ARMY TM 5-5420-212-10-1
MARINE CORPS TM 08676A-10/1 -1
c.
Maximum loading of bridge components
Table 3-2 explains the maximum load capacities of the major MGB components. The table shows the maximum load
permitted and where the load is applied during bridge operation.
TABLE 3-2 Maximum loading for components
Item
Part
Maximum Loading
Description
of load
Application
Load
1
End Taper Panel
Load applied
across full jaw
position. Support
to be uniformly dis-
tributed about and
across full width of
panel
200 kN
20 ton
2
Deck Unit
Load across full
width anywhere
on span
109 kN
11 ton
3
Ramp Unit
Load across full
width anywhere
on span
154 kN
15.5 ton
4
Sway Brace
Tension
Compression
85 kN
8.5 ton
70 kN
7 ton
5
Launching Nose
Light
(Rear Section)
Load across full
width anywhere
on span
35 kN
3.5 ton
6
Launching Nose
Light
Load across full
width anywhere
on span
12 kN
1.2 ton
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