removing hardened grout

Grout pads removed from temporary structure

by Gary Gardiner on July 20, 2011

A worker stands in a boat on Alum Creek to get a proper angle for removing the temporary support structure beneath the Main Street Bridge after the deck pour hardened enough to hold men and equipment to complete the job.

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The steel beam structure rested on temporary piers erected in Alum Creek. Hardened grout was formed between the piers and the beams and had to be jack-hammered away to loosen the beams from the deck structure.

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Workers used the largest hammers possible that could be held over their heads to chip away the 15,000 pounds per square inch grout aggregate.

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