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Sep 15, 2022
Overcoming Operative, Construction, and Design Challenges Widening the Dock Entrance at Boston Port, UK
Authors: Mary Schafer [email protected], Lorenzo Allievi, M.ASCE [email protected], Charlie Bell [email protected], Myles Bethell [email protected], Peter Mallin [email protected], Sergio Solera [email protected], and Stephan van Eeden, Ph.D.Author Affiliations
Publication: Ports 2022
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The Boston Barrier Tidal Flood Defence Scheme, in Boston, Lincolnshire, UK, will provide improved flood protection for 14,300 properties. Part of the scheme involves upgrading assets at the 140-year-old Port of Boston for the next 100 years, including climate change. The port’s original wet dock entrance will be widened through construction of new steel piled walls on either side of the entrance, and the current lock gates will be replaced by the UK’s largest set of vertical sector gates. These entrance works also allow the port to accommodate larger vessels. This paper describes the operational, design, and construction challenges in undertaking these upgrade works, including 3D geotechnical finite element modelling, soil-structure interaction analysis, and integration of temporary and permanent works during construction.
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Gelder, J., Stedman, L., Hsu, Y., Schafer, M., and Solera, S. (2021). BIM driven evolution of piling details for the £100m flood defence at Boston, UK. Proceedings of Piling 2020.
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Solera, S., Allievi, L., Gelder, J., Mulholland, M., Newhouse, J., Schafer, M., and van Eeden, S. (In press). The design and construction of new quay walls and new gates at the Port of Boston, UK. 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.
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Published online: Sep 15, 2022
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1Mott MacDonald, UK. Email: [email protected]
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2Mott MacDonald, UK. Email: [email protected]
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3Mott MacDonald, UK. Email: [email protected]
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4BAM Nuttall, UK. Email: [email protected]
5Mott MacDonald, UK. Email: [email protected]
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6Mott MacDonald, UK. Email: [email protected]
Stephan van Eeden, Ph.D.
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7Formerly, Mott MacDonald, UK
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