Title:
Corniche Kennedy in Marseille: Reparation and Preventive Maintenance
Author(s):
Raulet
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Web Session
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Date:
10/23/2022
Abstract:
The Corniche Kennedy is an illustrious road of the city of Marseille, France. Located along the coastline, this road was created in the 19th century and widened in the 1960s to create a pedestrian balcony above the sea. For several decades, the structure has been subjected to a very aggressive marine environment, causing a lot of damage due mainly to the corrosion of the reinforced concrete. The Infrastructure Department of the Metropole of Aix-Marseille-Provence commissioned the engineers of the Setec Group to carry out the diagnosis and the complete project management for the rehabilitation of the Corniche Kennedy. The rehabilitation works took place between 2018 and 2022 and required the use of modern techniques and innovative materials, such as ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete, cathodic protection by impressed current, and a formulation of concrete selected following a performance approach.