[Bell Historians] Rusty foundation grillage

[David Bryant]

I think the rust has to be pretty severe to crack the castings. DEP reckoned
there was about an inch of rust on the top grillage at Oldham!

David
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Subject: [Bell Historians] Rusty foundation grillage


> Reading David's note about Oldham reminded me that I was at Merthyr
> Tydfil a week ago recording and inspecting (results to be written up
> ASAP, v. interesting). The foundation beams there are fabricated:
> rivetted up from plate and angle. Some of the plates had started to
> laminate through rust. To my uncritical eye there was nothing the
> threaten the stability of the installation, but I had not thought of
> the rust cracking the castings. Is this a common occurrence?
>
> Bill H
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