by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 28, 2021 | Shipbuilding and Marine
Challenge: The Berth 164 structural system was previously evaluated by POLA and their consultants as a “high risk” facility and was found to be inadequate considering MOTEMS requirements for berthing loads and Level 2 seismic loads. The purpose of this...
by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 28, 2021 | Shipbuilding and Marine
challenge: A structural steel work platform is required for workers to better access the mooring lines and more easily guide them to the capstan when mooring ships. The platform must meet geometric challenges to accommodate the existing equipment, piping, and adjacent...
by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 28, 2021 | Shipbuilding and Marine
Challenge: The steel piles that are driven into the sea floor for the purpose of berthing and mooring ships at a shipbuilding facility in San Diego, have reached the end of their service life. HEA was tasked with helping the client create a pile replacement plan as...
by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 28, 2021 | Shipbuilding and Marine
Challenge: Our firm was tasked to design a 360 degree swivel adapter for use with an existing spreader beam that our firm designed many years ago. The required suspended load was significant: 180 tons. The adapter also had to be capable of swiveling 360 degrees and...
by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 28, 2021 | Shipbuilding and Marine
An AOE-10 rejection notice was written on shipboard bleed air and auxiliary steam piping systems because pipe supports did not comply with established Navy shock mounting requirements. HEA performed detailed dynamic shock analyses (DDAM) for both piping systems. These...
