ANCHORAGE PORT SURVIVES NATURE

The harbor structures are supported by a unique pile system which incorporates batter piles. Successive stages of development have resulted in the construction of a petroleum terminal and three container/general cargo berths. In 1964, this wharf system was also one of the few structures to survive the world record earthquake which destroyed other routes to Anchorage.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Ekizian, H J
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 64-67
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 46
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anchorages; Batter piles; Earthquake resistant design; Earthquake resistant structures; Foundations; Harbors; Marine terminals; Port structures; Storage tanks; Subsidence (Geology); Support piles; Wharves
• Old TRIS Terms: Foundations (Structures); Harbor structures; Wharf systems
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00153232
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 1977 12:00AM