Steel Truss Replacement - Bahia Honda in Florida

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