Corrosion of steel sheet piles in port structures
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Asian Architect & Contractor, v.13, no.11, 1983, pp. 39-51
Abstract
Marine construction is an important element in many of the region's construction contracts. Whether there is a reclamation requirement, a sea wall to be built, a pier, a coastal road, an undersea pipeline, etc., the contractor and designer has many criteria to consider, in addition to those associated with the'normal' project.
On the following pages we give a more detailed consideration to various aspects of marine construction. We start with a technical paper dealing with the problem of corrosion affecting steel in port structures and other developments under water. Following this we look at two methods of coping with difficult sub-surface conditions in reclamation works. Lastly we look at a number of companies involved in marine works in Hong Kong, along with their projects.
(1) Introduction
(2) Analysis of corrosion damage, based on structural condsiderations
(a) Service life of wharves
(b) Rate of corrosion
(c) Minimum allowable thickness
(d) Additional important features
(e) Service reserves, determined by structural analysis
(3) Specific problems of corrosion damage to sheet-pile wharves
(a) Case history
(b) Typical perforation on sheet-piles and technique of inspection
(c) Scope of perforation on various wharves
(d) Estimated rates of perforation
(e) Engineering consequences of corrosion perforation on sheet-pile wharves
(f) Repairs of damaged wharves
(4) Engineering apporach to minimization of corrosion damage on sheet-pile wharves
(a) Comprehensive verification of service reserves
(b) Pile-cap design
(c) Miscellaneous details(5) Conclusions
(6) Acknowledgments
(7) Appendix. - references
Sr. Researcher, Coastal Marine Engrg. Research Inst., Technion, Haifa, Israel; presently Engrg. Consultant, Research & Development Dept., Marine Div., Brown & Root, Inc., Houston, Tex.
This paper is reprinted courtesy of ASCE.
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1983
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en