Bridge Inspection and Bridge Repair, North London
We are currently carrying out a structural inspection and repair to a brick built railway bridge in North London.
Our client expressed concerns over the visible cracking and bowing present to the structure of which carries high speed trains into central London so it was vital that we acted quickly in order to carryout the inspection, design and implement a suitable structural repair scheme.
To save time and cost in scaffold we opted to use our van mounted cherry picker that will enable our installation to be carried out rapidly, in less time that it would take to erect scaffolding.
The spandrel is suffering from de-lamination causing in some brickwork to fall from the masonry arch severely weakening the structure. the sofit which carries and distributes the loads of the masonry arch was showing signs of racking caused by vibration allowing water to penetrate into the structure causing defective pointing. the brick pier was also suffering from major cracking and separation.
We will be installing Twistfix helical beams at 300mm centres horizontally accross the masonry arch creating a grid pattern with the bars drilled 1.5m into the supporting pillars providing a reinforced structure distributing the loads. and over 4000 1.5m grout ties will be installed through the sofit into the arch pinning the sofit and preventing further delamination.
the works will be carried out so that the bridge remains fully functional and the road remains open and accessible.
