Scott C. Mielke, P.E. · 30+ years on the Chesapeake

8348 Governor Ritchie Hwy, Pasadena · 410-798-1494

WEDC — Waterfront Engineering, Design & Construction Inc. — home
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The finished Chesapeake Bay stone reinforcement running along a waterfront lawn.

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Stone revetment · Bulkhead replacement · Open Bay

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A failing bulkhead, replaced with stone.

On open Chesapeake Bay water, an old timber bulkhead was failing — boards giving way, the water in front of it brown with the soil it was losing.

WEDC removed the failed bulkhead and engineered a stone revetment in its place: filter fabric laid against the bank, then granite placed over it to take the Bay’s chop.

The finished revetment runs straight along the lawn, with a graded and replanted lawn bed behind it.

Particulars

Waterway
Chesapeake Bay
Type
Stone revetment
Replaces
Timber bulkhead
Status
Complete
Chesapeake Bay Stone Reinforcement: an excavator removing the failed bulkhead.
Demolition · the bulkhead comes out
After: Chesapeake Bay Stone Reinforcement — the finished stone edge with blue water and a dock beyond. Before: Chesapeake Bay Stone Reinforcement — the failing timber bulkhead in muddy water as demolition begins. Before After

The failing bulkhead in muddy water, then the finished stone edge.

Chesapeake Bay Stone Reinforcement
After: Chesapeake Bay Stone Reinforcement — the finished revetment along a new lawn bed. Before: Chesapeake Bay Stone Reinforcement — fabric and stone placement late in construction. Late construction After

Fabric and stone late in construction, then the finished revetment.

Chesapeake Bay Stone Reinforcement

The construction log.

From demolition to finished stone:

Chesapeake Bay Stone Reinforcement: the old bulkhead mid-demolition, a skid steer on the lawn.
Demolition
Chesapeake Bay Stone Reinforcement: filter fabric laid and granite placed against the Bay chop.
Fabric
Chesapeake Bay Stone Reinforcement: an excavator setting stone over filter fabric.
Stone
Chesapeake Bay Stone Reinforcement: finished stone beside the graded lawn bed.
Complete
Chesapeake Bay Stone Reinforcement: the finished stone running toward the dock.
Complete

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WEDC office8348 Governor Ritchie Hwy
Pasadena, MD 21122

Failing bulkhead?

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