The Jinan Supercomputing Center Technology Park project, undertaken by China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Second Company, has recently received high praise from authoritative media. What makes this project stand out? Let’s explore together!
On-site Report by CCTV News
△ “Good Morning Shandong” on-site coverage
Jinan Supercomputing Center Science and Technology Park Project
Construction began on December 12, 2018.
Over half of the construction was completed in just over 60 days, setting a new record for domestic single steel structure installation speed.
The pace of this key project in Jinan is truly remarkable—it’s like seeing “a new structure appear every day”!
Let’s take a look at the progress over time.
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A World-Class “Super Brain”
The Jinan Supercomputing Center Science and Technology Park is one of the national supercomputing centers, approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology, with a computing power reaching the trillion level. It represents a landmark in Jinan’s transformation towards new kinetic energy and technological innovation, covering a total construction area of approximately 617,000 square meters.
The first phase focuses on innovative supercomputing research and development, encompassing around 210,000 square meters. The core building of the supercomputing center, managed by the Second Company of China Construction Eighth Engineering Division, consists of 8 floors above ground and 2 underground floors, covering roughly 110,000 square meters.
Upon completion, the project will host world-class E-class supercomputers. E-class supercomputers are capable of performing billions of mathematical operations per second and are recognized globally as the pinnacle in supercomputing. Countries like the United States and Japan are currently leading in the research and development of such systems, highlighting the project’s significance.
Record-Breaking Construction Speed
The project’s high standards come with an extremely tight schedule.
From foundation treatment to completion in just 105 days.
- More than 3,500 tons of steel reinforcement used in the foundation raft.
- At peak times, over 900 steel reinforcement workers were on site.
- 35,000 cubic meters of concrete poured for the foundation raft.
- Up to 16 concrete pump trucks operated simultaneously.
- Over 13,000 steel structural components installed within just 40 days.
- The average installation time per steel structure floor was only 2.5 days.
- The total steel structure weighs approximately 26,000 tons, with an average daily installation of 700 tons.
All these efforts pushed the boundaries of construction speed.
To ensure timely completion, substantial on-site resources were deployed:
- 60 lifting machines and equipment, supported by over 1,500 laborers.
- Continuous 24-hour construction operations.
- Installation of 3,500 tons of steel bars completed within 10 days.
- Concrete pouring of 35,000 cubic meters—equivalent to the volume used for three 31-story residential buildings.
- Dynamic compaction foundation replacement and testing (6,000 KN·m) completed within 20 days.
- Steel structure lifting of 16,000 tons accomplished in 25 days.
This achievement set a new domestic record for single steel structure installation speed.
Leadership and Elite Workforce
Leaders at all levels showed great attention to the project. Notable visitors included Sun Bin, Deputy Mayor of Jinan City; Han Xingzheng, Deputy General Manager of China Construction Eighth Engineering Division; Chen Jianshe, Party Secretary of Shandong Branch; Song Jiangzeng, Deputy Director of Shandong Branch; Wang Tao, Party Secretary and Chairman of the Second Company, among others. These leaders visited the site multiple times to supervise and collaborate directly with frontline workers.
Jinan Licheng Holdings Group strongly supported the prefabricated housing construction. Li Shaohua, General Manager and Deputy Party Secretary of the Second Company, took full responsibility for organizing and allocating resources, selecting top project managers and skilled labor teams, and efficiently coordinating civil engineering, installation, decoration, and related disciplines.
They established WeChat workgroups for daily progress reporting, ensuring all teams communicated effectively to solve issues promptly and maintain clear daily work objectives.
The company quickly gathered its top-tier strategic suppliers and formed specialized teams, including:
- A civil construction team of 800 workers.
- A steel structure processing and hoisting team of 600 workers, recognized as first-class domestically.
- A mechanical and electrical installation team of 900 workers.
- An interior and exterior decoration team of 1,500 workers.
Overtime and Nonstop Work, Even During the Spring Festival
The project adopted a three-shift rotating schedule, with precise hourly planning. Daily progress was reviewed twice—morning and evening—with immediate corrections made if deviations occurred.
The project department held daily meetings at team, management, and leadership levels to promptly address any issues. Since the project started on December 12, 2018, work has never stopped. Even during the Spring Festival holiday, all staff remained on site, dedicating themselves to welcoming the new year through hard work.
Multiple Strategies to Boost Construction Efficiency
The building has a square footprint measuring 168 meters per side, with each floor covering 28,000 square meters—equivalent to the floor area of 15 to 16 residential buildings. Both above-ground and underground beams and columns are steel structures, with heavy individual components.
The lifting plan combined 10 truck cranes and 18 crawler cranes to efficiently handle the components.
To accelerate progress while ensuring quality and facilitating the entry of steel structure hoisting machinery, the temperature post-pouring belt was replaced with an expansion strengthening belt. Concrete pouring employed a leapfrogging method.
The beam-column joints utilized steel cow legs for connection, reducing the installation time of a steel beam from 60 minutes down to 15 minutes — a 75% improvement in efficiency, combining safety and speed.
Steel beams were lifted using string cranes capable of hoisting 3 to 4 beams at once, doubling efficiency by approximately 200%.
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