KCI has supported the State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College since 2006, delivering marine, civil, and structural engineering services across a range of campus facilities including improvements to the main pier, academic buildings, floating docks, bulkheads, and recreational running paths.
To support the institution’s main pier, student activity center and academic building, and boat basin, the initiative was planned across multiple phases. The team first inspected the campus’s main pier, performing structural and load rating analyses and overseeing the creation of a comprehensive reconstruction plan for the 5,000-square-foot deck surface.
Once phase one was completed, the team then began working on designing and installing new steel sheet pile bulkheads at the University’s student activity center and academic building, providing improved structural durability and safety. Atop the sheet piles, a concrete cap was placed to establish a uniform design, while additionally serving as an extension to the nearby pedestrian running path along the perimeter of the campus.
In the final phase, the team addressed the college pier and boat basin, conducting an environmental wave study and creating a comprehensive 30-year master plan for maintenance and care. Throughout the scope of the project, the team additionally provided other marine services including a marine navigation study, pile driving inspections, pile design, and moving platform design.
