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Tower Foundation Repairs for Central Florida Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Description of Work: Lightning strikes and water intrusion caused the massive foundation piers to crack and separate along a plane at the top of the rebar cage.
Work Scope – Repair concrete failure at the top of the foundation pier.
- Determine loose concrete areas and remove with selective demolition.
- Set injection ports and use gel grade epoxy to provide containment along remaining cracks or voids.
- Inject cracks and voids while monitoring flow of injection resin from port to port. Let cure.
- Remove ports and gel epoxy, media blast steel and repair surface.
- Coat steel with corrosion inhibitor. Coat entire repair area with bonding agent and recoat exposed steel.
- Form and patch to match original lines and grades. Cure repair.
Client:
Central Florida Electric Cooperative, Inc.
