13 Projects

Charlestown Bus Facility

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...

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

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,...

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

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...

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

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...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation
Markets:Oil & Gas, Ports & Terminals
Keywords:MOTEMS audit, Marine Engineering, Pier/Wharf/Boat Ramp, Terminal
New Marine 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...

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

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...

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

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...

Services:Structural Investigation
Markets:Oil & Gas, Ports & Terminals
Keywords:Marine Engineering, Pier/Wharf/Boat Ramp, Structural Adequacy Assessment
Seismic Retrofit of Marine Terminal

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...

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

Mooring Hook Upgrades

CA
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...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation
Markets:Oil & Gas, Ports & Terminals
Keywords:MOTEMS audit, Marine Engineering, Mooring and Berthing, Terminal
MBTA Quincy Commuter Boat 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...

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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