
The issues inherent with the unpredictable nature of waterways and the resilence of mountainous rock makes it incumbent upon civil and structural engineers to use every tool and technique available to solve complex conceptual problems that arise when designing quarries, reclamation areas, flood control projects, ports and harbors, seawalls, breakwaters, jetties, and wharfs.
Projects such as these require unparalleled resourcefulness, along with originality, initiative and industry knowledge to overcome obstacles that are specific to construction projects located in marine, quarry, and reclamation developments:
mitigating land movement, surface and subsurface water and other geologic conditions prior to construction activities
removal of unstable soil and replacement with engineered performance materials
installing ground surface erosion protection, sea walls, slope breakers, and trench breakers
Structural measures to support unstable slopes, such as retaining walls, soldier piles, sheet piles, and other mechanical structures.