Australia
New Zealand
Maribyrnong River Bridge Pipe Support
Maribyrnong River Bridge Pipe Support
A Melbourne water main needed to be added to the truss structure of a bridge over the Maribyrnong river. To facilitate this, FRP support beams were installed onto the existing truss structure to hold a heavy steel pipe.
Project Challenges
- The beams needed to be able to support a heavy steel water pipe.
- The support beams needed to be positioned into place without a crane or heavy machinery. FRP allowed positioning to be done by hand.
- Needed to be fully engineered and certified by Treadwell to provide peace of mind.
Project Information
Project Category: Pipe support beams
Scope of Work: Design, engineer and supply FRP structural profiles and flat plates
Treadwell Products : ArchitEX™ FRP Structural Profiles and Flat Plates
Treadwell Solution
- Highly durable ArchitEX™ structural profiles were customized to the required length.
- Quick turnaround was needed, and stock was readily available.
- FRP is simply fabricated and modified on site. This meant there was no need for any hot works permit.
- Being lightweight and easy to install, FRP was very manageable during site assembly.
- Given the nature of FRP, any system utilising it is virtually maintenance free, thus keeping maintenance costs as low as possible.
