Design of Sustainable Marine Concrete Structures: A Case Study
Publication: Ports 2007: 30 Years of Sharing Ideas: 1977-2007
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Public pressure increases to build and operate structures that use fewer resources and cause less impact on environment and health. The political buzzword is sustainability and comprehends an entire philosophy on how to maintain an ecosystem that can be sustained over generations. In 1998, an executive order from the White House launched the "Greening of the Government" initiative that causes pressure on public authorities to take measures toward building sustainable structures. This paper discusses the steps that can be taken towards the design of sustainable marine concrete structures and presents it in light of a case study. The case study is a new generation berthing pier, the Modular Hybrid Pier (MHP), developed by the Navy. The designed functional flexibility of the pier allows increasing the design life to up to 100 years. The pier is an example of a sustainable, yet economical, concrete marine structure in that it has a sustained functional value and causes low environmental impact during construction, use, and disposal.
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© 2007 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Buildings
- Business management
- Case studies
- Concrete
- Concrete structures
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering materials (by type)
- Facilities (by type)
- Government buildings
- Hydraulic engineering
- Hydraulic structures
- Materials engineering
- Methodology (by type)
- Piers
- Ports and harbors
- Practice and Profession
- Public administration
- Public buildings
- Public health and safety
- Research methods (by type)
- Structural engineering
- Structures (by type)
- Sustainable development
- Water and water resources
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