The warehouse located at the Maydon Warf Port Terminal, Durban, is used to store goods in transit. The facility makes use of a high-density mobile racking system which is electrically operated and runs on rails embedded in the concrete. Each mobile unit stacks side by side and is accessed by shifting the surrounding units to create aisle space when and where needed. The 2 600 m~2 concrete warehouse floor is built on reclaimed land that over the years has developed problematic settlement issues. In the past, these problems were remedied by casting a new concrete floor over the existing floor. However, this solution was not ideal, as the settlement gradually continued, to such an extent (60 mm) that the safety of the mobile racking system became compromised.
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