KGAL Fluid Spring Summer 24 - Flipbook - Page 4
consulting engineers
KGAL supporting
Jackson Civil Engineering
Abington Barrage
In addition to the design work provided on the recently completed Colwick
Sluice Fish Pass facility, KGAL has been pleased to support Jackson Civil
Engineering on their EA CDF Framework, providing structural checks of
existing equipment and designs for new gates and stoplogs on numerous
sites over the past 18-24 months, including the following JCE projects:
" Abington Barrage - Retained to check the design of existing stoplogs, provide designs for additional
lifting lugs, an extra stoplog section and technical support with repair works on the tilting gate
" Brampton Mill Lock - Retained to design upstream and downstream stoplogs plus a storage rack
" Cardington Lock - Retained to automate the mitre gates and integral paddle gates
" Nene Storage Racks - Retained to design a generic storage rack that can be used by all the river Nene area stoplogs
" Upper Barnwell Lock - Retained to switch the operating gear for the guillotine gate from the lock side of the gate
to the road side
" Wansford Lock Stoplogs - Retained to design new stoplogs and storage rack
" Woodford Lock - Retained to automate the guillotine gate
Abington Barrage
New equipment for Cliû Dam on the River Erne
KGAL has been commissioned by the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) in
Ireland to carry out two scopes of work relating to the spillway gates
and associated operating equipment at Cliû Dam on the River Erne
near Ballyshannon.
The ürst scope is to prepare retrospective engineering calculations to determine the capacity of the existing drive
trains to operate the top and bottom spillway gates originally installed in 1948. The second scope is to prepare a
Performance Specification for a replacement drive train using modern gearboxes and drives.
This will enable ESB to go out to the market and ultimately engage with a competent design and build Contractor,
who will design, supply, install and commission the new gearboxes and drives.
The spillway gates at Cliû Dam
Ipswich Wet Dock Flood Gates
KGAL has been retained by Red7 Diving Services,
on behalf of BAM, to carry out the condition
assessment of the Ipswich Wet Dock Flood Gates
for the Environment Agency, the asset owner.
The current gates, designed by KGAL, were installed in 2008 as part of the
overall upgrade of the ýood defences for the Ipswich Wet Dock Entrance. The
same team, KGAL and Red7 Diving Services, also undertook the previous
conditional assessment of the asset back in 2017.
A comprehensive dive, mechanical, electrical and hydraulic survey has been
undertaken and the assessment report is currently being prepared, which will
inform the Environment Agency of any required maintenance to ensure the
long-term reliable operation of these critical ýood defence gates.
The existing gates at Ipswich Wet Dock