Case Study
West Sole Platform, Wa-WAP Link Bridge- Bridge Jacking & Bearing Replacement
Head Office, UK & Export Sales Compass Works, 410 Brightside Lane, Sheffield S9 2SP Tel: +44 (0) 114 2611126 • Fax: +44 (0) 114 2611165 • Email: enquiry@ekspan.co.uk Website: www.ekspan.com CASE STUDY Background Information Ekspan carried out an extensive inspection of the structural supports/ bearings on the trussed steel WA-WAP link bridge (approximately 38 metres in length) on the West Sole platform. All visual findings (carefully measured, photographed and cross-referenced against existing data) were assessed, recorded and recommendations for future maintenance requirements were provided in a report. The existing bearings all appeared to be original PSC inverted mechanical pot bearings that had been supplied circa 1983. The findings revealed these bearings had reached the end