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Development and Qualification of a Floating Pier for the U.S. Navy Fleet (540k pdf)
American Society of Civil Engineers' Ports 2010 Conference, April 2010
Design and Construction of Cruise Berth for Colon 2000, Panama (375k pdf)
American Society of Civil Engineers' Ports 2010 Conference, April 2010
Manzanillo Container Terminal Redevelopment: Maximizing Throughput in a Limited Space (432k pdf)
American Society of Civil Engineers' Ports 2010 Conference, April 2010
Development of the SP-SSA International Terminal, Vietnam (668k pdf)
American Society of Civil Engineers' Ports 2010 Conference, April 2010
Hybrid Design/Build Approach for Quaywall 729 (859k pdf)
American Society of Civil Engineers' Ports 2010 Conference, April 2010
Analysis of Seawall Concepts Using Yielding Soil Anchors (863k pdf)
American Society of Civil Engineers' Ports 2010 Conference, April 2010
Proposed Seismic Detailing Criteria for Piers and Wharves (508k pdf)
American Society of Civil Engineers' Ports 2010 Conference, April 2010
Seismic Retrofit of Piers Supported on Battered Piles Using Lead-Rubber Bearings (685k pdf)
American Society of Civil Engineers' Ports 2010 Conference, April 2010
Installation of RMG Cranes at Intermodal Rail Yard (824k pdf)
American Society of Civil Engineers' Ports 2010 Conference, April 2010
Design of Container Yard at Port of Balboa (1,526k pdf)
American Society of Civil Engineers' Ports 2010 Conference, April 2010
Seismic Analysis and Design of Berth 14 Extension, Balboa, Panama (433k pdf)
American Society of Civil Engineers' Ports 2010 Conference, April 2010
Lateral Load Analysis of Waterfront Structures Supported on Plumb Piles (281k pdf)
14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, October 2008
Masonry Infill Walls: An Effective Alternative for Seismic Strengthening of Low-Rise Reinforced Concrete Building Structures (431k pdf)
14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, October 2008
Current FRP-Reinforced Concrete Design Trends in ACI 440.1R (192k pdf)
8th International Symposium on Fiber-Reinforced Polymers for Reinforced Concrete Structures, July 2007
Indirect Flexural Crack Control of Concrete Beams and One-Way Slabs Reinforced with FRP Bars (92k pdf)
8th International Symposium on Fiber-Reinforced Polymers for Reinforced Concrete Structures, July 2007
Seismic Design of a Ferry Transfer Span Based on Two Performance Levels (612k pdf)
Eighth Annual Conference for Earthquake Engineering, April 2006
The Efficiency of the Motion Amplification Device with Viscous Damper (624k pdf)
Eighth Annual Conference for Earthquake Engineering, April 2006
Displacement-Based Seismic Design of a Large Naval Pier (755k pdf)
PCI National Bridge Conference, October 2005
New Technologies Proven in Precast Concrete Modular Floating Pier for U.S. Navy (1,031k pdf)
PCI Journal, July/August 2005
Analysis and Design for End Effects in Twisted Double Tees (1,031k pdf)
PCI Journal, May/June 2005
Seismic Evaluation of 32 Industrial Buildings by Screening Process and Analysis (75k pdf)
13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, August 2004
Slack Rope Analysis for Moving Crane System (306k pdf)
13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, August 2004
Precast Framing System Provides Innovative Solution to Modernization of Shipbuilding Facility (1,062k pdf)
PCI Journal, May/June 2003
Recommended LRFD Guidelines for the Seismic Design of Highway Bridges (506k pdf)
National Seismic Conference and Workshop on Bridges and Highways, May 2002
Automated People-Mover Station Integration (241k pdf)
8th International Conference on Automated People Movers, July 2001
World's Largest Prestressed LPG Vessel (2,305k pdf)
PCI Journal, January/February 1977