Design of Marine Dock Using Concrete Mixed with Seawater and FRP Bars
Publication: Journal of Composites for Construction
Volume 25, Issue 1
Abstract
This paper discusses the design of a marine dock in Miami, Florida reconstructed after sustaining damage from Hurricane Irma in 2017. This pioneering structure implements accelerated bridge construction methods using prefabricated bridge elements and systems. The structure is made of precast concrete members with basalt fiber-reinforced polymer and glass fiber-reinforced polymer bars, and concrete mixed with seawater. The structure is designed to withstand hurricane loading and the choice of materials is intended to leverage sustainability and resilience.
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Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from (1) HuRRI-Composites: Resilient Coastal Communities Using Advanced Construction Materials and Systems, Hurricane Resilience Research Institute; (2) Industry/University Cooperative Research Center, Center for the Integration of Composites into Infrastructure, National Science Foundation 1439543; and (3) Université de Sherbrooke as a research partner in this project.
Project credits go to Alan Sirkin and Alicia Sirkin, the owners; Dock and Marine Construction, the general contractor; Antonio Nanni, the engineer of record; Coreslab Structures, the precaster; Pultrall Inc., the GFRP manufacturer for the reinforcement in the piles; Owens Corning, the GFRP manufacturer for the reinforcement in the caps; Galen Composites, the BFRP bar manufacturer for the reinforcement in the slabs; Strongwell, the GFRP manufacturer for the grating; and Titan America, the concrete supplier.
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Volume 25 • Issue 1 • February 2021
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Received: Dec 3, 2019
Accepted: Sep 17, 2020
Published online: Nov 20, 2020
Published in print: Feb 1, 2021
Discussion open until: Apr 20, 2021
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