Preesentatiion on C
Cape Cle
ear Islan
nd Hydrraulic Sttorm Gaates Wiinner Iriish Conccrete So
ociety Aw
ward 20
016 Date: Tue
esday 10thh May Time: 18:30 (Tea/C
Coffee from 18:00)
Venuee: DITT, Bolton SStreet Speake
er: Richard Brow
wne, Direcctor, L&M
M Keating Building &
& Civil Engine
eering Con
ntractors
Synopsis: The pressentation will w demonsttrate the n
novel appro
oach taken to the dessign and construcction of the new autom
mated storm gate harbo
our entrance
e to Cape Clear Harbourr. It will detail how engineering challenges associatted with underwater an
nd overwateer building w
works on Ireland’ss most souttherly inhab
bited island were overccome througgh novel deesign and teemporary works. As part of th
he works, the 1000t concrete storm gate lock ch
hamber was constructed
d in Cobh Dock Yard and towe
ed over 100km to Cape C
Clear Island. The presenttation will higghlight the cchallenge of ensurring that thiss 15m x 15m x 9m high 1000t chambeer ‘arrived on the right d
day, at the rigght stage of the right tide, with the right w
weather cond
ditions to slo
ot the chamb
ber into exacctly the right spot in a two hou
ur tidal window’. The complete CE C marked solution s
includes two 30t steel gatte leaves actuated
d by 140t hydraulic ramss and electricc powered H
HPU’s controlled by one ccentral comp
puterised control p
panel. Speakerr Bio: Richaard Browne is a Director at L&M Keeating and was w recentlyy awarded Engineers E
Ireland C
Chartered En
ngineer of th
he Year, 201
15. As Projecct Director, R
Richard had overall respo
onsibility for the constructio
on of the works w
through his consstruction team and waas Design Lead and Coordinator for conttractor desiggn build and temporary w
works on thiss technically challenging project. Admission
n FREE Booking N
Not Necessaary No
on‐Members Welcome
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