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- Service-Life & Durability Design Engineering
- Repair & Rehabilitation Engineering
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Featured projects
- NJDOT – Beach Boulevard Bridge
- Pulaski Skyway Bridge Deck
- Rutgers University (CAIT) – BRP
- NASA – Kennedy Space Center – Indian River Bridge
Investigation into the cracking of a newly-constructed bridge deck
Investigation into the premature failures of bridge deck repairs
Conduct comprehensive investigations, condition assessments and durability analyses of HPC concrete bridge decks
Condition assessment, service-life evaluation, and cost-optimal maintenance and repair strategy
Condition Assessment & Structural Integrity Analysis
SIMCO’s durability engineering specialists and experts travel worldwide to perform inspections and deepen the understanding of complex deterioration issues affecting concrete and steel structures.
DETAILED INVESTIGATION COMBINING STRUCTURAL & MATERIAL CONDITION EVALUATION
SIMCO combines inspection, structural analysis, laboratory testing, and advanced modeling tools to deliver a comprehensive performance assessment, provide an accurate diagnosis of degradation causes, and determine the residual service life.
- Assessment and valuation of historical condition reports
- On-Site inspection
- Damage surveys
- Material characterization through laboratory testing
- Contamination and reinforcement corrosion analysis
- Root cause analysis of degradation
- Structural integrity and load-bearing capacity assessment
- Evaluation of dynamic structural behavior through in-situ measurements
- Projection of structural performance and residual service life
- Risk analysis
- Development of repair scenarios and assessment of service life extension
- Maintenance strategy development and life-cycle cost analysis
- Feasibility studies for extension, functional adaptation, and structural requalification
IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF DEGRADATION MECHANISMS
TAILORED APPROACH TO MEET UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH STRUCTURE
We customize our inspection and evaluation approach to account for accessibility limitations and in considerations of historical construction and repair data, material characteristics, environmental factors, and the scope of observed deterioration.
- Phased inspection programs
- Access via lift or rope
- Visual, tactile, and hammer sounding surveys
- Non-destructive testing, ground-penetrating radar
- Vibration measurements
- Exploratory openings
- Standard and specialized laboratory testing
Backed by a precise diagnosis and a thorough understanding of the structure’s condition, our experts can subsequently develop a targeted maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation program to achieve service life extension objectives.