Dover Port Walkway Category 3 Checks
Key facts
Location
Dover
Client
Dover Harbour Board
In Partnership with
Tony Gee & Partners
The Port is Europe’s busiest ferry port, and a vital international gateway for the movement of passengers and trade. It is also an award-winning cruise port, one of the busiest in the UK and hosts some of the world’s most prestigious cruise lines.
We used STAAD Pro structural analysis software and hand calculations to assess both the platforms and staircases to relevant Eurocodes. Eadon engineers began by checking the walkway gantries. Fabricated in steel, the gantries are fixed to concrete piers and the link span decks with articulated connections to allow for movement of the link spans.
Once these checks were completed, focus then turned to the staircases which enabled access to the platforms.
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