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Apr 26, 2012
Design/Build Delivery of the Schnitzer Steel Wharf and Seawall, Tacoma, Washington
Authors: Darrell T. Joque, Michael Huggins, and Arnfinn RustenAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Ports '01: America's Ports: Gateway to the Global Economy
Abstract
Schnitzer Steel's timber seawall on the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma, Washington, was failing due to age and overload. The site sees heavy loads and usage from the scrap metal processing and loading that are everyday operations. Scrap loading was being performed with relatively light capacity cranes on floating barges moored against the bulkhead. Because loading operations would have to be suspended during construction, maintaining a short schedule was a key consideration in the replacement of this facility. This paper will describe the design/build process, as well as the design features of the wharf and seawall, and construction experiences.
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Ports '01: America's Ports: Gateway to the Global Economy
Pages: 1 - 10
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© 2001 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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- Coastal protection structures
- Construction engineering
- Construction management
- Design (by type)
- Design-build
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering materials (by type)
- Foundation design
- Foundations
- Geotechnical engineering
- Hydraulic engineering
- Hydraulic structures
- Load bearing capacity
- Load factors
- Materials engineering
- Metals (material)
- Ports and harbors
- Project management
- Sea walls
- Steel
- Structural design
- Structural engineering
- Structures (by type)
- Water and water resources
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Darrell T. Joque
P.E.
M.ASCE
BERGER/ABAM Engineers Inc.
Michael Huggins
P.E.
General Construction Company
Arnfinn Rusten
P.E., S.E.
M.ASCE
BERGER/ABAM Engineers Inc.
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