Reinforcement system and method for corrugated plate structures

A corrugated metal plate structure, comprising:

• a plurality of corrugated metal plates connected together to form a corrugated structure;
• a reinforcement system including a plurality of brackets mounted in a spaced apart manner on the corrugated structure and an elongated reinforcing member mounted atop the plurality of brackets, wherein an underside of each end portion of each bracket is curved to mate with a curvature of the corrugation crest to which the end portion is connected.

A corrugated metal plate structure, comprising:

• a plurality of corrugated metal plates connected together to form a corrugated structure having a corrugation direction and a cross-corrugation direction;
• a reinforcement system including first and second brackets mounted in a spaced apart manner on the corrugated structure and an elongated reinforcing beam mounted to the first and second brackets;
• wherein a full span of the reinforcement system in the corrugation direction is less than a full span of the corrugated structure in the corrugation direction, and the corrugated structure supports the reinforcement system.

A corrugated metal plate structure, comprising:

• a plurality of corrugated metal plates connected together to form a corrugated structure having first and second corrugation crests, the corrugated structure having a corrugation direction and a cross-corrugation direction;
• a reinforcement system including first and second brackets mounted in a spaced apart manner on the corrugated structure and an elongated reinforcing beam mounted to the first and second brackets, wherein each of the first and second brackets spans the first and second corrugation crests, and the reinforcing beam is mounted to the first and second brackets and extends substantially parallel to the corrugation direction at a position between the first and second corrugation crests.