Case study of performance of a jetty structure after 25 years of exposure in a marine environment considering earthquake load

Chloride attack is the main cause of corrosion of reinforced concrete structures subject to marine environment. This paper deals with the assessment of a reinforced concrete jetty structure in Indonesia after 25 years of service life and simultaneously investigate the effect of applying newest Indonesian earthquake code on jetty structural element safety. The work comprises detailed inspection of the structure, on-site and laboratory tests of the structure, and analyses of existing and future structural strength based on the tests data. Current and future strength prediction is performed by assuming average and worst-case scenarios for corrosion. Based on the average-case scenario, the concrete jetty structural elements have no strength reduction up to 2028. By contrast, using the worst-case scenario, the concrete jetty structural elements start experiencing strength reduction in 2003. Applying the 2019 Indonesian earthquake code to analyze the jetty, shows significant reduction of safety factor of steel pipe pile element of the jetty.