Double-Decked Piers: A New Reality for West Coast Marine Oil Terminals USN P-151 Replace Fuel Pier Project, NBPL, San Diego Bay

While double-deck piers have become a familiar site on the East Coast of the United States and in other areas with low seismicity. They have not been utilized in Southern California. However, a new, double-deck pier will replace an existing U.S. Navy fuel pier (originally constructed in 1908) and serve as a marine oil terminal at Naval Base Point Loma, in California's San Diego Bay. Several modernization, expansion, and rehabilitation schemes have kept the original fuel pier in operation for 105 years. Of the replacement concepts that were presented to the Navy for review, the double-deck pier provides the greatest functionality while remaining within budget and minimizing environmental impacts. The double-deck concept for the subject site had to overcome several design challenges, including large design vessels, geotechnical issues, safe and controlled seismic response, and pile alternative selection. This paper will describe the creative processes and solutions that addressed these issues.

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  https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413067.080
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  • © 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Dubbs, Bill
  • Sanchez, Alberto
  • Bogage, Adam
• Conference:
  • Ports '13: 13th Triennial International Conference
  • Location: Seattle Washington, United States
  • Date: 2013-8-25 to 2013-8-28
• Publication Date: 2013-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Pagination: pp 775-784
• Monograph Title: Ports 2013: Success through Diversification

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Earthquake resistant design; Marine terminals; Piers (Wharves)
• Geographic Terms: San Diego (California)
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01522189
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780784413067
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Apr 22 2014 3:04PM