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is often a requirement for owners and engineers responsible
for quayside and maritime structures to gain access
below the water level to both inspect and to carry out
works of maintenance, repair and strengthening.
The Limpet Dam provides a dry access for non-diving
specialists.
The system is very adaptable and can be positioned
to work against walls of almost every type including
steel sheet piling, brickwork, masonry and concrete.
Other structures can also be accommodated including
tube piles, bridge piers, lock gates, offshore structures
or indeed virtually any shape. Depths in excess of 15
metres and more are achievable depending upon specific
circumstances.
The dry environment allows close accurate inspection,
particularly useful on assessment of damage repair projects,
but also key to quality repair work. This is a tremendous
advantage to the client engineer (who will no doubt
carry out the inspection personally) and should also
give peace of mind to the financial director, who can
easily confirm the nature of the work. Designs can be
optimised and repairs expedited, to minimise disruption.
Typically a dam can be repositioned in 15 to 30 minutes,
and uses only 15 metres of quay length, thus allowing
working around vessels and again minimising disruption.
Sometimes work can be carried out between the quay and
vessels using stand-off fenders.
Cleaning off marine growth from the piles for inspection
or repair can be carried out quickly using high-pressure
water jetting, leaving the surface with a prepared finish
suitable for Welding and painting.
For more detail of limpet dam uses see:
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