FRONT STREET SHIPYARD
- Project Location: Belfast, ME
- Services Provided:
- Geotechnical design for the construction and renovation of a new shipyard facility at the former Stinson Cannery site
- Investigated subsurface conditions by using test pits, test borings, CPT
- Field and analytical laboratory testing included corrosion analysis for foundations, Wenner 4 pin field resistivity testing, and soil screening for pH/redox potential
- Project Summary:
- New shipyard is a working marina with docking, storage, repairs, and new boat construction capabilities
- Development included a pile/pier supported waterfront travel lift for portable boat cranes (440 tons)
- A heavy-duty aggregate travel area to support the cranes
- Renovations to existing buildings
- Two new metal buildings (up to 26,800 square feet and 69 feet high) with overhead cranes for boat fabrication and repair for large boats over 100 feet in length
- Project Challenges / Innovation:
- Soft marine deposits, contaminated soils, and miscellaneous fill
- To address these site conditions and constraints, an innovative heavy-duty aggregate section reinforced with geotextiles was designed for the travel cranes and reinforced mat foundations were used to minimize building settlement
