Jacketing has been employed historically in Florida and elsewhere as a repair and rehabilitation method for corrosion damaged coastal bridge pilings. Such an approach involves either partial or complete encapsulation, most commonly in conjunction with a fiberglass form and mortar fill. Experience has indicated, however, that jacketing for this purpose (corrosion control) is not effective and, in fact, may accelerate subsequent attack. Consequently, a study was recently performed to evaluate the condition of jacketed coastal bridge pilings in the State. Concurrently, a companion effort addressed development of a method for conducting such inspections non-destructively. The present paper reports data that were developed in conjunction with this latter effort and details the inspection protocol that ultimately resulted.

Subject
Materials, Trends, Laboratory data, Tendons, Pilings, Inspection, Corrosion losses, Steel, Piles, Jackets, Bridges, Deterioration, Reinforcement
Keywords:
Pile jackets, prestressed concrete pilings, bridges, corrosion, chlorides, non-destructive testing
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1999
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