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Aug 27, 2021
Site Constraints Complicate a Bulkhead Replacement: It Takes a Team to Overcome the Challenges
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North American Aggregates (NAA), a leading supplier of aggregates in the New York area, recently constructed a new processing facility in Perth Amboy, NJ. One of the final components of the new facility was to replace an aging bulkhead along the perimeter of the plant. The existing bulkheads on-site were constructed in the 1950s to create additional upland property for the Hess Oil & Chemical Corporation that had previously developed the site. These structures, now around 70 years old, were starting to show signs of structural degradation, so NAA looked to its parent company, Weeks Marine, Inc., to construct a new bulkhead.
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GeoStrata Magazine Archive
Volume 25 • Issue 4 • August 2021
Pages: 48 - 55
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© 2021 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Aug 2021
Published online: Aug 27, 2021
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Christopher Pray, M.ASCE
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Geostructural Project Manager, GEI Consultants; Woburn, MA
Amanda Parry, M.ASCE
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Geotechnical Engineer, GEI Consultants; Woburn, MA
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