Title: Design and Construction of the Texaco Wharf Maritime Port Facility, Puerto Cortés, Honduras
Date: July-August, 2002
Volume: 47
Issue: 4
Page number: 78-88
Author(s): Li Zhenqiang, Rigoberto Ramirez C.
https://doi.org/10.15554/pcij.07012002.78.88

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Abstract

The Texaco Wharf Maritime Port Facility is a major marine docking structure located off the northern coast of Honduras that has replaced a 1 940s-era steel frame docking structure and access bridge. The   structure comprises precast concrete piling and superstructure components that combine precast and cast-in-place concrete. The construction methodology almost completely eliminated the need for on-site  formwork and proved to be very successful in producing a high quality docking project in a short time frame. This article presents the design parameters, construction challenges, and erection highlights of  the project.