PORTS, DOCKS & HARBOURS – CIVIL ENGINEERING · No. 4 Dry Dock, Falmouth - A collapse of the dry...
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South Dock, Padstow - The existing dock wall had deteriorated and in places, collapsed. An anchored sheet piled wall was constructed to face and support the masonry walling. Larsen LX20 sheet piles were toed into the rock base and were anchored at both intermediate and capping beam levels. The sheet piles were cathodically protected against corrosion. No. 4 Dry Dock, Falmouth - A collapse of the dry dock wall had left part of the dock and adjacent land unstable. A new anchored sheet piled wall was designed by JGP to retain the infill and unstable parts of the dock. The arrangement was carefully detailed to minimise water ingress when the dock was full. The works also improved the length:width ratio of the dock from 13:1 to a more practical 8:1, providing the harbour with valuable additional working space at the head of the dock. John Grimes Partnership has been involved in the design and management of a range of civil engineering projects at a number of ports, docks and harbours. Project examples include: PORTS, DOCKS & HARBOURS – CIVIL ENGINEERING COMPANY CASE STUDY John Grimes Partnership Ltd, Leonards Road, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0RU Email: [email protected] Phone: +44 (0) 1752 690533 Fax: +44(0)1752 690570 Web: www.johngrimes.co.uk Outer Harbour Wall, Par - The original outer harbour wall was constructed over weathered slates, which had been eroded, under-cutting the harbour wall. The existing sandy beach was also actively deflating. JGP designed the necessary underpinning scheme and provision of scour protection.
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South Dock, Padstow - The existing dock wall had deteriorated and in places, collapsed.
An anchored sheet piled wall was constructed to face and support the masonry walling. Larsen LX20 sheet piles were toed into the rock base and were anchored at both intermediate and capping beam levels. The sheet piles were cathodically protected against corrosion.
No. 4 Dry Dock, Falmouth - A collapse of the dry dock wall had left part of the dock and adjacent land unstable. A new anchored sheet piled wall was designed by JGP to retain the in�ll and unstable parts of the dock. The arrangement was carefully detailed to minimise water ingress when the dock was full.
The works also improved the length:width ratio of the dock from 13:1 to a more practical 8:1, providing the harbour with valuable additional working space at the head of the dock.
John Grimes Partnership has been involved in the design and management of a range of civil engineering projects at a number of ports, docks and harbours. Project examples include:
PORTS, DOCKS & HARBOURS – CIVIL ENGINEERING
COMPANY CASE STUDYCOMPANY CASE STUDY
John Grimes Partnership Ltd,
Leonards Road,
Ivybridge, Devon,
PL21 0RU
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44 (0) 1752 690533
Fax: +44(0)1752 690570
Web: www.johngrimes.co.uk
Outer Harbour Wall, Par - The original outer harbour wall was constructed over weathered slates, which had been eroded, under-cutting the harbour wall. The existing sandy beach was also actively de�ating. JGP designed the necessary underpinning scheme and provision of scour protection.
