VSL's innovations Dampers on test Penny's Bay in HK
VSL's innovations Dampers on test Penny's Bay in HK
VSL's innovations Dampers on test Penny's Bay in HK
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TECH SHOW<br />
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Keep<strong>in</strong>g the schedule<br />
smoothly<br />
The works started <strong>in</strong> January 2004<br />
with the assembly of the gantry.<br />
Erecti<strong>on</strong> works started early March<br />
2004 and where substantially<br />
complete by June. To enable<br />
assembly and launch<strong>in</strong>g of the<br />
girder for the bridge erecti<strong>on</strong>,<br />
completi<strong>on</strong> of the South abutment<br />
was critical to the programme,<br />
as the approach ramp was used<br />
as a support platform for girder<br />
assembly and launch<strong>in</strong>g. Follow<strong>in</strong>g<br />
launch<strong>in</strong>g of the girder, f<strong>in</strong>al<br />
<strong>in</strong>stallati<strong>on</strong> of wall panels, cop<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
and bank seat thrust relief walls<br />
where completed. In additi<strong>on</strong> to the<br />
c<strong>on</strong>crete faced walls, VSL supplied<br />
and <strong>in</strong>stalled a number of VSoL ®<br />
mesh faced walls as temporary<br />
works, as a quick and cost effective<br />
way of allow<strong>in</strong>g adjacent activities<br />
to c<strong>on</strong>t<strong>in</strong>ue as the permanent walls<br />
were built.The erecti<strong>on</strong> work over<br />
the Airport Express and MTR l<strong>in</strong>es<br />
were executed without any<br />
disrupti<strong>on</strong> to either traffic<br />
or equipment from MTRC.<br />
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PENNY’S BAY CONTRACT 1