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CONSOLIDATED BRIDGE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
FACILITY
FORT GORDON, GEORGIA
Award of Excellent in Paving, 1998 American
Concrete Institute, Georgia Chapter
Featured in ENR (Engineering News Record),
August 4, 1997
This project for the
Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, allows each of the three
battalions, the 201st, the 202nd and the 297th, to each have their own identity
with an entrance way and all amenities related to each of those battalions
located together, along with a C & E Maintenance and an IEW
Maintenance Wing. All areas are connected by a common corridor serving
shared classrooms, breakroom and shower/latrine facilities while maintenance
vehicle and shop vehicle access is in the rear. The building is skewed to give
both large and small vehicles easy access to each maintenance bay. Design
included paint storage, hazardous materials storage, and a generator shop for
each battalion located in individual remote outbuildings of matching architectural
appearance allowing easy access between these areas and the maintenance bays.
This $8.9 million
project incorporates three(3) 8-door high bay maintenance garages (13,000
square feet each) with a consolidated 24,000 square feet administration and classroom
area. The facility encompasses a paved area of over 1 million square feet
capable of accommodating 400 Military Vehicles and 151 Privately Owned
Vehicles. The 8" thick concrete pavement is capable of supporting Military
Vehicles weighing up to 50 Tons.
The Common
Building is a separate one-story structure linked to the dormitories by
covered walks at each end. It contains the recreation and support facilities
for the dormitory residents including self-service laundry mat,
lounge/recreation spaces, vending, mailboxes, dorm managers office and bulk
storage cages. The Common Building, including its covered patio,
connecting covered walkways, and covered front entrance, encompasses 688 square
meters.
Civil design of
this 25.5 acre project site included POV Parking, Rigid Pavement Design for the
construction of hardstand, primarily for Military Vehicles (MV), Flexible
Pavement for Privately Owned Vehicles (POV) access roads and parking areas, a
combination of underground drainage systems and open grassed or paved overland
flow system and underground utility systems. The hardstand had to be durable,
require minimum maintenance, and be capable of carrying an extremely heavy
load.
The hardstand was
made of state-of-the-art Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC); proven to be
cost effective, expedite construction process and allow early occupation of the
pavement. RCC is a state-of-the-art construction method which utilizes
very little water, allowing the Contractor to pour a large continuous area
without construction joints. RCC expedites the construction process by
minimizing the concrete curing period. The concrete pavement may be walked on
less than one hour after casting. In addition, construction of RCC pavement
costs 15% less than the conventional cast-in-place method.
The Contractor completed
the entire hardstand in twenty two (22) paving days, averaging 50,000 square
feet per day. Construction of the entire project was completed on time and
within budget. Government Representatives are extremely pleased with the
result.
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