Repairing coneyor trusses -construction
Repairing coneyor trusses -construction
(OP)
It is decided to replace few bottom chords/members of a belt conveyor truss due to excessive rust. I am not sure what are site prepartions? Do we need to hold the truss while removing old bad members? Do we need to lift the truss? How much? What do we do to keep truss stable while replacing some bottom chords? Construction sequence?
Thank you
Thank you






RE: Repairing coneyor trusses -construction
RE: Repairing coneyor trusses -construction
RE: Repairing coneyor trusses -construction
Anybody has done it in past during their career. I apprecaite if you can direct me.
Any reports, documents, calculations?
Thank you
RE: Repairing coneyor trusses -construction
RE: Repairing coneyor trusses -construction
The folks who frequent this site are a very helpful bunch. If you supply the information that they need to help you, you'll quickly find yourself inundated with first rate advice. At the same time, those same folks are busy people. They're not likely to waste their time guessing at solutions to problems that they don't understand sufficiently.
Are you working under some kind of strict confidentiality agreement? Is there a prolonged power outage in your area? Fire up your scanner and jump in the pool man! I've been waiting all week to say something clever about your damn shoring problem.
The greatest trick that bond stress ever pulled was convincing the world it didn't exist.
RE: Repairing coneyor trusses -construction
I hope the OP listens. I just know we're in for trouble when there is a second thread, after the first thread contained "don't tell me to go hire someone who knows how to do it.".
No offense intended, but we'd better get good info this time or I'm going to start a blacklist of people I won't help. Too frustrating; right up there with the new grads who argue when given good advice! *sigh*
RE: Repairing coneyor trusses -construction
I was caught with million other problems did not get chance to do it today. Will provide it early next week.
Thank you
RE: Repairing coneyor trusses -construction
Let's get this party started:
1) Your sketch shows some stuff (channel / angle) attached to the truss bottom chord. Are those members part of a horizontal truss or do they serve some other function?
2) How many lineal feet of bottom chord do you expect to have to replace?
3) Will the chord replacement affect the panel point connections or will the repair be limited to sections of chord between panel points?
4) How congested is the area in which the repairs will take place? Will their be access for shoring on either side of the conveyor?
5) What kind of steel sections are your truss webs made from? Double angles?
What I don't know about rivets is a lot. I do, however, have one related document in my library and you're welcome to it: Link
The greatest trick that bond stress ever pulled was convincing the world it didn't exist.