Liftech performed a seismic response study of a ship unloader on a stiff wharf structure and a flexible wharf structure. The study included a finite element time history analysis and a pushover analysis for three design Operating Level Earthquakes and three Contingency Level Earthquakes used for design by a port on the West Coast of the United States.
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Repair of Fire Damaged Coal Loader, Berth 301, Port of Los Angeles, California
Repair of damage from September 2000 fire, February 2001 fire, and April 2001 ship collision. The coal loader built by Krupp was severely damaged in two fires and suffered significant damage during a ship collision. After each incident, Liftech provided on-site engineering to assist with repairs.