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- Derbyshire
Very much doubt that they would crack. There's a lot of steel bars in them sleepers.if they were the other way up, the middle wouldn't be supported and then they would crack.
Very much doubt that they would crack. There's a lot of steel bars in them sleepers.if they were the other way up, the middle wouldn't be supported and then they would crack.
Ours have been there 14 years and never moved. Lime spreaders, muck spreaders excavator and forager have travelled over them and nothing has moved. They are covered with a layer of railway ballast so the lugs are covered.I'd go with the railway sleepers as well.
Could they be inset inside RSJ to keep secure?
Crocodile Dundee moment coming up
That’s not a bridge this is a bridge
To me the risk factor is way too high for an amateur job 20 foot span bridge for heavy and expensive machinery needs professional calculations not a have a go and hope approach.So the rsjs are old 14” by 6”
Brook span is approximately 20ft
It’s only access to one field and we go there reasonably often.
need to run a forager and muck spreaders or tanker.
banks are firm.
We were thinking of digging into the banks laying a panel flat either side of the brook to land the 4 rsjs onto then put the other panels flat on top of the rsjs.
So the rsjs are old 14” by 6”
Brook span is approximately 20ft
It’s only access to one field and we go there reasonably often.
need to run a forager and muck spreaders or tanker.
banks are firm.
We were thinking of digging into the banks laying a panel flat either side of the brook to land the 4 rsjs onto then put the other panels flat on top of the rsjs.
I would think minimum of 4 or even better 5 or 6 RSJ's fixed onto a good , well seated panel on each bank would be enough to carry the load. 6" panels laid on top and fixed in place would be fine. Why not get some proper construction floor panels that are made for the job rather than wall panels?So the rsjs are old 14” by 6”
Brook span is approximately 20ft
It’s only access to one field and we go there reasonably often.
need to run a forager and muck spreaders or tanker.
banks are firm.
We were thinking of digging into the banks laying a panel flat either side of the brook to land the 4 rsjs onto then put the other panels flat on top of the rsjs.
I do often think this on Various posts.Too many Isambard Kingdom Brunel's on here.
Just drop a pipe in the brook and chuck a load of rubble on top.
Too many Isambard Kingdom Brunel's on here.
Just drop a pipe in the brook and chuck a load of rubble on top.
Calculations for the RSJ's would be cheap enough, I once built a house extension and the RSJ spanning the lower floor had to have the load calculations lodged with the local council. I would have thought for something like a bridge you would need to safeguard yourself. A few hundred quid well spent for the peice of mind it will give. I expect the insurance company will want to see it in the event of any accident involving the bridge.To me the risk factor is way too high for an amateur job 20 foot span bridge for heavy and expensive machinery needs professional calculations not a have a go and hope approach.
Too many Isambard Kingdom Brunel's on here.
Just drop a pipe in the brook and chuck a load of rubble on top.
We’ve got to put a new bridge in over our brook. We’ve already got 4 old large rsjs. Looking to lay them across then put panels flat down on them running cross ways anybody ever done something similar?
What have you used for shuttering? Looks like box profile tin?This was my attempt at a bridge. 25 ft clear span.
Love the old railings. It has been there for decades.This was my attempt at a bridge. 25 ft clear span.
What have you used for shuttering? Looks like box profile tin?