North Stand Construction Discussion

[Bournemouth Blue]

Why is there a gap between the cantilevered top section and the steelwork that has been built from the ground up to meet it?

A bit of Polyfilla will sort that, move on

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

A bit of Polyfilla will sort that, move on

I read that in an Irish accent for some reason

 

[Coatigan]

Why is there a gap between the cantilevered top section and the steelwork that has been built from the ground up to meet it?

They'll do a bolted splice connection on it, as below. There's a fair bit of tolerance there, installing at that scale and part cantilevered for such a long time, and then coming up from below, there's always going to be a gap somewhere. But the plates on each side/face will take any transfer, as will the diagonals that already support the cantilever. They'll know the force on the bolts etc.




I admit it looks bigger there than you'd expect, but they'll model the forces on the connection and the plates. Sometimes too little of a gap can stress the plates and risk buckling, particularly when it all starts to move or expand/shrink with temperature changes.



They'll monitor it, check it, and will connect to suit the gap, whether it is exactlynas intended or slightly off. Be good for CP to maybe revisit that junction at a later date when it has been connectied up.