Thursday 27 October 2011


Movement of the bridge

As pedestrians stroll across the bridge the vibrations cause a shifting and canter effect. the vibrations increase with the human traffic. At the ends of the bridge there are small caster wheels to allow for this movement. One way to measure this movement is to log the slide of the wheels . the rubber coating on the wheels has worn due to this.

Construction
  • Construction of the bridge was contracted by Littlehampton welding.
  • ·         Pontoons are made from rolled steel ...foam filled
  • ·         Main supporting cross-members were made from welded steel pipe bolt/plate mounted to the pontoons
  • ·         The bridge is made in sections
  • ·         Diagonal members are made from welded steel

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