Followingexaminationofboreholedata,itwasdeterminedthatPlatipusS08anchorsinstalledat1.5mcentresin pairseithersideofthepolyethylenepipeandthenlinkedwith50mmwidenylonwebbingwouldprovidesufficient restraintagainstbuoyancy.Anchorswerequicklyandeasilyinstalledtoadepthof1.5mthenproofloadedto10kN withahydraulicjack.Thewebbingsystemwasthenconnected,strappingthepipelinesecurelyinposition. A culvert at Chilton Street was being replaced with a 1500mm diameter twin wall polyethylene pipe encased in lightweightconcrete,astheoriginalbrickstructurewasshowingsignsoffailure.Somemeansofholdingthepipe downagainstbuoyancywhilsttheconcretecuredwasrequired. Solution Chilton Street Culvert - UK CASE STUDY Project Specification Anchor System: S08EC galvanised spheroidal graphite iron anchor with 1.5m of 8mm Ø galv

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