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News Release from: Halfen | Subject: Heavy duty loops
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 February 2002
Halfen heavy duty loops lift 80 tonne
bridge beams
Halfen lifting loops have enabled the safe and economic handling and installation of four 80 tonne precast concrete beams on an unusually long motorway bridge.
Halfen lifting loops have enabled the safe and economic handling and installation of four 80 tonne precast concrete beams on an unusually long motorway bridge Main contractors, Birse Construction , selected Tarmac Precast Concrete to provide new parapet edge beams for strengthening the 4-span Baydon Road Bridge, which crosses the M4 at an angle of 45 degrees
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 22 Mar 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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At some 26 metres long, the U-shaped beams, designed by consulting engineers Peter Brett Associates, span from abutments to the piers located in the motorway's central reservation and at the verges.
Halfen's lifting loops were selected for the ease with which they could be threaded around the steelwork in the closely packed reinforcement cages.
This arrangement is not only convenient to precaster and contractor but also offers very even load distribution.
To meet the loadings involved and the requirements of the length and size of eye needed for ease of connection to the crane hook, Halfen supplied 32 of its 70 mm diameter loops.
Used in four sets of eight, the wire rope hoops enabled the 80 tonne beams to be moved around the precast yard, to be loaded onto a special extendable, flatbed articulated lorry for transport to site, and finally to be lifted into position.
The loops are part of Halfen's comprehensive range of lifters for the precast concrete industry. Request a free brochure from Halfen ...
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