Case Study
Portsmouth Memorial Bridge Micropile CP
Portsmouth Memorial Bridge Micropile CP Project History Project Name: Portsmouth Memorial Bridge Micropile Sacri?cial Anode System Structure: Portsmouth Memorial Bridge Location: Portsmouth, NH Client: New Hampshire Department of Transportation T echnologies: Cathodic Protection Design Project Issues: Design and Implementation of Cathodic Protection System Project Date: April 2014 Contractor: Archer Western Contractors Project Description: V ector Corrosion Services (VCS) conducted a corrosion evaluation and cathodic protection (CP) design for the Portsmouth Memorial Bridge’s micro-piles. The bridge was undergoing a complete rehabilitation, including new concrete caps on the 100 year old mass concrete piers. VCS was asked to develop a CP system to protect micro- piles being installed int