Underwater Facilities Inspections and Assessments at U.S. Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, Virginia.

Abstract

The objective of the underwater facilities assessments was to provide a generalized structural report and assessment of the principal berthing facility at that activity. That facility is the R3-Fleet Weapons Pier (Wharf) which is the only facility used to load and unload ammunition to and from ships and lighters. The inspection was limited in scope to a Level I investigation using visual and/or tactile means of examination, providing still photographic documentation where feasible. The inspection objective was to provide a general assessment of the structure's physical condition documenting any mechanical, biological, or corrosion damage, with emphasis on any advanced stages of deterioration. Because of the huge amount of piles in this structure, over 4600, a random sampling technique was primarily employed to select and inspect about ten percent of the piles, with heavier emphasis on the older sections of the wharf.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA167542

Entities

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Cameras
  • Classification
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Engineering
  • Explosives
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Munitions
  • Oceans
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Statistical Sampling
  • Underwater Construction
  • York River

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  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.