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Douglas F. Rose , P.E. NYSDOT, Region 1 Bridge Maintenance
328 State Street Schenectady, NY 12305
(518) 388-388-0397 [email protected]
Synopsis:
This fall, Region 1 Bridge Maintenance repaired the wearing surface and waterproofed the deck of the pedestrian ramp of the Dunn Memorial Bridge in downtown Albany. The 528’ structure serves pedestrians that walk between Rensselaer and Albany. The ramp is maintained all year and is salted heavily in the winter. This had accelerated general deterioration of the deck to such a point that the wearing surface was rated a ‘3’ in the 2003 Biennial inspection and the Department had received numerous complaints about the condition of the ramp. Bridge Maintenance patched the deck with a fast cure Portland Cement patch material. The deck was then “shot-blasted”, swept clean and covered with a thin (¼”) epoxy overlay. This overlay waterproofed the deck and provided a uniform, high friction wearing surface. Placement of the overlay took approximately 5 hours.
This presentation will cover the processes involved in deck preparation and the actual placement of the epoxy overlay.
About the Presenter:
Doug Rose has a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and has been with NYSDOT since 1985. He currently is the Regional Bridge Maintenance Engineer for Region 1 in Schenectady. He is responsible for the Bridge Maintenance Program for the 835 NYSDOT-maintained bridges in Region 1. NYSDOT bridge maintenance work is performed by 6 crews located in 5 facilities across the Region. Prior to coming to Bridge Maintenance, Doug was the Structures Engineer and Bridge Management Engineer in two NYSDOT Regions.
SESSION 5.3
Thin Polymer Overlay on the Dunn Memorial
Bridge Pedestrian Ramp
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Taking the Edge Off with Chip Seal
Douglas F. Rose, P.E.Regional Bridge Maintenance EngineerNYSDOT Region One
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Not your father’s seal!
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Chip Seal Treatment of Dunn Memorial Bridge Pedestrian Ramp
• City of Albany• 6 Spans, 537’ total length• 8’-0” Curb to curb• 10% Grade• Surprisingly high volume of
commuter traffic• Heavily salted in winter
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Dunn Memorial Bridge
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Existing Condition of the Ramp Wearing Surface
• Deck of lower 4 spans in bad condition
• Wearing Surface rated 5-5-3-3-3-4, 2003 Inspection
• Numerous complaints from customers
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Numerous potholes throughout
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Wearing Surface 2001
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Wearing Surface 2004
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Deterioration to top steel in many locations
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Issues at hand
• Wearing surface in unacceptable condition
• Sounding of deck and cores reveal most of cover is delaminated
• Can’t afford to completely replace deck
• Need to maintain pedestrian access across the river
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Game Plan• Apply ¼” polysulfide epoxy “Chip
Seal” to deck• Benefits
– Cheap (Approx. $1.00 s.f.)– No special equipment required– Restores wearing surface– Fast cure– Slow down deterioration by keeping
water and additional chlorides off of deck
– Gave crew practice off of the road
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Repair Procedure
1) Patch potholes1) Saw cut around holes and remove
excessively deteriorated concrete2) Sand blast bars where possible3) Clean out hole4) Fill with fast curing concrete mortar
2) Clean remainder of deck1) Ride-on Shotblaster
3) Apply “Chip Seal”
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M&PT Requirements
• Ramp had to stay open for “Commuters”– Closed ramp between 9:00 and 3:00
daily
• Could close for longer duration on weekend– Closed ramp for the day on a Saturday
to apply the “Chip Seal”
• Notified customers of work one week in advance, using VMS’s on each end of the bridge
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Patching Holes• Saw cut
and remove bad stuff
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• Cleaned up and ready to fill
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Quick set mortar• Used ThoRoc 10-60 Rapid Mortar• One-component shrinkage-
compensated rapid-setting cement-based mortar
• Portland cement based patch important as “Chip Seal” doesn’t bond to Magnesium Phosphate based products
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Quick set mortar (cont’d)
• Open to traffic in 1 hour• Easy to handle 50 lb. bags• 60 bags/pallet• www.DegussaBuildingSystems.com• Local supplier: A.H. Harris & Sons
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Getting there is half the fun!
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• Good as in 1972!
• 330 bags• $15.00
per bag
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Deck cleaning
• Shot blast deck– Nelson Construction, Inc.– (405)495-9797
• Blow clean– Compressors must have an oil trap– Gas powered leaf blowers need to be
checked for air intake proximity to exhaust
– Electric leaf blowers work well
• “Clean as a Texas Longhorn?”
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“Chip Seal”• T-48 Chip Seal
– Transpo Industries, Inc.– www.transpo.com
• Two-component polysulfide epoxy based blended sealer and broadcast aggregate system
• Impervious system• ¼” thick• Less than 2.0 lbs/sf dead load
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Surface preparation
• Clean and free of all dirt, grease, rust and other contaminants
• Ambient and deck temperature between 50 and 100 °F
• DRY – “Epoxy don’t do water”– Can’t have rained within 24 hours
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• Drive off dew
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Mix Resin
• Two components (A and B)• Mix A and B in 2:1 ratio by volume• 2-3 minutes using low speed drill• “A” in 55 gallon drum• “B” in 5 gallon pails• For large applications, buy several
new pails and calibrate them with permanent marker
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• Note the guy with the “yellow” hat
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Spreading the epoxy
• Best spread with squeegee– Reduces introduction of air bubbles
• Notched squeegee used for level surfaces– We used flat squeegee to work the
epoxy up the grade
• Time is of the essence– 15 minute pot life
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Broadcast Aggregate
• Applied within 15 minutes• Basalt or other similar material• Applied without damaging the
overlay– Raised platform– “Super spikes”
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Production rate
• 85 gallons of epoxy• 3300 square feet took 4 hours• Ramp opened after 4 hour cure• Material Cost - $3200.00
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Final product
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Price for Total Project
• Patching- 5150.00• Cleaning- 1500.00• Overlay – 3200.00• Total - $9850.00