2009
Charleston, SC
THE SCDNR WET LABS LONGEVITY PROJECT
Sika is proud to announce that the SCDNR Wet Labs project won the 2020 ICRI Award of Excellence in the Longevity category! We are honored to continue to be acknowledged by ICRI for our project submissions. To learn more about the awards Sika has won, click here!
Located along the banks of the Charleston Harbor with a spectacular view of the Arthur Ravenel Bridge in the background, the South Carolina Department of Marine Resources ResearchInstitute is in an ideal location…for severe corrosion.
The State of South Carolina Department ofNatural Resources (SCDNR) determined that the large amounts of corrosion observed throughout their building needed to be addressed.
In 2006, the SCDNR hired two engineering firms to conduct both visual and non-destructive investigations of the cast in place concrete portions of the structure. Funds were allocated and in2008, the State of SC solicited proposals for a design/build approach to perform a defined scope of work as outlined in the prepared program.
The owners chose an engineer and contractor design/build team to perform all necessary investigations, evaluation, design, budgeting and construction for the entire scope of work. This scope included structural concrete repairs to the wet lab areas, repair/replacement of the steel support clips for the exterior precast concrete wall panels, complete new energy efficient exterior window and door replacements to meet current hurricane wind borne debris, impact requirements, complete new energy efficient HVAC systems, replacement of all damaged exterior concrete stairs, and new isolation lab units in one of the wet labs.
The concrete repair portion of this project was especially critical because of the volume of damage. By utilizing the 2006 engineering reports and further detailed investigations in 2008, the team concluded that the use of several different corrosion mitigation strategies would be required along with carbon fiber strengthening and conventional concrete repair methods.
The overall schedule for the project required very close coordination with the researchers and spawning cycles of numerous marine species. Complete “wet” laboratories were taken out of service and relocation of these fish was required. Working around the hurricane season also added to the scheduling and logistics challenges. The project was completed both on schedule and within budget, resulting in a successful outcome for the entire project team.
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SIKA PRODUCT SOLUTION
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