Presented by Erik Soderberg at the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) 2020 Technical Webinar titled “Views and technical challenges for the new generation of ship-to-shore and yard cranes.”
Category: Wharves and Piers
PED Crane and Infrastructure Upgrade Project: Overview and Lessons Learned
This presentation provides an overview of a recently completed low profile crane project at Port Everglades involving procurement of three of the largest low profile cranes in the world and installation of a new crane rail girder system to support these cranes. The presentation describes an overview of the project including crane and girder systems, design and construction issues encountered, and key lessons learned.
STS Crane Stowage Design: Key Considerations and Case Study
There have been devastating ship-to-shore crane failures due to failure of the stowage systems during hurricanes. The design of these systems is complex, requiring an understanding of how the wharf stowage hardware interfaces with the crane hardware, both to facilitate connecting and disconnecting the hardware, and to account for subtle but significant loading conditions that occur. This presentation aims to provide a broad knowledge base for designers of such systems and presents a recent project case study to illustrate some design and construction challenges.
Seawall Movement and Piling Design at the San Francisco Waterfront
This publication discusses methods and findings for the San Francisco Fire Department’s floating fire station, including challenges encountered and suggestions for future projects.
Wharf Upgrade Considerations for Large Low Profile Cranes
This publication presents key considerations for the infrastructure supporting large low profile cranes, including large crane girder and pile capacities, electrical demands, and construction challenges associated with the project, such as phased construction and daily coordination to avoid interruptions to the operations. The focus is on the Port Everglades Department of Broward County new crane girder and wharf upgrade project, which covers about 1 mi (1.6 km) of waterfront.
Crane Loads – Triple E Class and Beyond
Presented by Erik Soderberg at ASCE COPRI Ports 2016 Conference in New Orleans
Your Wharf May Be Stronger Than You Think
This article discusses using modern engineering methods to justify additional crane girder capacity. As many terminals face the challenge of accommodating larger vessels and cranes, many wharf owners find that they have insufficient crane girder rated capacity and only consider strengthening options. Larger wharf capacities can be justified using modern engineering methods.
Port of Redwood City Wharves 1 and 2 Replacement
Manson and Liftech have collaborated on several design-build projects. This presentation discusses the latest design-build project from their perspective, including the bid process, the design, and the construction.
Innovative Wharf Details: Elastomeric Bearing Pile-Deck Connection and Finned Monopile
Presented by Erik Soderberg at ASCE COPRI Ports 2013 Conference in Seattle
High Performance Pile Connection: McNears Beach Park Pier Repair
This paper presents the repair of a damaged wharf structure by replacing the pile connections with a recently developed high-performance connection, which allows for flexible rotation. Testing by the University of Washington has shown that these connections perform significantly better during seismic loading than a classical pile connection.