To mitigate the risk of embankment scour caused by the flow of the Caño de La Ahuyama—located between the Pumarejo Bridge and the Rebolo Stream—a highperformance structural solution was implemented to protect road infrastructure, efficiently channel water, and prevent flooding during the rainy season.
The adopted system consisted of a retaining wall composed of vinyl sheet piles, designed not only to withstand hydraulic forces but also to act as a vertical barrier against solid waste and debris discharged into the channel, reinforcing both functionality and aesthetics of the environment.
The intervention included the installation of more than 3,000 synthetic sheet piles along a stretch exceeding 1 km, with exposed heights ranging from 2.00 m to 4.50 m. Each sheet pile was anchored using galvanized steel tie rods connected to a buried anchor beam (deadman), allowing the embedment depth to be reduced by half compared to cantilever systems.
This optimized design improved structural efficiency while enabling faster execution with reduced operational impacts in a critical area of the port corridor.
To mitigate the risk of embankment scour caused by the flow of the Caño de La Ahuyama—located between the Pumarejo Bridge and the Rebolo Stream—a highperformance structural solution was implemented to protect road infrastructure, efficiently channel water, and prevent flooding during the rainy season.
The adopted system consisted of a retaining wall composed of vinyl sheet piles, designed not only to withstand hydraulic forces but also to act as a vertical barrier against solid waste and debris discharged into the channel, reinforcing both functionality and aesthetics of the environment.
The intervention included the installation of more than 3,000 synthetic sheet piles along a stretch exceeding 1 km, with exposed heights ranging from 2.00 m to 4.50 m. Each sheet pile was anchored using galvanized steel tie rods connected to a buried anchor beam (deadman), allowing the embedment depth to be reduced by half compared to cantilever systems.
This optimized design improved structural efficiency while enabling faster execution with reduced operational impacts in a critical area of the port corridor.
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