Wharf and Pier Structures

Liftech provides comprehensive structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering services for marine facilities from the water to the fence line, including container and bulk handling equipment, piers, RTG/RMG runways, high mast lighting footings, truck scale foundations, gate structures, building structures, overhead cranes, and crane-wharf interfaces. Our experience includes the design of wharf and pier structures for large earthquake loads, including cast-in-place and precast concrete systems, as well as steel systems.

We have performed girder capacity evaluation studies with the goal of increasing crane girder capacities for over a dozen girder systems. We have also performed wharf evaluations for heavy temporary loadings such as moving container cranes over the wharf.

Liftech has experience designing infrastructure to manage energy consumption efficiently. We are familiar with equipment power requirements and terminal electrification, energy storage, and standby power, including fuel generators and battery systems.

We have analyzed many crane and wharf systems to determine the effect of crane loading on the wharf and to understand the crane response and performance.

Wharf crane rails are sometimes curved. We have extensive experience with curved rail design, leveraging our proprietary Liftech-developed software to determine the optimal curve geometry, resulting in reduced skidding and lower maintenance costs over time.

Liftech performs engineering and design services for wharf modifications, including seismic retrofits, fender and bollard upgrades, and more.