Anti-Skate Studs Defending Walls: National Army Museum
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A British main battle tank sat on a tiled stone plinth outside of a glass and steel building, there is a sign saying national army museum next to the plinth. A British main battle tank sat on a tiled stone plinth outside of a glass and steel building, there is a sign saying national army museum next to the plinth.

PROJECT: National Army Museum
LOCATION: London, UK
SECTOR: Heritage / Museum / Public Realm
APPLICATION: Anti-skate protection for historic display plinth
MANUFACTURER: Studmarc
PRODUCTS: 4mm Torpedo Anti-Skate Studs
DESIGN STANDARD: Project-specific architectural protection
COMPLIANCE / GOVERNANCE: N/A – anti-skate application

Studmarc supplied 4mm Torpedo Anti-Skate Studs for the National Army Museum to protect the masonry plinth supporting a Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank from skateboard damage. The studs were selected to match the radius of the wall edge and installed into the mortar joints using epoxy resin, preventing grinding while avoiding damage to the historic masonry.

Project Overview

The National Army Museum required a solution to prevent skaters from grinding on a plinth supporting a Challenger 2: Main Battle Tank. Their concern was around the integrity of the wall edge and its potential to snag passersby and potentially causing harm. The Museum opted to have the anti-skate studs installed before any major damage could accumulate, saving them any serious cost of repair to the structure.

The anti-skate stud chosen was the 4mm Torpedo Anti-Skate Stud, this was due to the matching outer radius of the wall edge.

Installation

The studs were installed by drilling two holes into the grouting as not to damage the masonry. Epoxy resin was then applied before the studs were inserted.

A British main battle tank sat on a tiled stone plinth outside of a glass and steel building
A British main battle tank sat on a tiled stone plinth outside of a glass and steel building, there is a sign saying national army museum next to the plinth.
A British main battle tank sat on a tiled stone plinth outside of a glass and steel building
A plinth with anti skate studs installed along it, above are the tracks and wheels of a tank in black with rusted edges.
A British main battle tank sat on a tiled stone plinth outside of a glass and steel building, with multiple solider silhouettes showing on the windows
A plinth with anti skate studs installed along it, above are the tracks and wheels of a tank in black with rusted edges.

Anti-Skate stud used in this project

In Stock 4mm Torpedo Anti-Skate Stud in Stainless Steel
SS(316L) Torpedo Anti-Skate Stud 4mm Rad
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