A highlight of the State Garden Show 2014 in Baden-Württemberg was the lookout tower "Himmelsstürmer" with a height of almost 40 m (131 ft). It is made of approx. 176 m³ (6,215 ft³) cross-laminated timber and consists of an inner and an outer tower.
A stairway with 209 steps in the area between the internal and external walls leads to the tower top.
The structural analysis of the lookout tower was performed by Andreas Wirth from Freiburg using RFEM and the RF-LAMINATE add-on module.
Andreas Wirth, Freiburg, Germany
Website of Ingenieurbüro Wirth Haker
3D Model (© Wirth)
Timber Lookout Tower
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| Number of Nodes | 429 |
| Number of Lines | 425 |
| Number of Members | 7 |
| Number of Surfaces | 4 |
| Number of Load Cases | 4 |
| Number of Load Combinations | 4 |
| Total Weight | 63.607 tons |
| Dimensions (Metric) | 5.200 x 5.200 x 35.050 m |
| Dimensions (Imperial) | 17.06 x 17.06 x 114.99 feet |
| Program Version | 5.03.00 |