On November 20, the Beijing Daxing International Airport Airside Economic Zone Development Fund was officially established. This is the largest and most influential development fund since the construction of the Beijing Daxing International Airport Airside Economic Zone was launched, with a target scale of 50 billion yuan. Just two months ago, on September 25, the world's largest single airport terminal, the first of the "Seven Wonders of the New World" called by foreign media, Beijing Daxing International Airport was officially put into operation. General Secretary Xi Jinping attended the commissioning ceremony of Beijing Daxing International Airport and clearly instructed to accelerate the construction of a strong transportation country.
The phoenix spreads its wings and pursues its dreams in the blue sky. This highlight moment is exciting, and the story behind it is even more worth digging into. Since the construction of Beijing Daxing International Airport began, Chinese steel workers have bravely shouldered heavy responsibilities and overcome difficulties, using a large number of high-quality and high-end steel products to support the wings of the new airport. It is understood that the total steel consumption of the new airport terminal complex reached 450,000 tons, of which 130,000 tons were used for steel structures, which is equivalent to the total steel consumption of two Liaoning ships.
To this end, China Metallurgical News has launched a special report titled "Phoenix Spreads Wings, Steel as Wings", inviting Li Jianhua, deputy general manager of the Engineering General Contracting Department of Beijing Urban Construction Group and project manager of the terminal building of Daxing International Airport, to tell the story behind the construction of the new airport, which condenses the efforts of Chinese steel workers, and reproduce the wonderful moments in the construction process.
From the afternoon of November 17 to the morning of November 18, Beijing was hit by the strongest wind since the beginning of winter. According to information from the meteorological department, the highest wind force reached level 9. This is also the first strong wind test experienced by Beijing Daxing International Airport since its official operation. On November 18, when the reporter of China Metallurgical News arrived at Beijing Daxing International Airport, Li Jianhua, deputy general manager of the Engineering General Contracting Department of Beijing Urban Construction Group and project manager of the terminal building of Daxing International Airport, had just conducted a careful inspection of the new airport. In response to the inquiry of the reporter of China Metallurgical News, Li Jianhua smiled and said: "After the strong wind, everything in the new airport is normal and has withstood this test." Behind this, not only the hard work of all designers and construction personnel is condensed, but also the support of steel, the most important material for the construction of the project.
Golden Phoenix, China's Pride
The terminal building of Beijing Daxing International Airport has a complex structure and a large spatial span, covering an area equivalent to 63 Tiananmen Squares; the new airport terminal complex was built by Beijing Urban Construction, Beijing Construction Engineering and China Construction Eighth Engineering Bureau, of which Beijing Urban Construction was responsible for a construction area of more than 600,000 square meters, the most core and most complex. The central area has the largest single concrete base plate in China, on which the "Bird's Nest" can be placed, equivalent to 25 standard football fields. Before visiting the new airport, this information was already clear in mind. But when really walking into this steel forest, the reporter of "China Metallurgical News" was still shocked by the spectacular scene in front of him.
The new airport terminal building is as imposing as a rainbow. From a distance, it looks like a golden phoenix flapping its wings and about to fly. The interior design is magnificent, with white as the main color. The huge dome is welded by 63,400 steel structures, and the amount of steel used is equivalent to half of the "Bird's Nest". The super-heavy dome composed of large spans and irregular curved surfaces is mainly supported by only 8 C-shaped columns, like 8 huge white Ganoderma lucidum...