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Port Engineering (Retrofit, Upgrades)

Primary & Presenting Author(s)

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  Joel Aguilar, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE

  Senior Structural Engineer
  Port of Long Beach
  Long Beach, California

Presenting Author(s)

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  Erik Soderberg, S.E.

  President, Principal
  Liftech Consultants Inc.
  Oakland, California

Primary & Presenting Author(s)

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  Nathan Watson, P.E.

  Principal
  KPFF Consulting Engineers
  Seattle, Washington

Primary Author(s)

• SY

  Sam Yao, PhD, P.E.

  Senior Principal
  Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

Additional Author(s)

• AB

  Adam Bergman, P.E.

  Associate
  KPFF Consulting Engineers
  Tacoma, Washington
• CL

  Cheng Lai, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE

  Former Deputy Chief Harbor Engineer
  Port of Long Beach
  Long Beach, California

Primary Author(s)

• DL

  Di Liu, P.E.

  Associate, Project Engineer
  Liftech Consultants Inc.
  Oakland, California

Additional Author(s)

• MN

  M. Naeem, P.E.

  Senior Staff I (Engineer)
  Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
  Oakland, California
• SB

  Sara Barrett, P.E.

  Staff II
  Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, California
• OJ

  Omar Jaradat, PhD, P.E., D.P.E., M.ASCE

  VP, Structures Technical Director
  Moffatt & Nichol
  Costa Mesa, California
• JK

  John Klekotka, P.E.

  Director of Civil Engineering & Planning
  Port of Everett
  Everett, Washington
• AA

  Arul Arulmoli, PhD, P.E., G.E., D.GE, F.ASCE

  Principal
  Earth Mechanics, Inc.
  Fountain Valley, California

Presenting Author(s)

• JC

  Joshua Core, P.E.

  Project Consultant
  Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

Additional Author(s)

• SH

  Steve Hager, P.E.

  Project Manager
  Port of Everett
  Everett, Washington

Presentations:

• 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

  Seawall Movement and Piling Design at the San Francisco Waterfront
  Erik Soderberg, S.E. – Liftech Consultants Inc.; Di Liu, P.E. – Liftech Consultants Inc.
• 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM

  Port of Long Beach, Pier J, Berths 245-247 Landside Crane Rail Upgrade Project
  Joel Aguilar, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE – Port of Long Beach; Cheng Lai, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE – Port of Long Beach; Omar A. Jaradat, PhD, P.E., D.P.E., M.ASCE – Moffatt & Nichol; Arul K. Arulmoli, PhD, P.E., G.E., D.GE, F.ASCE – Earth Mechanics, Inc.
• 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

  Unique Wharf Upgrade to Diversify Operations for Larger RO/RO Shipments & New Containerized Cargo
  Nathan A. Watson, P.E. – KPFF Consulting Engineers; Adam Bergman, P.E. – KPFF Consulting Engineers; John Klekotka, P.E. – Port of Everett; Steve Hager, P.E. – Port of Everett
• 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

  Performance Based Seismic Retrofit Solutions for Wharf Preservation
  Sam Yao, PhD, P.E. – Simpson Gumpertz & Heger; M. Ali Naeem, P.E. – Simpson Gumpertz & Heger; Sara E. Barrett, P.E. – Simpson Gumpertz & Heger; Joshua Core, P.E. – Simpson Gumpertz & Heger