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IHNC SURGE BARRIER. MRGO. GIWW. Trestle Construction. About 2000’ of trestle allows precision installation of piles and other components. South Heading Soldier Pile Placement – Complete!. 144 Feet Long 66” Diameter, 94 tons. Weeks 526 Rig. 1271 piles – Completed October 21, 2009.
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IHNC SURGE BARRIER MRGO GIWW
Trestle Construction About 2000’ of trestle allows precision installation of piles and other components
South Heading Soldier Pile Placement – Complete! 144 Feet Long 66” Diameter, 94 tons Weeks 526 Rig 1271 piles – Completed October 21, 2009
North Heading Soldier Pile Placement – Complete! Whirley Tower
18” Closure Piles & Jet Grouting 2544 piles – Completed February 11, 2010
36” Steel Batter Piles- Complete! 645 of 645 piles –Completed as of April 10, 2010
Soldier, Closure, Batter Piles Temporary Trestle Interstitial Space Batter Piles Closure Piles Soldier Piles
Interstitial Space-Complete Excess material functioning as armoring and reducing the amount of infill required Space to be filled 4’ of almost pure grout 6 Foot core sample taken shows good contact between overflow material and injected material Excess material is pushed out of hole when closure pile is installed Closure Pile Pile tip -45 Soldier Pile Grout plume -55 to -85
66” Concrete Pile Clean Out- Complete Drill bit removes the mud from inside the pile
Precast Caps 17 Feet Long, 96 Tons 306 of 306 Installed –Complete!
Cast in Place Concrete Section 6 Feet Wide, 339 of 339 Cast – Complete
Expansion Joint 17 of 17 Set Complete!
Parapet Wall Complete Cast in Place
North T Wall Construction • Located at the North end of the Floodwall • Complete
South T Wall Construction • Located at the South End of the Floodwall • Complete
Installed Sill Installing Walls Bayou Bienvenue Gate
Barge Gate Complete
Sector Gate Cofferdam under way
Tripping Dauphins 5500’ 3500’