Due to abnormally warm winter weather and heavy rains, 500 feet of the existing dock wall failed with an additional 2,700 feet of dock wall at risk of failure. This was a direct result of significant scour, hydrostatic force, improper toe embedment, difficult soils and deteriorated secondary systems which affected the wall stability.

AMI was contracted to provide emergency inspection and engineering services. AMI inspected the wall both above and below the waterline and provided forensic assessments of the wall failure to the owner. AMI was retained to assess the remaining 2,700 feet of dock system to determine the risk of failure and address safety concerns for continued operations along the dock. AMI prepared preliminary construction documents for repairs, performed bathymetric surveys, performed additional dive inspections on the remaining sections of the dock, and prepared costs for construction to replace the failed and at-risk wall section.