O2 Arena Pier – A 90 metre x 15 metre tubular steel pontoon with galvanised steel and recycled plastic plank decking.
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5 rows of parallel 1.85m diameter x 12mm wall steel tubes form the floatation and structural element of the pontoon.
The pontoon designer Shane Carr and his Father pose to show the proportions of the huge structure.
The 84 metre, 160 tonne, 3 point bearing brow access to the pier during build. Brow designers Richard Rogers and Beckett Rankine.
Moving the brow towards the quay edge ready for collection.
The Smit Taklift 7 carried the brow effortlessly down the River Medway.
O2 Arena brow being carried up the River Thames ready for installation.
The 9 metre wide brow in position.
The single point polymeric brow bearing on the pontoon.
Client:
O2 Arena Pier – A 90 metre x 15 metre tubular steel pontoon with galvanised steel and recycled plastic plank decking.
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