The playground at Orchard Beach State Park will blend with its historical nature: this won’t be a run-of-the-mill plastic ...

Keywords: Seismic vulnerability assessments. Timber structures. Bridges. Substructures. Seismic designs. Seismic performance. Shaking table tests. Pile-to-foundation connections. Cyclic lateral loads.

The agency cited greater cost efficiencies due to FRP’s longer life cycle, reduced service interruptions and safer operation. In 2018 VDOT replaced 8 piles comprised of 37 timbers each with ...

The city of Seattle is taking emergency steps to dismantle Pier 58, a 46-year-old waterfront park, after an engineering study found deterioration from “natural forces” caused the timber pile-supported ...

New York City Economic Development Corporation used FRP pile jackets and lightweight concrete in an underwater construction repair of a public pier in New York Harbor. The return of marine borers to ...