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.