Jacketing has been employed historically in Florida and elsewhere as a repair and rehabilitation method for corrosion damaged coastal bridge pilings. Such an approach involves either partial or complete encapsulation, most commonly in conjunction with a fiberglass form and mortar fill. Experience has indicated, however, that jacketing for this
purpose (corrosion control) is not effective and, in fact, may accelerate subsequent attack. Consequently, a study was recently performed to evaluate the condition of jacketed coastal bridge pilings in the State. Concurrently, a companion effort addressed development of a method for conducting such inspections non-destructively. The present paper reports data that were developed in conjunction with this latter effort and details the inspection protocol that ultimately resulted.
Keywords: Pile jackets, prestressed concrete pilings, bridges, corrosion, chlorides, nondestructive testing.