Structural Engineering

The Structural Engineering Division of MECON has a well-knit team of experts who have rendered services in the field of structural steel works for various projects in India and abroad. Extensive CAD facilities are also available for design and drafting. Engineers have received extensive training in the field of complex technological and industrial structures. Each Project executed by MECON reveals a distinct facet of MECON’s expertise. Together they represent a panaroma of proven capabilities

Spheres of Activities

• Detailed engineering and preparation of design drawings
• Activities related to preparation of techno economic feasibility reports, detailed project reports
• Preparation of fabrication drawings
• Comprehensive study and information reports, asset evaluation etc.
• Approval of vendors fabrication drawings
• Supply of fabricated steel structures and erection of steel structures
• Site services like designer’s supervision, construction supervision etc.
• Preparation of technical specification, tender documents, tender scrutiny and recommendations
• Project monitoring and construction management services
• Assistance to Bureau of Indian Standard

Range of Technical expertise

• Blast furnace, stoves, dust catcher etc for iron making units
• Technological Up gradation of Blast furnaces
• Sintering Plants & Pelletising Plants
• Sponge Iron Plants
• Steel melting shops & Continuous casting plants
• Rolling mills
• Coke ovens, by-product plants and coke dry cooling plants
• Beneficiation Plants & Coal washery
• Rocket launching facilities
• Power plants (Hydel/Thermal)
• Desalination Plant
• Material handling systems like conveyor galleries,transfer houses,covered sheds,stock houses,bunkers & silos
• Non-ferrous industries
• Refractory material plants
• Converter gas cleaning and and storage systems
• Inter plant pipe lines and supporting systems
• Industrial chimneys
• Petro-chemical complexes

Major Assignments Executed

Till date, MECON has rendered / is rendering services in the field of structural steel works for approximately 21,46,000 tonnes. The major projects include

• Expansion of Bhilai Steel Plant to 4 Mt capacity-1,20,000 tonnes
• Expansion of Bokaro Steel Plant to 4 Mt capacity - 1,74,000 tonnes
• Direct Reduction Plant at Hazira, Essar Steel - 2,100 tonnes
• Kudremuch Iron Ore Projects - 30,000 tonnes
• Pig Iron Complex at Redi, UIL and at Goa NDIL - 4,500 tonnes
• 5 m tall coke oven battery for BSL, DSP, RSP, ISP - 4500 tonnes
• 7 m tall coke oven battery & coke dry cooling plant for VSP, RSP, KMCL , BSP - 42,000 tonnes
• Re-Building of Coke Oven Batteries for BSL, DSP, RSP 6500 tonnes
• Billet Casting Facilities, NALCO -1,850 tonnes
• Rolling Mills for Steelco, Gujarat , LSIL, Wardha, JSPL(Angul), BSP - 80,500 tonnes
• Strip Rolling Complex, LSIL, Wardha - 6,300 tonnes
• Mangalore Pellet Plant - 9,000 tonnes
• Downstream facilities for ESSAR Steel, Gujarat - 23,600 tonnes
• Aluminium Foil Plants at Silvassa for HINDALCO - 2,100 tonnes
• 1.0 MTPA Integrated Steel Plant at Duburi, Orissa for NINL - 40,000 tonnes
• 350 Cum BF Complex for JSPL at Raigarh - 3,600 tonnes
• 1250 Cum BF Complex for JVSL at Toranagallu - 11,200 tonnes
• 0.6 MTPA DR Plant Complex for BSSL at Meramandali - 14,000 tonnes
• 2.5 MTPA Expansion of JSPL at Raigarh - 30,000 tonnes
• 4.0 MTPA Expansion of JSW at Toranagallu - 22,000 tonnes
• 3.0 MTPA Expansion of BSSL at Meramandali - 60,000 tonnes
• FeCr Plant Complex of M/S JSL, Duburi - 6,600 tonnes
• 350 Cum BF Complex and DISP Plant at Bhuj for Saw Pipes Ltd.- 6,600 tonnes
• Ductile Iron Pipe Plant for Jaibalaji Industries Ltd. - 4,600 tonnes
• 1.5 MTPA steel plant for JSPL at Angul - 1,71,000 tonnes
• RMU and Augmentation of Jaldhaka Hydro Electric Project of WBSEDCL - 100 tonnes
• BOF & CCP for JSW (Toranagallu) - 74000 tonnes
• 100 MLD Desalination Plant for Chennai Water Supply & Sewarage Board - 2,370 tonnes
• 2 X 4 mt. Pellet Plants for ESSAR (Vizag) - 16000 tonnes
• Cross Country Slurry transportation Pipeline Project for ESSAR (Vizag) - 4000 tonnes
• Iron ore extraction / screening / transportation for NMDC, Hyderabad - 12000 tonnes
• Armoured rooms for Defence projects-70 tonnes
• 4.2mt expansion at Rourkela Steel Plant - 85000 Tonnes
• Pellet & Beneficiation plant for Bhushan Power & Steel - 20000 Tonnes

Consultancy & Project Monitoring Service

Till date, MECON has rendered services in this area for approximately 6,50,000 tonnes. The major projects include:

• Modernisation of Durgapur Steel Plant - 84200 tonnes
• Steel Plant at Warri, Delta Steel Company Nigeria - 29,400 tonnes
• Integrated Steel Plant at Ajaokuta, ASCL Nigeria - 2,34,500 tonnes
• Charge chrome project, OMC, Orissa - 1,750 tonnes
• Additional flux crushing and screening facilities, Bokaro Steel Plant - 4,500 tonnes
• Lead zinc smelter project, HZL, Chanderia - 13000 tonnes
• 1.0 MTPA Integrated Steel Plant at Duburi for Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited - 40,000 tonnes
• 2.5 mtpa expansion of IISCO steel Plant - 1,95,000 tonnes

Major assignments  under execution

Following major Projects are under advanced stage of engineering / execution:-

• Consultancy and detailed engineering services for 7.0 mtpa expansion of Bhilai Steel Plant - 2,50,000 tonnes (approximately)
• Consultancy and detailed engineering services for 4.2 mtpa expansion of Rourkela steel Plant - 85,000 tonnes (approximately)
• Consultancy and detailed engineering services for 7.0 mtpa expansion of Bokaro steel Plant(1st phase) - 40,000 tonnes (approximately)
• Consultancy and detailed engineering services for 2.5 mtpa expansion of Durgapur steel Plant - 25,000 tonnes (approximately)
• Consultancy and detailed engineering services for 6.0 mtpa expansion of BSL, Meramandali - 1,46,000 tonnes (approximately)
• 3.0 mtpa integrated steel plant at Nagarnar for NMDC - 3,00,000 tonnes
• Consultancy & detail engineering services for SMS expansion in RINL Visakhapatnam

Supply & Erection Of Steel Structures

So far, MECON has undertaken supply and erection of steel structures for approximately 58000 tonnes:

• Continuous slab casting plant under RSP Modernisation - 16000 tonnes
• External Coal Handling Plant of TNEB, Chennai - 11,000 tonnes
• Second Launch Pad (SLP) Project at Sriharikota - 4170 tonnes
• Re building of 5 m tall CO Battery Nos.5, 1 & 2 of Bokaro Steel Plant - 3500 tonnes
• Re building of CO Battery No.5 of Rourkela Steel Plant - 700 tonnes
• Tar Bonded Dolomite Brick Plant under RSP- Modernisation - 700 tonnes
• Lignite Handling System, Neyvali Lignite Corporation - 7000 tonnes
• Up gradation of 1250 Cum Blast Furnace No.3 of Durgapur Steel Plant - 6000 tonnes
• Revamping of Blast Furnace No.7 (2230Cum) of Bhilai Steel Plant - 600 tonnes
• 7 m tall Coke Oven Battery No.6 at RSP - 2,300 tonnes
• Benzol plant - RINL, Rebuilding of coke oven batteries at BSP, BSL - 2600 tonnes