Victoria Coach Station
Access & Protection Deck
Scaffold Design & Engineering,
Structural Assessments & Surveys
An access and protection deck was designed at Victoria Coach Station to facilitate maintenance works to the deluge system located within the roof structure. The deck was to be suspended from the existing steel roof trusses. RDG conducted a structural assessment of the roof truss which found that the bottom chord required reinforcement during the lifespan of the project. Standard scaffold components were used to limit the impact of the reinforcement on the structure. Scaffold tubes were connected between existing node points on the roof truss to increase the tension capacity of the bottom chord.
Spine beams were positioned running perpendicular to the roof truss secured by box ties. Additional beams were positioned running parallel to the roof truss at 2.1mC/C. This formed the lower working platform and supported a stepped birdcage which provided access to the apex. Aluminium tubes were used throughout to reduce the dead load of the scaffold. The coach station remained fully operational throughout the duration of the works.
Spine beams were positioned running perpendicular to the roof truss secured by box ties. Additional beams were positioned running parallel to the roof truss at 2.1mC/C. This formed the lower working platform and supported a stepped birdcage which provided access to the apex. Aluminium tubes were used throughout to reduce the dead load of the scaffold. The coach station remained fully operational throughout the duration of the works.
