Electric Vault Strengthening
Electric Vault Strengthening
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Hello,
We have a concrete electrical vault that was built in the early 1960's and currently sits off the shoulder of the road. We need to widen the roadway with the vault now in the travel lane. Is there a way to strengthin a utility vault so that it would handle H20 loading? Relcoating it is not really an option as it services a major run for the site.
Thanks
We have a concrete electrical vault that was built in the early 1960's and currently sits off the shoulder of the road. We need to widen the roadway with the vault now in the travel lane. Is there a way to strengthin a utility vault so that it would handle H20 loading? Relcoating it is not really an option as it services a major run for the site.
Thanks






RE: Electric Vault Strengthening
If the lid is at the same level as the pavement - then a new concrete lid could be considered if the walls are OK. Again - a full analysis would be required.
If the walls don't work - then either rebuild the vault around the interior "stuff" or try to stiffen the walls with added internal steel members.
Alternatively excavate all around the vault and construct new perimeter walls and lid to essentially turn the current walls into interior non-load bearing surfaces.
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