Approx 5 years ago we block paved some forecourts to industrial units. 80mm blocks laid herringbone on a good sub base.
No problems with vehicles, turning artics and forklifts etc until one unit started using their aisle battery forklift with small metal wheels outside. Now depressions are forming around manholes, a drain and at the roller shutter door entrance.
All other identical units are ok and this one was until recently. The building company that employed me has asked me to 'go and look'. I'm convinced it's the small solid wheels of the battery aisle truck being used outside.
Any ideas? or where can we go to get some information on suitable tyre types for block paving? I'd like to tell them it's their unit holders fault not mine
fork trucks in general cause damage to concrete surfaces as they have a far greater load on small wheels
A friend of mine who is a maintenance manager had similar problems and turned the speed setting on the fork trucks from 5 to 1
the drivers moaned but half the time they were hairing around and losing pallet loads,know they lose none
if the paving was bad it would have failed sooner than 5 years
IMHO
LLL
You are shurely in trouble :rock:
Just lift it and relay on cement - BUT do mention to client to contact brick production company as they have a specifiction for brick usage capacity. Every paving has its usage capacity and it has to be provided by EU standarts - for instance Kilsaran gave us reference for 50 average cars a day for 80mm brick (aount depends on brick type).
Second option - remove one brick and just say that spacers are teared off and reason for that is bad brick quality or overusage - might work :p
