770-933-8365 | [email protected] | cmilc.com 1 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 SPECIFICATION SG 650 and SG 950 Barranquilla, Colombia
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770-933-8365 | [email protected] | cmilc.com1
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
2 770-933-8365 | [email protected] | cmisheetpiling.com
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
Physical properties are defined by ASTM testing standards, The Aluminum Association Design Manual, The Naval Facilities Design Manual DM 7.2, and The US Army Corps of Engineers General Design Guide: PVC Sheet Pile and/or standard engineering practice. The values shown are nominal and may vary. The information found in this document is believed to be true and accurate. No warranties of any kind are made as to the suitability of any CMI product for particular applications or the results obtained there from. Crane Materials International is a Crane Building Products® company. CRANE MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL products are covered by one or more of the following U.S. Patents and International Patents: 4,674,921; 4,690,588; 5,292,208; 5,145,287; 6,000,883; 6,033,155;6,053,666; D420,154; 6,575,667; 7,059,807; 7,056,066; 7,025,539; 7,393,482; 5,503,503; 5,803,672; 6,231,271; 1,245,061CA; 7,914,237 and other patents pending. ©2005-2016 Crane Materials International. All Rights Reserved.
Crane Materials International (CMI) manufactures innovative products which provide value added sustainable solutions for the
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
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