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Timber Structures Protection Manual
Due to implementation of strict environmental regulations, US coastal waters that were polluted for many years have become clean, resulting in the return of marine borers, which attack timber structures and are threatening the integrity of existing timber piers and docks. As a result, protection and repair of timber structures has become a big and still growing business in US ports and harbors. In response to the demands of the industry, the Ports and Harbors Committee of ASCE has established a Timber Protection Technical Committee. The goals of this Committee are to summarize existing experience, to develop guidelines for protection of marine timber structures against marine borers, and to publish them in the form of a Manual of practice. In the first section, "Inspection of Marine Timber Structures" the Manual will provide guidelines on planning and execution of inspections of marine structures, with an emphasis on the underwater inspection of submerged timber elements, such as piles, braces, and pile caps. The Manual's second section, "Analysis of Inspection Data," will suggest an approach to statistical analysis, including guidelines on determining the appropriate sample size for structural inspections, and structural evaluation of the inspected facilities, which will address the residual capacity of the deteriorated timber elements. The third section, "Protection of Timber Elements," will include guidelines on protecting various structural components such as piles, beams, pile caps, bracing and other elements, in order to stop their deterioration and prevent future marine borer attacks. This will include such methodologies as barrier wrapping, encapsulation, coatings, and preservative treatments. For elements that have lost structural capacity, the Manual will include a fourth section titled, "Repair of Timber Elements." Typical repair techniques that will be described include pile posting, encasement or encapsulation, as well as replacement or reinforcement of beams, piles caps, bracing, and deck elements.
Timber Structures Protection Manual
Due to implementation of strict environmental regulations, US coastal waters that were polluted for many years have become clean, resulting in the return of marine borers, which attack timber structures and are threatening the integrity of existing timber piers and docks. As a result, protection and repair of timber structures has become a big and still growing business in US ports and harbors. In response to the demands of the industry, the Ports and Harbors Committee of ASCE has established a Timber Protection Technical Committee. The goals of this Committee are to summarize existing experience, to develop guidelines for protection of marine timber structures against marine borers, and to publish them in the form of a Manual of practice. In the first section, "Inspection of Marine Timber Structures" the Manual will provide guidelines on planning and execution of inspections of marine structures, with an emphasis on the underwater inspection of submerged timber elements, such as piles, braces, and pile caps. The Manual's second section, "Analysis of Inspection Data," will suggest an approach to statistical analysis, including guidelines on determining the appropriate sample size for structural inspections, and structural evaluation of the inspected facilities, which will address the residual capacity of the deteriorated timber elements. The third section, "Protection of Timber Elements," will include guidelines on protecting various structural components such as piles, beams, pile caps, bracing and other elements, in order to stop their deterioration and prevent future marine borer attacks. This will include such methodologies as barrier wrapping, encapsulation, coatings, and preservative treatments. For elements that have lost structural capacity, the Manual will include a fourth section titled, "Repair of Timber Elements." Typical repair techniques that will be described include pile posting, encasement or encapsulation, as well as replacement or reinforcement of beams, piles caps, bracing, and deck elements.
Timber Structures Protection Manual
Matlin, Alex (author) / Cairns, Andrew (author)
Ports Conference 2004 ; 2004 ; Houston, Texas, United States
Ports 2004 ; 1-8
2004-05-13
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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