A Monumental Task
The geotechnical consultants, structural engineer and contractor combined to overcome difficult soils, underground subway structures and buried utilities when building the foundations...
Cranes, Concrete, Construction...and Computers
Computers are already firmly entrenched in the design process. Now, they're touching all corners of construction. Applications range from traditional project management tasks...
Appropriate Technology for Flood Warnings
Computers can help protect cities and other developed areas by enhancing flood warning systems, but smaller communities may not be able to take advantage of their sophistication. The Corps...
The Evolution of an Environmental Monitor
After more than 40 years of planning, litigation, design and construction, one of the nation's most controversial highway projects is finished. The completion earlier this...
Container Terminal Planning: 2001
This paper highlights the technical, yet practical planning process and operations research methodologies used by the country's largest containership company to guide 21st Century container...
A Comprehensive Approach to Container Terminal Planning: Striking a Balance
This paper uses the Port of Seattle's recently released Container Terminal Development Plan to present a case-study of a master planning process for continued development of container...
Gate Maritime Wharf and Intermodal Facility
Gate Maritime Properties (GMP) is a small private port located in Jacksonville, Florida. In November of 1989, Gate signed a long-term lease agreement with the U.S. Department of the Navy...
New Cruise Terminal for San Francisco
A new international Cruise Terminal is being developed at Pier 30-32 in San Francisco, to replace present inadequate facilities at Pier 35. The Cruise Terminal will be developed as part...
Port of Ningbo Master Plan
The Port of Ningbo, one of China's main seaports, is located about midpoint on China's coastline, some 160 kilometers south of Shanghai, China's largest port. The broad region served by...
Vacuum Alumina Unloader for Port of Everett
The Port of Everett is in the process of rebuilding and expanding its marine cargo facilities. Much of the Port's waterfront land and facilities were lost to the U.S. Navy Carrier Homeport...
Technology?Key to Environmental Success
A three million ton per year coal unloading terminal with 5 km overland conveyor at Jacksonville, Florida, incorporates numerous technical advances to achieve environmentally safe construction...
Evolving Mitigation Requirements for Port Development
Mitigation for wetland impacts associated with port development at the Port of Tampa has evolved significantly over the past two decades. A recent major wetland creation program at the...
Pile Installation and Testing at Ningbo Port, China
As part of an ambitious development program at the Port of Ningbo, the People's Republic of China constructed a 694 m (2277 ft) long offshore pier structure to provide a container berth...
Analysis of a Wharf for a Container Terminal
A balanced combination of sophisticated computer programs was employed to model the soil strata, foundation and structure of a wharf for a new container terminal in the Port of Topolobampo,...
Deep Water Container Wharf & Crane Foundation
A deep water anchored steel bulkhead and a parallel-independent low-profile, pile supported crane rail foundation with special stowage areas are discussed from soils investigation, through...
Design of Marina Replacement Facilities
A majority of the waterfront design projects within the State of California are for the replacement of existing facilities since the densely populated shoreline areas are already heavily...
Securing Strategic National Security Objectives Through Maritime Activities
The President's national security strategy envisions a healthy and growing economy, wise environmental stewardship and a strong military as part of his plan to meet and to fulfill the...
Analysis of Dredged Material Deposition Patterns
Between November 1, 1989 and 30 March, 1990, nearly 1 million cubic yards of dredged material were disposed in Puget Sound as the first phase (Element I) of the construction of the Navy's...
Pier and Wharf for U.S. Navy Homeport, Everett
Design of the homeporting facilities at Everett, Washington, began in 1985. The U.S. Navy and the design team were faced with many challenges, including a waterfront site containing contaminated...
Naval Homeport Facilities at Pensacola, Florida, and Mobile, Alabama
Presented herein are histories for the planning, design, and construction of the Navy's two newest homeport waterfront facilities in the Gulf of Mexico. Included are the waterfront facilities...
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