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5. OPERA
TION
5.3.2 Soft Ground
If the C40 / C90 Trackway ® Boat Ramp needs to cross soft ground, then it should be deployed
from a point on firm ground, laid across the soft area and continued until firm ground is reached
again.
Fig. 5-1.
Firm
Ground
Soft
Ground
Firm
Ground
Spanning Soft Ground
5.3.3 Uneven Ground
The route will need to be cleared if the C40 / C90 Trackway
®
Boat Ramp needs to cross uneven
ground that exceeds the limits documented in Section 1.3.2.
Clearance requires a lot of effort and is time consuming.
5.3.4 Alignment Changes
Bends in the C40 / C90 Trackway ® Boat Ramp route cause traffic flow to be slowed and therefore
should be minimised.
Natural obstacles may require a change of alignment.
Fig 5-2. Alignment Change to Avoid Natural Obstacle
5.3.5 Deploying Across Slopes
The route must be chosen such that the maximum inclines documented in Section 1.3.1 are not
exceeded.
On a cross slope, the C40 / C90 Trackway
®
Boat Ramp will have a tendency to slip downhill
(sideways) during deployment. This effect can be counteracted by positioning the C40 / C90
Trackway
®
Boat Ramp slightly up-slope before beginning the deployment.
Unless the C40 / C90 Trackway ® Boat Ramp beds firmly into the ground it should be anchored
on the uphill slope.
5.3.6 Non-Standard C40 / C90 Trackway
®
Boat Ramp Lengths
Where the length of a route is not the length of a standard section of C40 / C90 Trackway ® Boat
Ramp, the C40 / C90 Trackway
®
Boat Ramp will need to be split or joined during deployment to
create custom length sections (see chapters 5.10 and 5.11).