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Bridge Inspections 09-10/Structure: Tees Quay Millennium FB 125436-30/DW

9 March 2010 of 16

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Structure: 22269 Tees Quay Millennium FB

Below is a summary of the main defects encountered in the Arup inspection of the above

structure in March 2010.

West Span Over River

Photo Location Defect

Deck upstand Vertical hairline

cracking.

Duct covers Failed or

damaged duct

cover seals.


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Midspan Ponding between

drainage points.

Midspan. Damaged drain

(possible post

construction

modification due

to ponding issue).

Duct cover,

midspan.

Cracked/fractured

concrete.


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Midspan

underside.

Corrosion to steel

deck plate around

drainage outlet.

Midspan,

underside.

Bent stiffener.

Midspan,

underside.

Bent stiffener.


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East Span Over River


Duct cover plates. Seal has failed

around plate.

Tower, Island and Stays


East cable stay

connection.

Dirt collecting in

connection, minor

surface corrosion.


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Main span east

end plate.

Water leakage

from joint,

staining, and

surface corrosion.

Column

connection joints.

Minor dirt

collection and

edge corrosion.


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Cable stay joints. Edge corrosion

and failed paint

around edge of

stay connections.

Information sign. Damaged with

missing plates.

Island. Sheet piles have

minor edge

corrosion at their

top and at a few

isolated points on

their sides.

West Road Span



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On deck, over

end support.

Transverse

cracking over

support (deck

under hogging).

Connection with

shopping centre.

Possible repair to

joint..

End span support

base.

Minor crazing

cracking, no

significant

defects.


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West Stairs and Ramp


Ramp/staircases

support.

Spalled corners,

hairline cracking.

Base plate grout

is cracked and

failed in some

places (no base

plate underside

exposure).

Staircase

abutment.

Stained and

hairline cracking.


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Staircase/

abutment

connection.

Untightened bolt.

Staircase/

abutment

connection.

Cracked concrete.


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Centre deck

support top.

Corroded

connection bolts

and plate edges.

Open gap

between them.

Centre deck

support top.

North side as

above, water

leaking from duct

above through

connection.


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Landing. Hairline crack

across landing.

Staircase. Surfacing is

wearing and had

loose sand/gravel

on its top, steel

edges are

becoming slightly

pronounced, less

than 5mm.

Deck drainage. Partially blocked

with evidence of

ponding.


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Ramp landing Ponding.

Ramp upstand. Concrete

honeycombing,

construction

defect.

Staircase

abutment

connection.

Connection

observed by

concrete,

construction

defect.

Staircase

abutment joint.

Steel deck paint

system failed and

corrosion.


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Staircase column

connection.

Minor corrosion.

East Abutment


East abutment

face.

Staining, hairline

cracking.

South wingwall

top.

Spalled concrete,

construction

defect.


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North wingwall

base

Chipped concrete.

East staircase

base.

Fractured

concrete section.

Staircase

upstand.

Hairline cracking

at parapet

connection joint.


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East abutment Ivy overgrowing

parapets.

East ramp, deck

upstand.

Hairline cracking

to wider cracks

(max of 3mm).


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East ramp. Hairline cracking

in deck.

East ramp. Vegetation dead

or dying.

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