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The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) is constructing a new marine terminal and container facility on the east bank of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. The 158-acre facility will be used by a Tokyo-based shipping line, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and will consist of a new 2,400 foot long container ship berthing dock, a paved area for container storage and parking, and numerous associated support structure buildings.
Wolf Technologies (a WPC Company) together with WPC were asked to explore the subsurface conditions at the planned container terminal facility site, a total of 69 Soil Test Borings, 34 Piezocone Penetration Tests (CPTus), and 3 Flat Blade Dilatometer Tests (DMTs) were advanced to depths of 10 to 100 feet below the existing ground surface. The laboratory testing performed for this project consisted of classification and index property testing.
The major geotechnical considerations associated with the various components of the container terminal facility included the bulkhead, crane rails, container yard, and site support structures. Due to the presence of relatively thin layers of buried soft cohesive and/or organic soil deposits in portions of the site, settlement monitoring during and after fill placement, surcharging or undercutting were recommended for some building locations. Recommendations for foundation design and construction and site preparation were also provided by the WPC team.
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