Winter Term 2024
University of Washington Tacoma
Thursdays 4-6 p.m., McDonald Smith Building, Room 313
2 credits (Credit/No Credit grading)
Course Description:
This seminar course introduces the engineering concepts used in designing and constructing infrastructure in ports and coastal environments and provides an overview of the unique techniques and challenges of coastal infrastructure for each CEE discipline.
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of the course students will understand the specialized techniques used by a wide range of engineering disciplines to design and construct port and marine Infrastructure projects.
Course Format:
This 2-hour weekly course will be taught by practicing professionals. The first part of each class will present an overview of unique engineering approaches used in coastal infrastructure AND how standard or typical design techniques are applied to these coastal environments. The second part of each class will present a case study on how these techniques are applied in practice.
Each session is open to all UW Tacoma students, faculty and staff and the public. While prior registration is not required, names of non-registered participants will be recorded.
Class Sessions:
| Date | Topic | Presenter | |
| Jan 4 | Overview of Coastal Infrastructure and Global Shipping | Kristin Ang, Port of Tacoma Commissioner and Managing Member of the Northwest Seaport Alliance and Thais Howard, Director of Engineering at the Northwest Seaport Alliance and the Port of Tacoma | |
| Jan 11 | Port Planning and Multi-Mode Transportation | Jacob Ashebir and Kerry Simpson, (Moffatt and Nichol) | |
| Jan 18 | Coastal Engineering Hydraulics | Kyle Landon, (Moffatt and Nichol) | |
| Jan 25 | Pier and Wharf Design I (Intro, Pile Supported Design) | Frank Yang (Moffatt and Nichol), and Ben Pesicka (WSP) | |
| Feb 1 | Pier and Wharf Design II (Mooring and Berthing, Floating Structures, Seismic) | Catrina Walter (WSP), Frank Yang (Moffatt and Nichol), and Ben Pesicka (WSP) | |
| Feb 8 | Waterfront Foundations and Pile Driving | Lyle Stone (GeoEngineers) | |
| Feb 15 | Offshore Energy | Shane Philips (Moffatt and Nichol) | |
| Feb 22 | Environmental Remediation and Restoration | Amanda Spencer (GeoEngineers) | |
| Feb 29 | Marine Construction | Jeff Arviso (Manson Construction) | |
| Mar 7 | Port of Tacoma Examples (Bringing it all together) | Brett Ozolin and Stan Ryder (Port of Tacoma) |