Case Study
Chickamauga Lock: Cofferdam and Lock Wall - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Year of Completion: 2010 Client: USACE - Nashville District Since its completion in 1940, the existing lock has experienced significant structural stability problems due to alkali-aggregates reactions. The USACE decided to replace the existing lock with a new 110’ by 600’ lock, adjacent Chickamauga Dam. In 2005, the USACE retained Gerwick to conduct a feasibility study of the landward cofferdam using “In-the-Wet” construction technolog