Convention Center Built on Reclaimed Riverbed Suffers from Settling, Erosion, and Construction Issues. Contractor Uses TerraThane™ to Fill Voids, and Raise and Level Concrete Slabs

12-year-old riverfront Convention Center in New Bern, NC, was in trouble. The building’s exterior is supported by pilings driven deep into the ground, but the floors sit directly on the earth and silt of the old riverbed. The land was in-filled by old docks and building debris in the 1970s and settling, erosion, and construction issues were taking their toll on the building:

  • Parts of the floor and patio sunk up to seven inches
  • Cracks and uneven joints in the concrete slab floors were causing walking/tripping hazards
  • Gaps beneath walls were allowing sound to pass between what were designed as soundproof rooms