San francisco bay conservation and development commission. This approach enables a robust baseline to be established allowing defects to be easily quantified against measurable component classifications and scatter diagrams etc. Highlights comprehensive condition assessment and five year. Design guide bridge, wharf, jetty, culvert and crossing. Review how structural condition assessment can be structured to respond to specific project conditions and construction activities. A diving inspection allowed our team to assess the condition of the submerged portions of the wharves. For critical structures, the team then performed a more detailed site investigation. Guidelines on strategic maintenance for port structures. The document covers structures formed using reinforced or prestressed concrete, structural steel, or timber. The shm canada team conducted and documented a detailed, componentbycomponent visual inspection of the wharves in accordance with the ontario. Request for proposals rfp for consultant support for berths. Inspection guidelines manual new york city economic. Experience civil engineer gladstone ports corporation ltd nov 2010 present 10 years 5 months. This evaluation involves documentation of deteriorated stru ctural elements, required or recommended repairs, and an approximate cost estimate of said repairs.
Guidance manual for the inspection and condition assessment of. For example the entire suspended concrete structure. Provide analyses, assessments and processes where there is a change in condition, cause. Heath pope, pe vice president, waterfront and marine. Pare corporation and childs engineering corporation conducted the inspection of the site on november, 2008. Fiji port development, fiji the 5 year strategic plan 20182022 is a cornerstone of the overall alignment of the port to an increasing dynamic and competitive business environment. View tanya dawsons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The assessment of asset condition is an essential part of asset management planning.
The site works were completed by urs and mend engineers on budget and on schedule. Asset advisory services for napier city council advisian. Tams have undertaken several recent inspection scopes to assess and characterise the condition of various marine assets and infrastructure against prescribed rating scales, employing the wharf structures condition assessment manual wscam methodology as developed and endorsed by ports australia. The ports australia wharf structures condition assessment manual guidelines were used as the basis for the inspection procedure. In general, homers wharf was observed to be in fair to good condition. The engineering investigations including underwater and rope access has been undertaken to a part 1 visual assessment in accordance with the wharf structure condition assessment manual wscam, june. The oldest two of these structures were originally constructed before 1950. Coastal and maritime structures maritime structures condition assessment maritime structures are located in aggressive and corrosive environments. A facility may be a pier, wharf, marina, shoreline, wetland, or any of a number of major items. The shm canada team conducted and documented a detailed, componentbycomponent visual inspection of the wharves and approach in accordance with the ontario structures inspection manual osim. The manual provides guidance for the inspection of concrete, steelcoated steel, timber, and rubber wharf. Preliminary condition assessments of existing bulkheads at fishermans wharf marina page 2 dmc project no. Map appendix a in accordance with the ports australia wharf structures condition assessment manual criteria for wharves and other marine structures. The inspection scope included buildings, roads, the main jetty structure, and cathodic protection systems.
Cardno undertook an advanced condition assessment, load rating, diving and physical testing in accordance with the wharf structures condition assessment manual wscam. Condition surveys have been necessary for all structures so as to determine the mechanisms and extent of deterioration and enable prognoses of future deterioration. The inspections were completed in line with the guidelines from the ports australia wharf structures condition assessment manual. These include steel, concrete and timber structures that support wharfs, piers. Professional diving services has recently conducted condition assessments of navigation beacons for parks victoria in the west channel, port phillip bay. Sambro wharf inspection shm canada consulting limited shm. Discuss and will be able to identify use of structural condition assessment for demolition and underpinning design. Mwpa became one of the first ports in australia to implement the wscam best. Ross1,2 abstract the forest products laboratory is developing a comprehensive guideline for assessing the condition of existing wood structures. Department of planning, transport and infrastructure south australia o condition assessment of cape jervis and penneshaw jetty and ferry berth structures. The inspection and assessment is intended to provide a baseline for future inspection.
Technical approach to the assessments used the wharf structure condition assessment manual wscam, nondestructive testing techniques potential testing, ultrasonic thickness testing. Managed a regional engineering office as well as performing above and underwater structural condition assessments for bridges, wharves, piers and various other structures for usn, uscg, mdot. Pier 6870 shipyard facility condition survey marine. Coffs harbour historic timber jetty royal haskoningdhv. Structures condition assessment manual wscam methodology as developed and endorsed by ports. We have also identified safety hazards with some of subject bulkheads that require immediate. Homers wharf is a filled pier structure retained by steel sheet piling, which was installed in 1974. The primary objective of the project was to develop an industry best practice for assessing and determining the condition of wharf structures. Accordingly, the inspections were done in general accordance with standard practices of the american society of civil engineers asce manual of practice no. This document provides the basis for the design of all fra structures except as may be modified in the fra. It is located north of the state pier along the new bedford waterfront on new bedford harbor as shown in figure 1 locus plan.
Wharf condition assessment global maintenance consulting. Tanya dawson civil engineer gladstone ports corporation. Alternatively an agency might choose to assess conditions of selected facilities on a more frequent cycle. Ports australia wharf structures condition assessment manual has been used as a guide for the adopted useful lives of marine structures components. Bmt jfa offers asset condition assessments surveys in compliance with the ports australia wharf structures condition assessment manual wscam. In contrast, a larger agency would likely perform condition assessments on an annual cycle, each year updating approximately a third of its data.
However, decades of future service lives are required of the structures so proactive, engineered, maintenance and corrosion management is necessary. Preliminary condition assessments of existing bulkheads at. The purpose of this report is to provide a condition assessment of the marine structures at pier 6870 structures. It is also intended to provide guidance on common physical testing methods for marine structures. Wharf structures condition assessment manual wscam and the vicroads. The assessment required the inspection of in excess of 5,000 asset components located on six wharves, various materials handling. This maritime facilities inspection and condition assessment manual ficap manual. Geraldton port asset condition assessment surbana jurong. The purpose of this report is to provide an assessment of the overall condition of the existing marine structures at pier 6870 shipyard within the port of san francisco posf to disclose the information to ship repair operators interested in leasing the facility.
It extends approximately 700m from the beach in an easterlysoutheasterly direction. Big bras dor wharf inspection shm canada consulting. Tams have undertaken several recent inspection scopes to assess and characterise the condition of various marine assets and infrastructure against prescribed rating scales, employing the wharf structures condition assessment manual wscam methodology as developed and. The facility was expanded substantially in 1953 and again in 1982, and multiple repairrehabilitation projects were carried out at the site between 1950 and 2016. Mbrc canal estates portfolio asset management plan a15445112 page 1 1 purpose. The manual is designed to enhance data collection efficiency and to assist in moving towards a consistent approach for condition assessment of wharf structures in australia. Wharf structures condition assessment manual wscam. Wscam assessment, qld the facility is an aging but important asset that provides critical support to berthing operations at hay point. The frequency of these inspections are normally every two years, depending on age. This condition manual manual provides standard condition rating criteria for fremantle ports and port of melbourne corporations pomc assets. In the ports sector the current best practice for these types of assessments is outlined in the wharf structures condition assessment manual 1 published by ports australia. In the ports sector the current best practice for these types of assessments is outlined in the wharf structures condition assessment manual 1. Group type dock1 dock 5 wharf 20 dock 10 dock1 dock 5 wharf 20 dock 10 structural components superstructure 3 6 5 4 sp 0 3 6 substructure 45 sb 8 deck 4 5 3 4 dk 3 1 5 3 bulkhead 5 5 4 2 bh 4 4 8 30 non structural. The asset condition assessment utilised methods and data that smec prepared on behalf of ports australia for its wharf structure condition assessment manual and represented the first practical trial of the manual.
This collection of publications is the single official repository for official engineering regulations ers, engineering circulars ecs, engineering manuals ems and other official public documents originating from headquarters u. Smec was commissioned by ports australia, a group representing the leading 21 ports in australia, to project manage the development of a wharf structures condition assessment manual wscam. Energy dispersive xray spectrometry for determining chloride. Standards commonly used include the wharf structures condition assessment manual wscam and the vicroads inspection manual. Sambro wharf inspection shm canada consulting limited. The jetty was subject to a high level condition inspection in accordance with the ports. Esperance jetties condition assessments condition inspection. Wharf structures condition assessment manual ports australia. Condition assessment of structures condition surveys have been necessary. Some are therefore at or beyond their design lives.
The inspections have been conducted in accordance with the ports australia wharf structures condition assessment manual 2014 with the inspection and reporting methodology customised to suit the requirements of warrnambool city council. Using the established ports australia wharf structures condition assessment manual, advisian marine engineers performed a basic visual assessment. Engineered maintenance of newcastle port wharf structures. This paper provides an overview of the current literature on condition assessment that forms the basis of this guideline. It has been six years since the wharf structures condition assessment manual wscam was published liked by tanya dawson. Energy dispersive xray spectrometry for determining. Maritime structures are located in aggressive and corrosive environments. These assessments are typically referred to as level 3 inspections within the road authorities. We work with owners, operators and engineers to develop and test alternate survey techniques to ensure we are collecting the most effective data. The big bras dor sch facility comprises four wharves. The ports australia wharf structures condition assessment manual guidelines were used as the basis for. Coop wharf is an approximate 1,121 foot long steel sheet pile bulkhead with solid fill. The manual has been developed to promote the use of best practice methods for the inspection and condition assessment of wharf structures. Wharf 3, wharf 4, and the east west connection pier high water platform which are known collectively as pier 68.
Australia wharf structure condition assessment manuals. Comprehensive condition assessment and five year maintenance plan completed for all assets. Bmt jfa provided guidance during the development of these guidelines which are similar to the new york waterfront inspection guidelines 1999 nywig used to provide the criteria for the. The scope of work comprised assessment of the physical condition of the wharf structures and all components. These condition rating criteria have been developed. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover tanyas connections and jobs at similar companies. Marine structure inspections, surveys and reporting. The site works were completed by urs and duratec engineers on budget and on schedule. The aim of this project is to report on the condition and capacity of the jetty to allow coffs harbour council to manage this asset effectively. Ongoing monitoring and regular inspection is therefore critical to identify maintenance and repair requirements and to determine whether they are providing the required level of service. All references to the nz transport agency nzta br idge manual shall be taken as referring to the third edition unless specifically stated otherwise. Esperance jetties condition assessments condition inspection and maintenance strategy report rj150281 rev 0 shire of esperance page 2 wscam rates the various elements condition from 1 new to 7 failed. Condition assessment of structures condition surveys have been.
Structural assessments and structural capacity checks have also typically been undertaken. Manual engineer recommends, pha decides bridges fhwa birm. The current tower was built in 1932 to replace the structure originally constructed in 1914. Ufc 120102 assessment of existing facilities for use in. The age of the npc wharf and berth structures varies from 32 to 63 years, some are therefore at or beyond their designed lives. The engineering investigations including underwater and rope access has been undertaken to a part 1 visual assessment in accordance with the wharf structure condition assessment manual wscam, june 2014. Pier 6870 shipyard facility condition survey marine structures. Environmental screening and environment impact assessments eia shall be fully documented in the design. This approach normally applies to the structures of shorter life than the overall service period, such as yard pavement and wharf fenders. The age of the npc wharf and berth structures varies from 32 to 63 years. Appendix a checklist for waterfront structure inspections. The pier provides operational berthage for fishing vessels.
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