Support & access structures
Support structures are utilized to temporarily hold up a structure such as; a support that can be jacked up for restoration of building foundations, transport cradles for sailing yachts, access and work platforms, a helideck on an offshore platform or a sliding cantilever structure for the installation of a cantilever bridge. These support structures are some key examples for some of the support structures designed by TWD for various installation, maintenance and salvage operations.
All our support structure designs are designed to function with due consideration for interfaces with the permanent structure, workability requirements, tolerances and other additional features.
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