Duct and Pipe Support Brackets for Road Bridge

Date                                     2019

Project Name                    Springhead Bridge

Project Location               Ebbsfleet, Kent, UK

Scope of supply                Steelwork to support ducts and pipe

Ellis Project #                    1435

 

Situation

• Following Ellis’s supply of steelwork for the Wear Crossing project, Ellis was approached to provide a steelwork solution for the Springhead Bridge.
• The main bridge design had been finalised, but the structure for supporting power cable-carrying ducts remained incomplete.

Solution

• Ellis’s technical team conducted site visits and received detailed bridge structural drawings.
• Using this data, they created a 3D CAD model and developed a design tailored to meet the project requirements.
• A unique challenge emerged: The supports needed varying heights due to the bridge’s geometry.
• To streamline installation and avoid on-site confusion, a single design offering a range of heights was devised.
• Meeting a tight deadline, off-the-shelf materials were used.
• Strength validation occurred through a combination of hand calculations and 3D CAD analysis.