Buttress Blocking

TM 38-260

8-11.

Buttress Blocking

a. General. Buttress blocking of equipment mounted on skids is required to eliminate end

and side movement and to reinforce hold down points (fig 8-11).

Figure 8-11.

Buttress Blocking

(1) All items of IPE moving by rail transportation shall have end buttress blocking.

(2) Equipment moving by other modes of transportation shall be end buttress blocked, as

described in MIL-HDBK-701.

(3) Wood used in buttress blocking shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-731.

(4) The size of buttress blocking is dependent upon the weight of the equipment. Refer to

MIL-HDBK-701 for buttress block dimensions.

b. End buttress blocking. End buttress blocking shall be placed between the equipment

base and the skid header- member on each end of the skid to reinforce hold down bolts or devices

and minimize shearing action on the bolts.

(1) Blocking shall be positioned parallel to the runner beams and in line with the

equipment hold down bolts.

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