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Portable bridge system or portable prefabricated bridge system
is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. The common
name for it is Bailey bridge that was developed during World War
II for military use and saw extensive use by both British and the
American military engineering units. This type of bridges had the
advantages of needing no special tools or heavy equipment to
construct. The wood and steel bridge elements were small and
light enough to be transported in trucks and lifted into place by
hand (in some cases). Furthermore, Bailey bridges were strong
enough to carry tanks and continue to
be extensively used in civil engineering construction projects and
to provide temporary crossings for foot and vehicle traffic In
Malaysia, portable bridges are being used by Public Work
Department, Royal Engineer Regiment, Civil Defense
Department and others. Most of this systems in Malaysia are
dominated by Bailey Bridge for its design and expertise.
Realising the need to do localisation and use local expertise,
Malaysian researchers have designed and developed its own
portable bridge system with the necessary specifications
required.
The product is designed and developed for high performance
and is made from choices of advanced materials such as
aluminum alloy or hybrid with Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer
(for better performance). The performance of this new bridge
system has been tested and met the Military Load Class 70, with
less overall weight and substantial cost reduction. The
characteristics of this invention are:
• The product can be manufactured using mild steel for
lower cost when weight and mobility can be tolerated
• The product can serve for any purpose, mainly for gap
crossing. When serving for gap crossing it will be laid as
bridge girders, spanning up to 26 meters per span, and
is able to carry a load up to 60 tonnes
• The structural members can be produced locally, using
local expertise, and using locally available materials
The invention has been protected via the lodgement of a Malaysian patent
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The product can enter the market subsequent to constructing the full-scale system. The inventors would like to speak to companies interested to commercialise the invention.
The potential applications are wide as the capability to produce
such product locally and at cheaper cost, more bridges can be
built or replaced to provide better infrastructures to the people of
this country and other countries too. The potential applications
are as follows:
• Construction Application (Temporary)
• Mining
• Military
• Logistic
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Realizing the need to do localization
and use local expertise, Malaysian
researchers have designed and
developed our own portable bridge
system with the necessary
specifications required. This new
design for high performance portable
bridge system is made of advanced
materials.
• Railway
• Marine
• Emergency Solution
• Permanent Bridge Solution
In Malaysia, the product can be marketed to the Public Work
Department (PWD) and the Royal Engineer Regiment (RER).
Other potential user is Civil Defence Department (JPAM) for
various disaster relief operations.
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