This weekend is the Generic Floralis shone again in the city of Buenos Aires. The famous Recoleta sculpture had to go through a unique repair process Aerospace technologies after two petals were damaged by a strong storm in December 2023.
The Buenos Aires city landmark returned to its original structure after its last petal was transported by barge from an industrial plant in Baradero. After a strong storm in December 2023 a unique comprehensive restoration process to recover two badly damaged petals.
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The sculpture repair process took time two years between the damage analysis, the repair work typical of the aviation industry and the transfer and assembly operations, since the structural repair of the same was carried out in a Baradero industrial plant.
“Since the storm, we have made a commitment to restore the Floralis and we have delivered. “We are regaining one of the symbols of Buenos Aires that represents us around the world,” said the Buenos Aires head of government about the entire process. Jorge Macrifrom United Nations Square.
The President of the City of Buenos Aires claimed that the structural repair process of the Floralis Genérica “It was very difficult” and added: “It was one of the most important monument protection works in recent years because each of the six petals is different.”
Mega operation to restore the Floralis Genérica: the first petal was moved from Baradero to Recoleta
This Sunday morning the second petal was attached, a three and a half ton piece of steel and aluminumon the stem of the floralis. The first damaged petals were restored, moved and assembled back in October this year.
Transferring both repaired petals together River and land transport next to large logistics companies with the embarkation of each of them on a barge that sailed more than 150 kilometers through the Paraná River and the Río de la Plata.
“We will also illuminate it with new lighting technology so that the Floralis looks like never before,” expected Macri together with the Minister of Public Spaces and Urban Hygiene. Ignacio Baistrocchiand to the Undersecretary of State for Urban Landscape, Juan Vacas.
Minister Baistrocchi highlighted “the extent of the restoration work” and elaborated: “It’s not like any other intervention we’ve done on public sculptures before. “We assume the commitment and responsibility for structural preservation.”
The restoration of the renowned sculpture took place as part of the City government sponsorship regime and had the support of Orange X, Axion And Samsung.
Next Saturday, with the aim of celebrating the restoration of the Floralis Genérica, a series of gastronomic fairs And music shows at United Nations Square.
What was the repair process for Floralis Generica?
After a strong storm in December 2023, the city implemented a Structural analysis of the work and opened a tender for repairs. Back in January, the damaged petals were removed and both were transferred to an industrial plant in Baradero, where they were mounted on iron frames.
Repairers dismantled aluminum skin panels and removed damaged steel beams and ribs, including structures that had been added during old partial repairs. Then they led one “Non-destructive material testing” to be able to assess the condition of the parts without damaging them.
The procedure included the implementation of Techniques used in the aerospace industry and, among other things, inspection was carried out using optical devices to detect surface defects, then the eddy current method was used to detect variations in properties, and finally the penetrating liquid technique was used on the surfaces to observe them more closely.
The results of the analyzes and studies enabled progress in the Calculation tests, wind proofs and 3D part modeling to project the structural behavior of the intervention. The new parts were then manufactured, the original components were checked and work began. Reassembling the petals with their longitudinal beams, ribs and reinforcements.
The new parts were assembled using special screws Aircraft and space components for its high tensile and fatigue strength as well as precise assembly that minimizes the risk of loosening due to vibration. In addition, the cover plates were replaced and the joint assessment which connect the petals to the stem.
Once the procedure was completed, they joined forces River and land sections to transport the repaired logs, which were lifted with large cranes and transported from the industrial plant to the port of Baradero, where they were mounted on a barge and sailed more than 150 kilometers along the Paraná River and the Río de la Plata to the port of Buenos Aires. Finally they covered the last part by land from the port to United Nations Square.
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