EVALUATION OF INSTALLATION OF CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEMS AT THE QUEEN ISABELLA CAUSEWAY

Four different cathodic protection systems were installed in sele tie beams and footings of the Queen Isabella Causeway which links South Padre Island to the mainland of Texas. This paper describes concrete preparation and the installation of the different cathod protection systems at the Queen Isabella Causeway. The procedures employed to install the anodes, the problems encountered in the installation and productivity measurements are presented. An evaluation was conducted of the installation of the different ano systems using constructability, productivity, safety and environm and aesthetics as the parameters for the evaluation. For the covering abstract see ITRD E117314.