Fundamentally sound

Article Abstract:

Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation, Harbor Island, Seattle, has a 28-acre land where the construction, repair and maintenance on commercial and military vessels are done which would undergo remediation work. The work would include the dredging of contaminated sediment, the control of storm water, enhancing the shipyard facilities and allowing normal shipyard operations to proceed unimpeded.

Ship Building and Repairing, Shipbuilding & Repair, Evaluation, Shipbuilding industry, Environmental degradation, Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp., Watercraft

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Pressure relief

Article Abstract:

This article discusses an engineering approach used to empty and clean two water basins extending up to a 90 acre. The strategy involves using the concrete wall dividing the basins as a dam. Any destabilization due to hydrostatic pressure beneath the wall is relieved through dewatering wells.

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems, Water supply, Reservoirs, Reservoirs (Water), Hydrostatic pressure, Reservoir sedimentation

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The source of the problem

Article Abstract:

Guidelines that should be followed for preventing roof collapses in large warehouses are presented.

Industrial buildings and warehouses, Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing, Asphalt felts and coatings, Asphalt Felts, Coatings & Roofing, Prevention, Roofing, Warehouses, Building failures

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