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MIRABAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
MONITORING PLAN FOR RECONSTRUCTED BULKHEAD
This bulkhead monitoring plan is intended to provide guidelines for general observations and
maintenance for the recently reconstructed bulkheads (“New Walls”) at the Mirabay
Community. The “New Wall” bulkheads were constructed at eastern portions of the Mirabay
waterfront community in 2015 and 2016. The New Wall bulkheads consist of Fiber Reinforced
Polymer (FRP) sheet piles, both existing and new tie back anchors, a larger reinforced concrete
cap enveloping the previous cap, an enhanced drainage system and rip rap waterside berm
placed along a short stretch of the new wall. The New Wall bulkheads were constructed in
accordance with Emergency and Interim Repair construction drawings which are attached to
this guideline document as general reference.
A semi-annual monitoring program is suggested for the New Wall bulkhead. The person or firm
responsible for the bulkhead monitoring program should have a structural and geotechnical
engineering background with experience in seawall construction. The Harbor Bay Community
Development District (HBCDD) or District Manager should develop a log or scheduling protocol
to confirm the monitoring work is consistently performed and to monitor the results. The
monitoring will require site visits and field observations of the New Wall bulkheads in order to
acquire documentation in the form of photographs, field notes and pertinent measurements of
the essential components of the bulkhead. Essential components of the New Wall bulkheads
include: the FRP sheet piles, the concrete cap, the steel tie-back rebar and anchor rods,
drainage materials immediately landside of the bulkhead and rip rap stones (in the isolated
stretch where they were placed immediately against the FRP sheet piles). The responsible
inspecting engineer performing the periodic New Wall bulkhead monitoring should prepare a
written report that summarizes the monitoring observations within 14 days of completing the
field work.
The following lists of items are suggested to be monitored and documented on a semi-annual
basis:
Drainage System
Monitor for unauthorized construction activities that may disturb the upper 3 ft of
subgrade drainage components immediately landside of the bulkhead;
Check for clogged drainage pipes in the concrete cap. These can be easily unclogged
using a garden hose. We suggest that landscapers community-wide be encouraged to
flush the concrete cap drainage holes after each lawn cutting service is performed;
Concrete cap drainage holes should not be obstructed or buried with sod, soil, paver
stones, concrete or any obstruction that prevents surface waters from flowing through
it;
No impervious surfaces should be placed over grassed HBCDD easement areas that lie
between the bulkhead and upland properties.
Check the upper sheet pile weep hole for obstructions.
FRP Sheet Piles
Monitor for unauthorized drilled holes through sheet pile;
Monitor for punctures, dents, fractures, cracks, splits and delamination’s in the material;
Tie Back Anchor System
Monitor the tie-back systems for unauthorized interference (such as unauthorized
construction activities in the HBCDD’s swale easement that may disturb tie-back
systems);
Check a representative sample number of tie-back anchor / cap connections for loss of
steel cross-sectional area as well as the condition of corrosion protection coating. The
frequency of tie-back anchor / cap connection monitoring may be two years, or as
determined by the District Engineer.
Reinforced Concrete Cap
Monitor for unauthorized drilled holes into the concrete surfaces;
Monitor for signs of exposed corrosion;
Monitor the concrete surfaces. The American Concrete Institute (ACI) manuals are
suggested qualitative references for structural concrete.
Rip Rap
For the stretch where rip rap that was placed waterside of the FRP sheet, monitor and
document the toe of rip rap slope; check for rip rap fragments located greater than 8 ft
waterside of the bulkhead. Where present, these fragments could be removed and
placed closer than 8 ft to the wall;
Observe the top of slope at the bulkhead wall. The top of the rip rap should be at or near
el +2 for the stretch where rip rap was placed immediately against the FRP sheet piles.