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Charlestown Bus Facility Shoreline Stabilization and Yard Improvements

Charlestown, MA

Project Contacts: Paul Schuman, Dominic Kelly

The Charlestown Bus Facility along the Mystic River is the MBTA’s largest bus garage and critical to daily operations. The existing steel sheet pile seawall, which protects the facility from flooding and river erosion, was severely...

Services:Structural Design, Structural Investigation

Markets:Ports & Terminals

Keywords:Civil, Civil: On-Site Stormwater Management, Deterioration, Flood, Geotechnical, Retaining Wall, Storm Drains, Structural Stabilization

Brooklyn Basin

Oakland, CA

Project Contacts: Sam Yao

The Brooklyn Basin project revitalizes 65 acres along Oakland’s waterfront, transforming an industrial site into a mixed-use development. The new neighborhood offers more than 3,000 residences, public parks and trails, a new marina, and 200...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Ports & Terminals

Keywords:Bridge, Pedestrian, Condominium, Marine Engineering, Multi-Family, Pier/Wharf/Boat Ramp, Pile, Residential, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit

Liquid Bulk Terminal Replacement

Wilmington, CA

Project Contacts: William Bruin

The aging marine oil terminal exceeded its design life and did not comply with the applicable seismic and berthing standard. The port, the ultimate owner of the marine structures, and the terminal operator undertook a project to replace the...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Oil & Gas, Ports & Terminals

Keywords:Construction Consulting, MOTEMS audit, Marine Engineering, Mooring and Berthing, Pier/Wharf/Boat Ramp, Terminal

Timber Approach Trestle Repair

Martinez, CA

Project Contacts: William Bruin, Gayle Johnson

The 1,900 ft long timber-framed approach trestle exhibited damage and deterioration due to aging and required repairs to maintain the function and structural integrity. SGH developed a comprehensive rehabilitation plan that allowed the...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Oil & Gas, Ports & Terminals

Keywords:MOTEMS audit, Marine Engineering, Pier/Wharf/Boat Ramp, Terminal

New Marine Terminal

Richmond, CA

Project Contacts: William Bruin, Gayle Johnson

Originally built in the 1950s, the timber terminal was becoming increasingly costly to maintain and was no longer considered fit-for-purpose for seismic and berthing requirements. Instead of embarking on an incremental improvement program,...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Oil & Gas, Ports & Terminals

Keywords:Construction Consulting, MOTEMS audit, Marine Engineering, Metal-Steel, Pier/Wharf/Boat Ramp, Risk Assessment, Terminal

Fender Replacement

Martinez, CA

Project Contacts: William Bruin, Gayle Johnson

The existing fender systems at two berths of a refinery terminal were significantly deteriorated. SGH was the engineer of record for the design of a replacement fender system. We developed an innovative modular design that could...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Oil & Gas, Ports & Terminals

Keywords:Concrete, Construction Staging, MOTEMS audit, Marine Engineering, Mooring and Berthing, Pier/Wharf/Boat Ramp, Structural Adequacy Assessment, Terminal

Tugboat Allision Investigations

Various Marine Terminals, CA

Project Contacts: William Bruin, Gayle Johnson

During the spring of 2013, SGH investigated two hard tugboat allisions (collisions with fixed objects such as bridges or docks), at separate marine oil terminals. In both cases, the tugs were maneuvering their respective barges when they...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Oil & Gas, Ports & Terminals

Keywords:Marine Engineering, Pier/Wharf/Boat Ramp, Structural Adequacy Assessment

Seismic Retrofit of Marine Terminal

Martinez, CA

Project Contacts: William Bruin, Gayle Johnson

SGH was the engineer of record for the seismic retrofit design of two 450 ft long wharf structures that required strengthening to comply with the MOTEMS seismic performance standards for marine oil terminals in the state. SGH developed an...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Oil & Gas, Ports & Terminals

Keywords:MOTEMS audit, Marine Engineering, Performance-based, Pier/Wharf/Boat Ramp, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Structural Strengthening, Terminal

Mooring Hook Upgrades

Project Contacts: William Bruin, Gayle Johnson

SGH was the engineer of record for the anchorage design and construction planning associated with the installation of new, quick-release mooring hook assemblies at several marine oil terminals in California. For these projects, we developed...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Oil & Gas, Ports & Terminals

Keywords:MOTEMS audit, Marine Engineering, Mooring and Berthing, Terminal

MBTA Quincy Commuter Boat Terminal

Quincy, MA

Project Contacts: Dominic Kelly

The intermodal Quincy Commuter Boat Terminal provided access to the commuter ferry and historic U.S.S. Salem museum. The site consists of a bulkhead seawall and a reinforced concrete wharf. In November 2011, a water main located...

Services:Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Ports & Terminals

Keywords:Bulkhead/Cofferdam, Concrete, Failure Investigation, Marine Engineering, Metal-Steel, Pier/Wharf/Boat Ramp, Pile

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Charlestown Bus Facility Shoreline Stabilization and Yard Improvements

Brooklyn Basin

Liquid Bulk Terminal Replacement

Timber Approach Trestle Repair

New Marine Terminal

Fender Replacement

Tugboat Allision Investigations

Seismic Retrofit of Marine Terminal

Mooring Hook Upgrades

MBTA Quincy Commuter Boat Terminal

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