Patrick Hager, a Savannah District structural engineer, stands above a water crossing during infrastructure assessments conducted at Fort Bragg in North Carolina Oct. 14, 2016. The water crossing consists of three concrete culverts that direct the outflow from a connected lake. The inlet caps on the upstream side separated from concrete pipes but showed no considerable damage. Flooding and wind damage from Hurricane Matthew tested not only the resilience of the Fort Bragg community, but the integrity of its sprawling and aging infrastructure. A cadre of structural engineers from the Savannah District’s Engineering Division arrived just days after the brute storm hit the inland North Carolina military community. They conducted bridge and culvert inspections on priority structures identified by the installation’s Department of Public Works Office and Savannah District Resident Office. The trio set out to identify damage and determine the structural integrity of identified bridges and culverts as a result of flooding from the storm, which dumped 15 inches of rain in the area. During inspections, the team considered structural collapse, settlement, concrete cracking, concrete spalling, scour, debris buildup, impact damage, and erosion of embankments from rapidly moving flood water on all identified structures. The severity of damage varied on 38 structures queued for assessment though none were marked as irreparable. Following inspections, the team prepared a report identifying observations and recommendations for Fort Bragg DPW. The Savannah District boasts a reach that expands beyond state lines with district professionals ready to support projects on 11 Army and Air Force installations in Georgia and North Carolina.
| Date Taken: | 10.14.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 11.15.2016 13:11 |
| Photo ID: | 2990780 |
| VIRIN: | 161013-A-CE999-004 |
| Resolution: | 3264x2448 |
| Size: | 3.66 MB |
| Location: | FAYETTEVILLE, NC, US |
| Web Views: | 26 |
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