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Pits for levelers – Pits for new installations

 

The levelers Expresso are made depending on the configuration chosen with the project supervisor,
so as to adapt mainly three types of pits:
  1) Leveler for pit with outside steel angles
        (with or without tailback reserve)

 


Leveler for pit with outside steel angles

Leveler for pit with outside steel angles


The leveler is equiped with a back steel angle which will be welded on pit angle.The front cross bar will be welded sur the vertical pit angles.

 
   Advantages:
  • No additional civil engineering
  • Easy subsequent leveler removal
 
   Drawbacks:
  • High engineering cost
  • obligation of welding operation during installation


NB: The detailed pits plans are provided to the order
  2) Leveler for pit with rabbet for self-carried upper frame or hanged frame
        (with or without tailback reserve)

 


Leveler for pit with rabbet for self-carried upper frame or hanged frame

Leveler for pit with rabbet for self-carried upper frame or hanged frame


The leveler shows on its upper part, a peripheral frame with wall anchors on 3 sides, which will be putted on the rabbet around the pit.Wall anchors will be welded on the resting concrete steel, than concrete is underpoured up to ground level.

 
   Advantages:
  • Low engineering cost
  • Fast assembly without apparent welding
 
   Drawbacks:
  • civil engineering after installation
  • Later uninstall difficulties


  3) Coffered leveler (formwork) for non defined pit
       (with or without tailback reserve)

 


Coffered leveler (formwork) for non defined pit

Coffered leveler (formwork) for non defined pit


The leveler is fully coffered on 3 sides which are equiped with wall anchors. It is putted on the bed plate equiped with resting concrete steel on the 3 sides which will be welded on wall anchors and then filled with concrete.

 
   Advantages:
  • Low engineering cost
  • No additional civil engineering
  • Fast assembly without apparent welding

 
   Drawbacks:
  • Difficulty of de-installation

 

  4) Adaptations in an existing pit

 


As part of a dock renovation, we adapt the leveler at the existing pit.
The leveler is custom made.

1) The old equipment is removed.
2) A new leveler with overdimension peripheral steel angles is installed in the pit and welded

 

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