Patent ID: 8555599

Claim:
A method for the construction of a civil engineering structure comprising n superimposed components, where n>2, the method comprising the following steps for superimposing components: fixing a lifting structure comprising lifting means, moving horizontally a second component to a position below the fixed lifting structure, lifting the second component to a predetermined height using the lifting means, positioning a first component beneath the fixed lifting structure substantially below the second component, while the second component remains substantially at said predetermined height, and placing the second component substantially on the first component using the lifting means, the method further comprising the following steps, repeated for a number p ranging from 2 to n−1, wherein a group of p components comprises the previously superimposed components of the civil engineering structure; moving the group of p components away from the fixed lifting structure using movement means, positioning a p+1 th component beneath the fixed lifting structure, lifting the p+1 th component using the lifting means, positioning the group of p components beneath the fixed lifting structure substantially below the p+1 th component, and placing the p+1 th component substantially on the group of p components using the lifting means.