TM 5-5420-278-10
0035 00
0035 00-7
BRIDGE ANCHORAGE (Contd)
CURRENT VELOCITY
BOTTOM CONDITIONS
(RATE OF CURRENT PER SECOND)
SOFT
SOLID/ROCKY
Table 2. Design of Upstream Anchoring Systems.
0–3 feet/sec
(0–0.9 meters/sec)
3.1–11 feet/sec
(1–3.4 meters/sec)
Shore guys every 6th
float upstream
Overhead cable system
Shore guys every 6th
float upstream
Overhead cable system
CURRENT VELOCITY
BOTTOM CONDITIONS
(RATE OF CURRENT PER SECOND)
SOFT
SOLID/ROCKY
Table 3. Design of Downstream Anchoring Systems.
None expected
0–3 feet/sec
(0–0.9 meters/sec)
3.1–11 feet/sec
(1–3.4 meters/sec)
Shore guys every 10th
float downstream
Shore guys every 6th
float downstream
Overhead cable system
Shore guys every 10th
float downstream
Shore guys every 6th
float downstream
Overhead cable system
