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2015-03-31 I&S Committee - Item 5 - Attachment 1 - Munna Pt Bridge Repairs Level 3 Bridge Report
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§ ASR was confirmed to be present in the deck units. Predominate damage was
limited to the kerb units and deck units with drainage scuppers.
o Headstocks
§ Chlorides were below the corrosion threshold value for the tested headstocks
§ Carbonation had not penetrated far (10-20mm) into the headstocks
§ ASR potential is present in the headstocks, but has not commenced yet.
Likely to be a problem in the future if action isn’t taken
o Pilecap Beams
§ New cracks had appeared in the sides near the bottom of the pilecap beams
at Piers 3, 4 and 5. Cracks had also appeared across the tops and ends of the
same pilecap beams. There were rust stains evident at various points along
side and end cracks, which indicated that reinforcement had corroded.
§ Chlorides (salts) exceeded corrosion threshold value at Opus’ assumed
reinforcement depth of 75mm, on the sides of Pier 3’s pilecap beam.
Chlorides were below the corrosion threshold value on the top of the same
pilecap beam. The bottom was not tested.
Notes: Opus probably obtained these depths from the original drawings. (Tod
Consulting later found that reo was deeper than this in 2014. Extrapolation of
Opus’ results suggests chlorides in the uncracked sections of the sides may
have been just below the corrosion threshold value in 2010 for the real side
cover of 89 to 93mm).
§ Carbonation had not penetrated far (1-2mm) into the pilecap beams
§ ASR was found to be present in the pilecap beams. (Pier 3 concrete was lab
tested)
o Piles
§ 10 piles were inspected by diver: the majority of these had vertical cracks
which were 1-5mm wide at the surface. 2 of the piles had cracks that were 5-
10mm wide at the surface – these were Pile 1 (Pier 2) and Pile 2 (Pier 5).
o Opus recommendations
§ Remove existing asphalt, apply waterproofing to top and protective coating to
underside of deck; and resurface deck with new asphalt
§ Coat abutments, headstocks, columns and pilecap [beams] with surface
protective coating
§ Cathodic protection system, concrete encasement of the piles or underpinning
of the pilecaps were also major remedial work items
o Repair actions
§ None taken
2011: Arup prepared a design for bridge substructure replacement per SCC brief
SCC directed Arup to design a complete replacement of the substructure (with driven
piles and long-spanning headstocks) with a 100-year design life. The headstocks were
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