Mira Bay, situated in Apollo Beach, Florida, is a large residential community comprising 1,700 homes. The community recently completed a project to replace failing marine infrastructure components with a new seawall.
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The community engaged CMI to present a turnkey solution in a new system that incorporated the failing system, minimizing construction costs, demolition, and handling.
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To avoid corrosion-prone materials, CMI proposed using UltraComposite® sheet piling with the engineer of record, Cardno, and Liebl & Barrow Structural Engineering.
UltraComposite® sheet piling is an industry-proven product with numerous installations within the residential and commercial seawall markets across the country. It is rust-free, lightweight, high-strength, and UV-protected. This means lower costs over the product lifetime in addition to upfront savings seen in installation and transportation expenses.
Strongwell produced 32,000 linear feet of fiberglass sheet piling for this project for CMI. Contractors Florida Structural Group and Earth Tech Enterprises worked together, completing the project in phases over 18 months because of the challenges of numerous retaining walls, utilities, docks, pools, and boat hoists. The migratory patterns of endangered species also had to be considered during construction.
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| TECHNICAL DATA |
| Product: |
Replacement Seawall |
| Process: |
Pultrusion |
| Materials & Sizes: |
- CMI UltraComposite™ UC 30:
- 18" x 8" Interlocking Z Profile
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| For: |
CMI Limited Co. |
| User: |
Mira Bay Residents |
Due to the community's location, CMI coordinated truck-to-barge deliveries to save time, labor, and yard stocking issues. The failing seawall was incorporated with the fiberglass composite system using a concrete cap for greater fortification. The cap retains fresh earth anchors to stabilize the new wall sections, which reached heights of up to 9 feet in some areas.
Image Credit: Strongwell Corporation
Image Credit: Strongwell Corporation
The community was pleased with the result and the logistics, materials, and craftsmanship of all parties involved. With this new seawall system, they can look forward to many years of uninterrupted service.
This information has been sourced, reviewed and adapted from materials provided by Strongwell Corporation.
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