholai, Puttalam – Stage 2
CONSTRUCTION OF PRE-FABRICATED DORMITORIES FOR WORKERS OF LAK VIJAYA POWER STATION AT NOROCHCHOLAI, PUTTALAM – STAGE 2
- Client: Ceylon Electricity Board
- Date of commencement: August 25, 2015
- Date of completion: February 24, 2016
The Lakvijaya Power Station located in Norochcholai, Puttalam is the largest power station in Sri Lanka. The operation of the Power Station was commissioned in September 2014 under two phases and the construction work of the prefabricated dormitories for workers were entrusted to Access Engineering PLC.
The scope of the project included the construction of two, two storeyed prefabricated steel buildings which has the capacity to house around two hundred workers employed at the Power Station. The detailed design of the foundation and the steel superstructure was carried out by Access Engineering PLC. The steel superstructures of the two buildings are erected on concrete substructures and the upper floor composite slabs use self-supported steel decking sheets and steel wire mesh reinforcement. The composite action of the slabs is ensured by using shear studs connected to the main steel components of the structures. The total building is covered with thermal resistance sandwich panels and roofing sheets manufactured in Sri Lanka.