Coastal Engineering Services
BlueShore Engineering specializes
in Coastal Engineering: The planning, engineering, and design of structures
along the shoreline of rivers, estuaries, harbors, and oceans.
It is a unique and challenging discipline as designs must consider the
effects of the harsh environment on the structures, for example from
wind and wave forces or corrosion. Designs must also consider
the impact of the structures on the natural environment.
New or revised coastal structures have to consider a variety of possible impacts, from changes in sedimentation rates, to wave reflection or absorption, and even possible disturbances to Essential Fish Habitats. Our experience can prevent an owner from advancing an unpermittable project. We will help you stay on the right path from concept through construction.
Specific types of Coastal Engineering where BlueShore Engineering can assist you:
- Coastal Structures - Piers, wharves, pile-supported structures, cantilever and tied-back bulkheads, harbor walks, breakwaters, rip-rap and other revetments, boat launch ramps.
- Coastal Modeling - Wind and wave analysis, tidal surge modeling, flood modeling, coastal erosion hazard analysis, sedimentation and erosion, FEMA Coastal Construction requirements.
- Corrosion and Design Life Analysis - Planning the design of structures with sacrificial thickness, cathodic protection, and protective coatings to reduce maintenance requirements and minimize the lifecycle costs of building and maintaining the structure through its design life.
Marine Engineering Services
BlueShore Engineering has helped a number of owners design and build their Marina to meet their needs. You might just need a simple low-freeboard dock for launching your single scull on flat calm mornings on the Housatonic, but we have also designed complex commercial marina renovations, including wave attenuators, ship to shore power, pumpout systems, and boat lift bays.
Our understanding of the difficulty of the permitting process, the environmental forces, and the needs of different vessel types and sizes can help you design the perfect marina for your budget and design life. Our expertise in Coastal Engineering can be applied during the planning stages to minimize siltation, avoiding costly future dredging projects.
Coastal Site Planning
Your waterfront property is more than just a lawn, a bulkhead, and the water; It is the connection from the land to the water. It provides a means for industry to transfer goods from land to water; It is how you and your friends go from sitting by the pool to cruising Long Island Sound; It is a place to relax and watch the sun set behind the Statue of Liberty while others bike along the greenway.
An effective coastal site plan considers the commercial, industrial, and recreational connection between the land and water. It considers how to combine many varied uses at the one location where land and water meet. It considers the impact to the environment. It considers public access and safety.
BlueShore Engineering has the experience to help you plan your waterfront property. From design of the structures and marinas, public access, and vessel mooring, to site utilities. We have worked with many award-winning landscape architects to bring aesthetic value, art, and beauty to your site through proper native plantings, hardscapes, interpretive signage, wetlands protection and mitigation, and even original artworks.
Example Projects:
Our experience includes many types of coastal design projects, from ship lift piers for hauling ships to land for repairs, kayak beaches for comfortable launching at parks, and simple rip-rap shoreline protection to reduce erosion problems while dissipating waves and minimizing wave reflection. The following are examples of our experience in coastal design:
- NRG Energy Arthur Kill - Staten Island, NY
Design and permitting of repairs to cellular sheetpile cofferdams.(Owners Website) - USCG Station New York - Staten Island, NY
Design of seawall, pier, and dock improvements, and a breakwater / wave screen extension to improve inner harbor wave conditions. (Station Home Page) - USCG Station Jones Beach - Freeport, NY
Design of dredging and new waterfront structures, including bulkheads, ship lift piers for a 35 ton straddle lift, breakwater replacement, and a new riprap revetment for flood resiliency. (Station Home Page) - USCG Station Shinnecock - Hampton Bays, NY
Design of dredging and new waterfront structures, including bulkheads, new piers for buoy crane support, and breakwater replacement. (Station History) - USCG Station Fire Island - Bohemia, NY
Design of breakwater extensions and floating dock pile extensions. (Station Home Page) - USCG Station Newport - Middletown, RI
Design of steel sheet pile bulkheads, fendering and mooring for 225' USCG WLB Buoy Tenders. (Naval Station Newport Home Page) - USCG Station Pascagoula - Pascagoula, MS
Design and environmental permitting of mooring and fendering for 154' USCG Fast Response Cutters. (Station Home Page) - Dyckman Street Marina & La Marina
Restaurant - Manhattan, NY
Structural design of marina docks, pile anchorage, upland marina amenities and restaurant structures. Environmental permitting of marina renovations. (La Marina Restaurant & Dyckman Street Marina) - USCG Station Charleston - Charleston, SC
Design of mooring testing, fender replacement, and composite fiber repairs to the existing pier. (Station Home Page) - USCG Station Fairport - Fairport, OH
Design and environmental permitting of bulkhead repairs, floating docks, and ship lift piers for new 35-ton straddle lift. (Station History) - USCG Station Eaton's Neck - Northport, NY
Design of bulkhead repairs, boat ramp, and wharf. (Station History) - Porto Cupecoy Yacht Club - Sint Maarten, NA
Design and specification of a fendering system for this Luxury and Mega-Yacht marina. (Owners Website)
