Pile bridge assembly
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsAugust N Johnson, Michael I Hammons, Gary E Johnston, James C Ray
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AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsAugust N Johnson, Michael I Hammons, Gary E Johnston, James C Ray
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In certain embodiments, a pile bridge assembly includes first and second pile brackets for rigid mounting onto first and second piles of a pier; a cap bracket sub-assembly for rigid mounting onto a beam of the pier supported by the first and second piles; a first compression arm rotatably connected (i) at a first end to the first pile bracket and (ii) at a second end to the cap bracket sub-assembly; and a second compression arm rotatably connected (i) at a first end to the second pile bracket and (ii) at a second end to the cap bracket sub-assembly. The pile bridge assembly restores the load capacity of damaged or degraded piers. The cap bracket sub-assembly can include first and second cap brackets, and the pile bridge assembly can further include one or more tension-managing straps.
A pile bridge assembly comprising:
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