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Design of Wharf Facilities, Guam, M.I., to Accommodate Difficult Site Conditions
A wharf facility currently under construction in Guam, Mariana Islands, for the U. S. Navy utilizes precast concrete box caisson construction to satisfy difficult site conditions. To reduce...

Tacoma Sea-Land Terminal: A Project Management Challenge
The Port of Tacoma completed a new two berth container terminal and intermodal yard for Sea-Land in May 1985 in only 26 months after signing a binding agreement. The project, which also...

Conversion of Keppel Wharves Conventional Berths 42 & 43 to Container Berths C13 and C14, Singapore
With further growth of container traffic expected in the 80's the need for additional facilities was apparent. Following an evaluation of available alternative sites, it was...

Tacoma Terminals Pier Designed for Economy
This pier is a representative and highly refined sample of what is known as the Puget Sound system of construction, an economical system that maintains the durability necessary in the...

Carnation Terminal, Oakland?Preliminary Design
The Preliminary Design process is examined as it was applied to design of wharves for a new container terminal in the Port of Oakland, California. The process includes active interdisciplinary...

The Pacific Texas Pipeline Project?Deepwater Oil Terminal, Port of Los Angeles
This paper describes the implementation program and status of the Pacific Texas Pipeline Company project in the Port of Los Angeles. A brief description of this important 1. 6 billion,...

Prestressed Concrete Piling?Design vs. As-Built
The proper design, manufacture, handling and installation of prestressed concrete piles is essential to their structural integrity and long life. A quality control program must be designed...

Efficiency Gains Using Micro Computers in Marina Design Engagements
This paper addresses improved efficiency in marina design engagements using low cost micro computers and low cost software. From the preparation of an offer for service, through design,...

Systematic Design of Marinas for Ice Condtions
A systematic approach and recommendations are presented for design engineers use in planning and building safe docks and marinas, and in reducing the expense of damages which ice causes....

Container Wharves Supported on All Vertical Piles Embedded in Rock-Fill Dikes
In recent years, several container wharves have been planned and/or constructed which feature the construction of the wharf over a sloping rock-fill dike. The wharves utilize all vertical...

Design and Construction of Marine Facilities for Ridley Island Coal Terminal
The design and construction of the wharf for 250,000 DWT bulk carriers is discussed in this paper. The terminal project was carried out on fast-track, 23 month schedule, with construction...

Development of Prestressed Concrete Fender Piles
An ongoing effort is reported to develop prestressed concrete fender piles for use in a wide range of pier fendering applications. Preliminary analysis and testing results indicate that...

A Multi-User Fender Design and Installation
The increase in damage frequency to the existing Timber Fender System during the change-over from military to commercial/industrial users resulted in a call for design solutions from the...

Lessons Learned from the Certification of Graving Docks, Marine Railways, Vertical Lifts and Shipbuilding Ways
Because of the hazards which exist during the ship docking, undocking, launching and while the ship is being built or repaired, the Navy has determined a requirement exists for system...

Report of Task Committee on Drydock Design Criteria
This paper briefly summarizes the work carried out by a Task Committee on Drydock Design Criteria which was established by the Committee on Ports and Harbors. The Committee was established...

Rehabilitation of Gravity Wharf by Underpinning
The Municipal Wharf at the Port of Providence, Rhode Island, is currently under rehabilitation to accommodate modern trends in marine cargo handling and shipping. The three-phased project...

Construction Materials for Civil Engineering Projects
The materials of construction in use today have grown in number, increased in complexity, expanded in application and multiplied in utilization over those in use just a short time ago....

Tiebacks for Bulkheads
Tiebacks were once used primarily to support temporary structures such as supported excavations. However, the use of tiebacks has been gradually expanded to include the support of permanent...

Planning Engineering and Construction Projects
Planning is a recognized element in the success of engineering and construction projects. Two activities at the level of the firm?manpower planning and business planning?also play a major...

Construction Innovation
Demands, Successes and Lessons
Increasing complexity of the constructed product, greater demands for construction cost effectiveness, and foreign competition demand increased innovation in construction. The papers in...

 

 

 

 

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