TEMPORARY ACCESS FOR LIVE TERMINALS AND TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE
Non-marking polymer contact at every node, and a 1,488 lb load rating at half the weight of steel, for work over occupied concourses and service voids.
Specifications at a Glance
Here is how Taurus carries heavy-duty loads across finished public surfaces and the structures beneath them.
What a Live Terminal Demands of Temporary Access
Facilities that stay open to the public impose three constraints on temporary works that standard steel access does not meet:
Structural Deck Limits Above Service Levels
Concourses and platforms sit above basements, service voids, and sub-level infrastructure with defined floor-loading limits. Steel staging consumes that allowance before the work begins.
Carbon Transfer onto Finished Surfaces
Steel components mark the architectural facades, flooring, and finishes that terminal operators have specified and paid to protect, in spaces where the public sees the result.
Fixed Access Windows
Fit-out and maintenance are frequently confined to overnight closures. Slow erection and strike cycles consume the window rather than the work.
Applications Across Terminal and Transit Facilities
Internal Fit-Out and Finishing
Modular access for signage placement, ceiling work, and internal finishing alongside operating concourses.
Overnight Maintenance and Renewal
High-speed wedge-lock assembly accelerates erection and dismantling cycles inside a single closed window.
Work Above Subterranean Service Levels
Reduced component mass keeps point-loading within the floor-loading limits of decks above basements and service infrastructure.
Emergency and Reactive Maintenance
Rapid deployment inside live, operating terminals where access cannot wait for a scheduled shutdown.
The Engineering Behind It
1. Non-Marking Node Interfaces
Polymer joint interfaces form the contact points across the structure, preventing the carbon transfer that steel components leave on finished architectural surfaces.
2. Heavy-Duty Rating, Aluminum-Class Mass
The system delivers a certified 6.6 kN (1,488 lbs / 675 kg) heavy-duty bay rating under AS/NZS 1576.1 while matching the handling weight of premium aluminum systems. Low component mass satisfies strict floor-loading limits above subterranean service basements.
3. Acoustic and Vibration Damping
The structural-polymer joint matrix absorbs physical energy at the node interface, dampening transmitted vibration and metallic noise during erection, dismantling, and operational use in occupied facilities.
Technical Support for Terminal and Transit Bids
Our engineering team provides project-specific load-span calculations, floor-loading assessments, and submittal packs for terminal and transit bids.
