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MARINE STRUCTURES

BACKGROUND

CMI is proud to have played a role in securing the Port of

Barranquilla, Colombia.

Barranquilla, Colombia is the largest city and port in a northern

region of Colombia. Increased activity at the port resulted

in an immediate need to improve road infrastructure from

the port to various exit points of the city. To alleviate traffic

on local roads and provide a more direct route to and from

the Port of Barranquilla, a new highway was constructed: El

Corredor Portuario.

PROJECT SCOPE

This project was unique for many reasons, including: soft,

organic soils with incredibly high amounts of trash and debris;

high vehicular surcharge up to the edge of the vertical wall; high contamination levels in the water found within the

drainage canal; and variable water levels.

Due to the swamp-like conditions of the job site, the new

highway, El Corredor Portuario was constructed over an

engineered fill that was reinforced with Tensar Tri-Ax geogrids and soil cement columns. As a result, the contractor CONVIAS

required a solution to stabilize the edge of the elevated

highway that bordered the canal.

PERFORMANCE

ShoreGuard sheet piling was selected by TDM Colombia as

a technically efficient solution. Its durability, sustainability, cost effectiveness, ease of installation and aesthetic appeal

were important. This retention wall protects the highway from

frequent flooding of the canal during heavy seasonal rains.

ShoreGuard vinyl sheet piling provides a strong vertical barrier against the accumulation of debris and trash that were

frequently being thrown at the stream, which made other conventional solutions for water protection difficult to

implement.

CONSTRUCTION

The fact that ShoreGuard would not react with the toxic

chemicals found in the canal was absolutely critical. The soil

profile had a variety of conditions and depths. In some parts

it contained organic, limey clay soil; in others there were

debris; and hard marine rocks were encountered at lower

depths. Anchored with galvanized steel anchor rods tied to a

continuous concrete “deadman”, embedment was cut in half,

resulting in 33% material savings. After driving the sheets

with the use of a Vibratory Plate Compactor, system

accessories were installed successfully completing the

project.

WALL SPECIFICATIONSG 650 and SG 950

Barranquilla, Colombia

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Date:September 2013

Contractor:CONVIAS

Engineer:TDM Colombia and ECOVIAS

Owner: Secretaria de Infraestructura de Barranquilla

Depth

Length

Wall Area

3m

5.80m

1,415m2

4.3m

8.80m

251m2

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construction and engineering communities.

Barranquilla, Colombia is the largest city and port in a

northern region of Colombia.

The sheets were driven using a Vibratory Plate Compactor and mounted to 25 ton excavators.

This retention wall protects the highway from frequent

flooding of the canal and a barrier against the accumulation of

debris thrown in the stream.

SG650 SG950