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MARINE
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The Marine and Underwater Engineering Division of AIA Engineers, Ltd. provides teams of structural
engineers who are certified divers to perform subaqueous inspections and
evaluations of the structural integrity of marine facilities and submerged
structures. The primary goal of establishing the Marine Engineering Division,
staffed by engineer/diver teams having strong structural engineering
backgrounds, is to bolster the level of technical competence of the
underwater inspections. Underwater inspection pertains to that portion of the
structures from below mean high water to the mudline. First hand evaluations
by a qualified engineer/diver have proven to show vastly different and
superior results over inspections made by non-technical divers. Their
observations are relayed to an engineer who is forced to accept and interpret
the observations reported to him.
Although many engineers are skilled in basic scuba diving, expertise in
commercial hard hat diving techniques is also needed. The phrase commercial
hard hat diving techniques refers to the use of surface supply air equipment
and diver-to-surface audio communication, an essential component for
competent underwater inspections. AIA’s Dive
Teams are skilled in the use of non-destructive testing techniques,
underwater photography and underwater videotape documentation. The firm has
state of the art equipment: surface supply systems, underwater photographic
and audio-video equipment, communications systems, recorders and boats. AIA staff have been performing
underwater inspections of the fender systems, piers and towers of the New
York City East River Bridges as part of the Region 11 Biennial Inspection
Program. This major project included the inspection of the * Certified divers |
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