Mills Tour

M I L L S T O U R : S H O R I N G T O W E R F O R C I V I L E N G I N E E R I N G W O R K S Specifications and load capacity 12 > Stability The tower must be stabilised against wind loads, in particular during assembling and dismantling. In the absence of special calculations, it is advisable to limit the height of the tower to 4 times the smaller dimension of the base. For taller structures, the towers should be connected together or anchored to the structure to ensure stability in all directions. The horizontal braces are usually fitted every 4 levels or where there are connections between towers. Extension bars 30 cm extension bars are used to increase the number of standards to support heavy loads. The bars do not provide any wind bracing in themselves. This is pro- vided by the frames. In practice, there should not be more than 4 standards braced by a frame per level. Example Various block layouts Run Interconnected towers Blocks HB HB - 6 standards or or To support greater loads either - Strengthen using additional frames or - Brace using tubes and couplers - 9 standards - Interconnected towers or HB (HB): Horizontal diagonal brace. Block of towers 1.00 m spacing 1.60 m spacing - 1.60 m spacing MILLS TOUR > Assembly in blocks and runs Mills Tour shoring towers can be interconnected to form blocks and runs without addition tubes or couplers. Each standard must be braced and anchored at both ends in both directions.