Case Study
Lancaster Canal Bridge Reinforcement
G O P H E R S D R I L L S T E E L S Pr oject: Lanc as t er Canal Bridge Reinf or c ement Client: Main Contr actor: Sub Contr actor: Pr oduct Used: ® W eldgrip Gripf or c e Rockbolts W eldgrip Gr out Pump Sys t em Dew Cons truction Ltd. British W at erways Celt es t Ltd . the pr e-drill ed hol es and any voids in the brickwork. T o maintain the aesthetics of the bridge s tructur e, the ov er-c or ed section of each st one bl ock was r eplac ed after bolt ins tallation. T o validat e the integrity of the ® Gripf or c e r einf or c ement syst em, each r ockbolt was pull tes ted t o 25kN, which was 150% of the working l oad. British W aterways hav e an ongoing pr ogram of maint enanc e f or e xisting c anals and a r est oration pr ogram f or cl osed sections of the network. The Lanc ast e