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Renovation/Repair, Reconstruction of Thalassery Pier
Renovation/Repair, Reconstruction of Thalassery Pier

The Thalassery pier was constructed in the year 1910 by the East India company. The pier extends to the Arabian sea for transporting commodities to and from ships using cargo boats. Now the pier is closed from the public due to its weak condition, M/s Kerala Maritime Board planned to maintain this pier as heritage centers. attracting tourists. So, the KMB has requested Dr. R.Sundaravadivelu, FNAE to suggest suitable retrofitting methodology. M/s Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Chennai intended to assess the condition of concrete in the Reinforced Concrete (RC) Structural Elements of the Thalassery Pier of M/s Kerala Maritime Board, Thalassery, Kerala. The site investigation to assess the condition of concrete in the RC structural elements of the Thalassery Pier was carried out by IITM team Chennai between 18-12-2022 and 21-12-2022. The report is submitted with the details of the site investigation carried out to assess the quality of concrete, analysis of data obtained during the site investigation, the findings on the quality of concrete in the structure including the Rehabilitation methodology and Preparation of the Bill of Quantity (BOQ) to carry out the rehabilitation of the distressed RC structural elements.