Site Considerations for Marina Development?A Planning & Environmental Inventory
This paper is an outline presentation of methods and procedures required by any entity, whether municipal or private, desiring to properly establish, expand or renovate a marina facility....

Environmental Processing of a Mixed Use Marina Project
The environmental review process associated with the review and approval of mixed use development in water front areas can be used to aid in the design, approval and ultimate construction...

Marina Cabo San Lucas?A Case Study
Designing and constructing a high quality, state-of-the-art marina is a difficult task in major metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles or San Francisco. But when the marina development...

Marinas in Mexico: The Opportunities and Drawbacks
This presentation outlines the major characteristics of marina development in Mexico. Specific examples are offered to support the proposition that Mexico conducts business in ways that...

Utility Metering Versus Sub-Metering and the Methods Available
This paper is intended to bring to light the necessity to meter electricity that boat owners use. We will discuss the theory and components that go into electronic meters. The economics...

Rack Storage Marinas in the 1990's
The rack storage marina industry has evolved from providing warehouses for boats under 25 feet, to being on the threshold of the hospitality industry with club-like facilities, serving...

Space Saving Dry-Stack Boat Storage Facility
Given sales and demographic data of recreational boating, urban dry-stack marinas will be the trend of the future where there is no room to expand. This paper describes a modern automated...

Dry Stack Operations
The design and operation of dry stack boat storage systems have undergone a significant evolution during the past two decades. Now, in the decade of the nineties, these systems are becoming...

Design and Construction of Boat Launching Ramps
Although boat launching ramps are not 'high tech' facilities compared to many other types of waterfront construction, there is a continuing void of knowledge,...

Loma Prieta Earthquake?Emergency Response and Restoration: Water and Sewerage Lifelines
Water and Sewerage systems performed very well with a few exceptions in the Loma Prieta earthquake. Pipeline damage occurred in unstable ground. Damage at treatment plants was due to sloshing...

California Department of Transportation Seismic Retrofit Program: The Prioritization and Screening Process
Following the October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, the California Department of Transportation was designated as the lead agency to seismically retrofit all 23000+ public owned bridges...

Seismic Hazard Analysis of Buried Pipeline for Design
This paper concerns mainly the following three items on seismic hazard analysis of buried pipeline for design: (1) effects of pipeline length on risk, (2) effects of local site conditions...

Pavement Experiences Indicative of Needs to Consider Design and Specification Revisions
Recent experiences on two airfield paving projects have indicated some problem areas which may warrant further consideration in design manuals and specifications. 1. Construction of the...

DFW Concrete Block Pavement Taxiway Construction
The first concrete block pavement constructed on an airport in the United States was constructed at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport during 1990. The use of concrete blocks on three...

Alternative Airfield Pavement Quality Control
In recent years, the cost of maintaining quality control during airfield construction projects has concerned airport operators and engineers alike. This paper addresses the possibilities...

Prediction of Airfield Pavement Responses Using Transfer Functions
A methodology is presented which will aid in the evaluation and maintenance of airfield pavements. Predictions of an airfield pavement's behavior to multiple types and magnitudes...

An Airfield Pavement Consultant System (AIRPACS) for Rehabilitation of Concrete Pavements
Airfield pavement knowledge captured by this research showed that knowledge-based techniques can be used to quickly select and design rehabilitation alternatives for a runway, taxiway...

Results of the 1989 ASCE Airfield Pavement Survey
In November of 1989, the American Society of Civil Engineers Airfield Pavement Committee sent out questionnaires to airfield pavement engineers across the country to assess the most recent...

Automating Airfield Condition Data Collection
This paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the newest technology for the data collection requirements of an airport interested in implementing a pavement management system....

ACN-PCN Concepts for Airport Pavement Management
The aircraft classification number-pavement classification number (ACN-PCN) method is the standardized International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) method for reporting airport pavement...

 

 

 

 

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