Precast concrete Cover for Shallow Service Channel.
Provided with a hot dipped galvanized lifting hole for easy access for inspection or maintenance.
Top surface is non-slip.
Covers can take low frequency heavy vehicle wheel loads. If vehicles travel at speeds exceeding 20km/h, the covers have to be bedded in to prevent rocking. It is not suitable for public roadways or continuous traffic.
Length along channel: 500mm (need 2 per metre).
Vanstone’s Shallow Service Channels are used at minor road crossings where the excavating depth is limited. It is suitable to house cables and small pipes.
Vanstone’s precast reinforced concrete Service Channels are u-shaped ducts that are installed end-to-end to form a continuous channel. The length of segments along the channel are either 0.5m or 1.0m, depending on the model.
Application:
Precast reinforced concrete Service Channels may be used to carry any type of underground services. It includes power cables, comms cables, feeders, pressure pipes, gravity lines, gas pipes, compressed air pipes and ventilation ducts. Any services that need to be out of the way, properly managed and reachable should be installed in a service channel.
Common places of installation include under-floor in industrial buildings, hospitals, manufacturing labs and similar buildings; Outdoors on campuses connecting buildings to buildings and to service hubs. Also, cell phone base stations, high voltage switch yards and more.
Precast concrete Service Channels makes sense:
- Quick to install. A length of precast channel can be installed in a day. This is opposed cast in situ or brick built channels that can take weeks to complete.
- Great quality. Vanstone’s Service Channels are factory-cast under controlled conditions. Concrete quality is guaranteed, reinforcing steel is correct and the channels have a great finish.
- Economical. If time and labour is taken into account, precast concrete channels are more economical than site built channels.
More shapes and sizes:
If this one does not suit you, virtually any channel may be designed and manufactured by Vanstone. This includes any size, type of loading and lifting attachments.
