Balmoral Road

• Client: Network Rail
• Market Sector: Rail
• Services: Civil Engineering

MLM were commissioned to carry out a principal inspection of a 10m wrought iron beam structure with cast iron transverse spanning buckle plates at Balmoral Road, East Ham, London.

The inspection was to address issues raised from previous assessment work by others and to resolve questionable items.

Following our inspection we produced a feasibility report recommending Finite Element Analysis for the buckle plates, this was carried out and showed that the buckle plates would indeed pass an assessment to BE4 (subject to exact construction). MLM carried out further detailed intrusive inspections and found hidden damage to sections of the structure, resulting in closure of the bridge.

MLM then carried out detailed design through the Form A and B process for a reinforced concrete overslab scheme, revised carriageway vertical alignment and wrought iron beam repairs.