Structural Information
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Tire-Link Floating Jetties set a benchmark for strength, durability and functionality in floating jetty design.
They satisfy the flotation and stability load requirements of AS 3962-2001
Tire-Link Floating Jetties are constructed from used truck tyres filled with polyurethane foam, each tyre is a complete flotation module, extremely strong and able to support about 90Kg.
The holes in outer tyres are fitted with roto-moulded polyethylene floats.
The tyres are assembled upright and linked together with heavy steel bar enclosed in polythene pipe.
The tyres are not bolted one to another, any tyre can move relative to its neighbour.
This construction enables the jetty to deal with rough water conditions and grounding on rough bottom or with debris caught beneath as the tide falls.
The tyres are the strength and buoyancy of the structure.
The decking provides an even walking surface, able to deal with the movement of the jetty and the continual transition from grounded to floating at the waters edge.
Decking boards are manufactured from recycled plastic, installed so as to maintain an even walking surface with no abrupt changes in height to cause tripping as the jetty moves with the water.
Steel components are of heavy section, hot dip galvanized, epoxy painted and protected from physical damage.
A jetty can be any length and any width from 2.1metres in multiples of 0.6 metres.
Height above ground is 1.1 metres and above water is 0.65 metres.
Structures can be built to support in excess of 400 Kg/Sq Mtr.
Tire-Link rafts and jetties have been open ocean towed to their installed locations.
Intact After Cyclone Ingrid
A Tire-Link Floating Jetty can survive extreme weather events.
These pictures were taken at Elizabeth Bay, NT, after Category 5 Cyclone Ingrid.
The jetty did not capsize and the structure did not fail.
The entire jetty was recovered after being grounded onto rock and severely bent.
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