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Edy the sculpture, with a total weight of 20 tons, has accompanied all ceremonies in Kulm Park, such as projections, dance and climbing shows, and TV presentations.
The calculations for the structure, consisting of more than 600 triangular and 2 1/8-inch-thick cross‑laminated timber panels, were done by the Austrian engineering office sblumer ZT GmbH using RFEM and the add‑on modules RF‑LAMINATE and RF‑COM. RF‑COM provided the option to transfer the internal forces to MS Excel in order to design connections and perform stress analyses.
Structure
The oversized skier comprises five- and six‑ply cross‑laminated timber panels that are connected by approximately 20,000 screws. The skis are 49 ft long and about 6.5 ft wide; their total weight is almost 7 tons. The ski poles consist of two spruce trunks with a length of 46 ft and a diameter of 8 inches each.
Edy poses in a sleek curved position. To prevent him from overturning, a 39-foot-high tower supports him, hidden behind his back. This tower, which is made entirely of timber as well, is also a stairwell and provides access to three platforms inside the giant skier.
The impressive sculpture will be kept as a wooden World Cup monument, possibly in another location.
| Design | aroma AG Zurich, Switzerland www.aroma.ch |
| Timber construction | A. Freund Holzbau Samedan, Switzerland www.freund-holzbau.ch |
| Structural Analysis & FEM | sblumer ZT GmbH Graz, Austria www.sblumer.com |
| Digital Planning | Design-to-Production GmbH Zurich, Switzerland www.designtoproduction.com |
| Detailed Planning | IHT Rafz Ingenieurholzbau + Holzbautechnik GmbH Rafz, Switzerland iht-ing.ch |
