The presentation is intended to give an insight into the overall project and the technical challenges associated with the £3.7million electrical and lighting refurbishment contract at Erskine Bridge:
As an introduction Louis will provide some background into the project and justification for the decision to go ahead with the LED replacement and inclusion of the CMS system.
He will then highlight some of the technical challenges which had to be addressed, the solutions which were developed, and explain the reasoning behind some of the decisions taken. This will include elements of the DSEAR Regulations and the need to consider the internal bridge structure as a hazardous area. He will also discuss elements of the buildability issues which were encountered and the development of bespoke products (column baseplates, Aircraft Navigation Lights etc.) which had to integrate with the existing bridge structure and the importance of consideration of safe methods of working at the design and planning stage, and the benefits of implementing these methods when it came to construction stage.
Louis will then describe and discuss the various elements of the construction and handover phases, leading to successful completion of the project.
Talk by by Louis Fourie BSc (HONS) MIET AMILP, Clayton Fourie Consultancy
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PLS 2017: Erskine Bridge Electrical and Lighting Refurbishment
1. ILP Professional Lighting Summit
14th June 2017 Glasgow
Louis Fourie MIET AMILP
Director
Clayton Fourie Consultancy
Erskine Bridge Electrical &
Lighting Refurbishment
5. 1. Previous Lighting
• The original street lighting consisted of:
• 5No high mast units at Admin Building & 15No Twin bracket columns
in centre reserve on south approach.
• 40No twin brackets in centre reserve across the bridge deck.
• 16No high masts north of the bridge.
• Two aircraft navigation lights on each tower.
6. 1. Previous Electrical Network
• Electrical & Lighting network was 45 years old and reached the end of
there design life.
• The electrical network at the south end started in the switch room inside
admin building and ran out to the road through a service tunnel.
• At the north end, the supply came from a sub station at Dalnottar
Interchange
• Cables then ran up the central reserve into bridge and through the bridge
via 6No steel ducts
• Termination into 16No DB. 8No from north and 8No from south
• Admin building in south to mid-span.
• Dalnottar in North to mid-span
7. 1. Previous Electrical Network
Steel duct running threw bridge
Steel duct where they are open.
9. 1. Original Electrical Network
Cable entering bridge deck at north abutment T-joint forms mains to DB & Conduit to street lighting
10. 1. Original Electrical Network
Cable entering bridge deck at north abutment T-joint form mains to DB & Conduit to street lighting
11. 1. Original Electrical Network
The man rider taking you up to the top of the
tower.
Great view from the top of the tower
12. 2. Design
1. The original high mast units at the admin building were no longer required due to
removal of the tolls and were replace with standard road lighting on the verge.
2. The number of lanterns were reduced from 40No to 26No.
3. The twin bracket columns in the center reserve were replaced with opposite
columns in the verge.
4. This removed the need for replacing the central reserve barriers comply with latest
standards and don’t need double fast lane closers for maintenance.
5. All the new columns were aluminum, passively safe type, fitted with LED lanterns
and central management system.
13. 2. Design
1. The columns on the bridge deck were replaced with Aluminium columns and
required bespoke base plates.
2. Using CIE 115 and BS 5489 & BSEN 13201 we designed the scheme to M3 class
1. Minimum 1.0cd/m2 , Uo>40%
3. The electrical network no longer complied with safety standards
4. The high masts had exceeded their design service life and had to be replaced
5. The columns in the central reserve did not have sufficient clearance to allow the
barrier to deflect and operate in the correct manner, thus the new columns were
moved to the edge of carriageway
6. We looked at 8no lantern manufactures lantern and found a number of options
which would be acceptable. The final choice was proposed by the contractor
7. As per Transport Scotland standards all lanterns would be LED and controlled by
CMS.
14. 2. Design
1. We decided to split the north and south network into 2No. separate supplies each.
One unmetered for street lighting and one metered for everything else.
2. The cable calcs showed that 95mm2 4core + earth cables would be required for new
main supply cables.
3. Each circuit is about 1300m in length.
4. After undertaking a Risk Assessment and consultation with the client, the decision
was made to install a ATEX Zone 2 equipment inside the bridge deck. This minimises
the risk of explosion if there is a build up of vapour inside the bridge following fuel or
chemical spill on the bridge.
5. As outside the bridge, all lanterns were LED and furthermore had to be vibration
resistant and incorporate emergency back up.
6. The light levels inside the bridge deck are 100Lux average over the central walkway.
15. 2. Design
95mm ² 4 Core
XLPE/SWA/XLPE
+ 95mm2 XLPE/SWA/XLPE
earth
V = 400 volts
ELI = 0.35 Ω
2
1
4
TP+N
MCCB
64A
80A
TP+N
MCCB
40A
95mm ²4 Core
XLPE/SWA/XLPE+
95mm
XLPE/SWA
/XLPE EARTH
GS05 SOUTH SIDE BRIDGE
TERMINATION PILLAR
NEW PILLAR
STREET LIGHTING SUPPLY DBL1
95mm ²4 Core
LSZH/GSWB/EPR+ 95mm²
LSZH/GSWB/EPR EARTH
Vd = 4.74 volts
ELI = 0.62 Ω
METERED SUPPLY TO DB1
GS01 TOLL ADMIN
BUILDING
UNMETERED LIVE SUPPLY
GS05U
DBL1 TO DBL8 WITHIN BRIDGE, REFER TO DRG NOS
1/SW/1203/016/ELEC/004
METERED SUPPLY
FROM GS02
95mm ²4 Core
XLPE/SWA/XLPE+
95mm²
XLPE/SWA /XLPE
EARTH
METEREDUNMETERED
GS02 TOLL ADMIN
BUILDING
METERED LIVE SUPPLY
TP+N
MCCB
40A
2
35mm ² 4 Core
XLPE/SWA/XLPE +
35mm² XLPE/SWA/XLPE
earth
AB01
GS03
GS04
TP+N
MCCB
40A
3
TEDP
DB1 TO DB8 WITHIN BRIDGE, REFER TO DRG NOS
1/SW/1203/016/ELEC/003
95mm ² 4 Core
XLPE/SWA/XLPE
+ 95mm2 XLPE/SWA/XLPE
earth
80A
1
HAZARDS AREA ZONE 2
UNMETERED SUPPLY
FROM GS02
95mm ²4 Core
XLPE/SWA/XLPE+
95mm²
XLPE/SWA /XLPE
EARTH
V = 0.87 volts
ELI = 0.39Ω
Vd = 1.72 volts
ELI = 0.6 Ω
Vd = 2.31volts
ELI = 0.69 Ω
Vd = 3.6 volts
ELI = 0.99 Ω
Vd = 1.56 volts
ELI = 0.62 Ω
V = 400 volts
ELI = 0.35 Ω
GS05M
35mm ² 4 Core
XLPE/SWA/XLPE +
35mm² XLPE/SWA/XLPE
earth
35mm ² 4 Core
XLPE/SWA/XLPE +
35mm² XLPE/SWA/XLPE
earth
35mm ² 4 Core
XLPE/SWA/XLPE +
35mm² XLPE/SWA/XLPE
earth
ELECTRICAL NETWORK SOUTH OF BRIDGE
Schematic diagram for
Main network from admin
building
19. 2. Design
Step 1
New BT Fibre
in duct
New Virgin
Fibre in duct
Traffic Scotland
Fibre
Electrical Mains
Electrical Mains
Redundant BT
Copper
Street Lighting Cable
New Traffic Scotland CCTV
Traffic Scotland Duct
Live Electrical Cable
Live Electrical Cable
Step 2
Step 4
Step 5
New BT Fibre in ducts
New Virgin Fibre in duct
Traffic Scotland Fibre
New Street Lighting Cable
New Traffic Scotland CCTV
New Auxiliary Cables
Electrical Mains
Electrical Mains
Redundant BT
Copper
Street Lighting Cable
New Traffic Scotland CCTV
Traffic Scotland Duct
Live Electrical Cable
Live Electrical Cable
New Electrical Mains
Metered
New Electrical Mains
Unmetered New Street Lighting
Cable
New Auxiliary Cables
Proposed Steps for removal of steel ducts.
New BT Fibre
in duct
New Virgin
Fibre in duct
New BT Fibre in ducts
New Virgin Fibre in duct
Traffic Scotland
Fibre
Auxiliary Cables
Move required
cable out of
harms way
Cut steel duct into small
pieces and remove
redundent ducts and cables
from bridge
Install cable ladder in
place of the first 3no
steel ducts
Cut remaining steel ducts
and redundent cables into
small pieces and remove
from bridge structure.
Install new cable ladder
into space of steel ducts.
Move all cables and ducts
to first cable ladder
Auxiliary Cables
New Traffic Scotland CCTV
New Electrical Mains
Metered
New Electrical Mains
Unmetered
21. 2. Construction
For the 95mm2 cable we had to use 200mm⌀ ducts. Purple street lighting duct is
100mm⌀.
22. 2. Construction
High mast lowered and cut into 4 pieces to be taken from site to licensed recycling plant
23. 2. Construction
All the bolts in the bridge deck were pull tested and after the new column was fitted
sealed with grout to water proof the column base.
24. 2. Construction
New LED Lantern fitted with CMS nodes , show the uniformity achieved on the
approach road and in the compound.
27. 2. Construction
The new Zone 2 DB and new cable ladders with electrical cable and coms cable
separated.
28. 3. What was achieved.
1. Environmental impact.
1. The new lighting installation has reduced the energy by 70% energy (£50K
per year)
2. Over £3K reduction in carbon tax per year.
3. 20% material was recycled dusring the course of the project.
2. The contract was completed on budget and on time.
29. 4. Thanks to
1. Transport Scotland Bridges section
2. Scotland Transerv for managing the contract.
3. Lightways Contracting