Author: Juan Ortega-Rosales
Publish Date: 11 Nov, 2018
Pier and Abutment Inspection
• Performed by UESI in November 2016
• Team of divers inspected the piers and abutment
– Above and underwater
UESI Inspection Findings
• Pier and Abutment Concrete
– Cracking wide enough for chloride infiltration but no corrosion bleed-out
– Corrosion from protruding formwork support rods
– Isolated areas of poor consolidation
• Foundations
– Undermining due to scour
Preliminary Analysis and Alternatives
• Preliminary Structural Analysis
– Reviewed structure with reduced section properties
– Existing Structure unsafe for pedestrian loads
• Alternatives
– No build
– Field rehabilitation
– Disassembly and shop rehabilitation
– Replacement
Presentation Slides
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Speaker : Juan Ortega-Rosales Category : Bridge Software : midas Civil Date : 2017-02-28 |
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