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Heavy pipes, girders or cartons should be stowed on transverse braces placed across the floor of the container, and between each layer of the load. These items tend to slide lengthwise, especially during railway operations, producing heavy stress against the end walls of the container.
Thus it is necessary to reinforce the end walls with wooden supports or bulkheads built up to the height of the load.
You can reduce sliding by increasing friction between the layers of cargo using sheets of rubber, plywood, burlap, pieces of cord, etc. Pressure on the side walls must also be reduced by securing the cargo together with steel bands or similar methods.
These should be laid out across the floor before loading the cargo. Platform containers used to transport long materials should be equipped with lateral support bars to prevent the load from swaying from side to side.
Make sure the bars are firmly secured to the load. Where there are no lateral supports, secure the load by putting anti-roll cradles or wedges in the transverse braces at both ends. In either case, band the cargo units together with steel bands. |
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