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March 19 2017 Vol. II • No. 6
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Seattle’s Elliot Bay Seawall Project Nearing Completion By Andrea Watts CEG CORRESPONDENT
After nearly three years of traffic and pedestrian detours throughout the city of Seattle’s historic waterfront, the Elliot Bay Seawall Project is nearing its anticipated completion in spring 2017. The project is a complete replacement from Yesler Way to Pine Street of the seawall’s early 20th-century design of old-growth timber beams that had protected the shoreline from the Puget Sound for nearly 70 years. “The seawall replacement was necessary for many reasons — the seismic stability of that area and general maintenance of the seawall itself,” explained Lorelei Williams, executive of the Seawall Project and director of the Seattle Department of Transportation’s Capital Projects and Roadways Structures Division. “The reconstruction of the seawall provides a replacement of that structure so it can last 75 plus years and be up to seismic code.” In November 2012, Seattle residents voted to replace the .75 mi. (1.2 km) section of the seawall from Yesler Way to Virginia Street at a price tag of $410 million dollars. “We are close to on schedule,” Williams said. “The original plan was to be done in late fall 2016 for the
Yesler Way to Pine Street work, and we’re looking at finishing now in late spring 2017. We are looking at some options to finish the majority of the Pine to Virginia streets portion as soon as fall 2017 [which] we’re hoping to improve upon.” The Mortensen-Manson Joint Venture was awarded the contract. Sam Owen, one of the construction executives for the project, said that the reason for the joint venture is because Manson is the premier contractor for in-water work and Mortensen has the expertise in landside work, such as jet grouting and excavation. Following the environmental review process, construction started in fall 2013. Owen described its beginning as a “soft start,” which consisted of preparatory projects before formally starting. To manage the workflow, the seawall was sectioned into boxes: “a set of stations that the team felt made sense for starting and stopping [the work],” he explained. The seawall replacement work was generally the same across all the boxes, although the depth of the jet see SEAWALL page 2 Elliott Bay Seawall Project, Seattle Department of Transportation photo
Before the jet grout could be installed, the seawall’s old-growth timber beams and reliving platform had to be demolished.
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M Feenaughty Machinery Company of Portland, Ore., has a large selection of Doosan machines. Ready to assist (L-R) are Tony G. Sims, general manager of procurement and operations of MDI Forest Products; Brendan Green, Feenaughty sales specialist; and Bob Payton, Feenaughty forestry specialist.
ore than 6,000 industry professionals from 37 U.S. states, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Estonia, Finland, Japan, New Zealand, Russia and Sweden attended the 79th Annual Oregon Logging Conference (OLC), held Feb. 23 to 25, 2017 at the Lane County Events Center and Fairgrounds in Eugene, Ore. Also, more than 6,000 people from local schools and the general public participated in the various activities associated with OLC on Saturday, Feb. 27 when the show was open free. “The 79th conference surpasses the successful event from 2016, with more than 250 exhibitors displaying in over 90,000 sq. ft. of inside exhibit space and millions of dollars of logging, trucking, construction and heavy equipment displayed on more than 14 acres of outside exhibit see OLC page 4
(L-R): Ryan Davis, customer service advisor; Scott Ratzlaff, certified customer support advisor; and Cameron Laughlin, product support specialist of Pape Machinery in Tangent, Ore., stand in the massive bucket of a Wagner CHD100 chip dozer. This dozer features a Cat C15, 540 hp engine and has a push/carry capacity of 80 cu. yds. (61.2 cu m).
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Seawall Project Includes Updating Utility Infrastructure
Elliott Bay Seawall Project, Seattle Department of Transportation photo
Mortensen-Manson Joint Venture was awarded the contract by the city of Seattle to replace the city’s seawall from Yesler Way to Pine Street.
Elliott Bay Seawall Project, Seattle Department of Transportation photo
The city of Seattle’s Elliot Bay Seawall Project includes a number of marine habitat-friendly features including habitat shelves, marine mattresses and a light-penetrating surface sidewalk. SEAWALL from page 1
grout and the width of the foundation slab that went on top of the jet grout were deeper and thicker for some boxes. Using large stick cranes and augers, crews created a 30 to 40 ft. (9.1 to 12.2 m) boundary for the excavation by building soldier pile walls on the landside and a sheet pile wall on the seaside. “We installed a sheet pile wall in front of the entire worksite [of a box] and that basically was to keep any contaminants from getting into the bay and for us to limit the need to dewater the construction site,” Owen said. During the excavation, the existing seawall and its relieving platform were demolished so they wouldn’t interfere with the jet grout. Owen described jet grouting as a soil improvement process that was needed to stabilize the soil and support the new seawall structure. The jet grout columns, which descended 80 ft. (24.4 m), were installed in a honeycomb pattern around the existing timber piles, effectively sealing the old structure and reducing the seismic risk of liquefaction. Nearly 6,000 5-ft. (1.5 m) columns were placed, making the jet grout portion “one of the big pieces of this project” Williams said, adding that the seawall project is either close to the biggest or the biggest jet grout project in the country.
On top of the jet grout, crews then placed 4 to 5 ft. (1.22 to 1.5 m) thick and 20- to 30-ft.-long (6.1 to 9.1 m) concrete foundation slabs that hold the jet grout in place and provide a base for the precast elements. These precast elements include textured face panels that are exposed to the bay, marine mattresses, habitat benches, and 23,000 lbs. (10,432.62 kg) zee panels that provide a cantilever for the light-penetrating surface sidewalk panels. Once the precast elements were in place, the next steps were installing the utilities, backfilling, and paving to restore the area for public use, Owen said. The project has completed boxes 4 to 10, and crews are currently working on boxes 2 and 3, which are scheduled for completion by March 2017. With these boxes located away from popular pedestrian zones, he added that “it’s a little bit easier to execute the work.” Throughout the construction, the number of crew on site varied, with as many as 250 to 300 personnel at peak construction times. All trades were on site — operators, carpenters, plumbers, electricians. “The utilities actually were a really major portion of the work,” Owen explained. “People think about the seawall, they think about concrete, [or] they think about excavation, but the utilities were and still are a pretty big deal.” One of the reasons for construction schedule being stretched to 2017 was the decision to install a soil freeze wall, which Williams described as being helpful when it came to managing the water entering the work site. For the soil freeze wall, “[We] created a wall of ice that prevents the groundwater coming down from the city into the work space, which is really pretty cool,” Owen explained, adding that it proved to be a great solution for handling the groundwater. The soil freeze wall was created by installing 30 — 40 ft. of pipe into the ground and circusee SEAWALL page 10
Elliott Bay Seawall Project, Seattle Department of Transportation photo
Another significant portion of the Elliot Bay Seawall Project was building utility infrastructure.
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Education, Charity Fundraising Big Parts of OLC Events OLC from page 1
area,” said Rikki Wellman, OLC conference manager. Jeff Wimer, 79th Annual OLC president, said the success of the conference shows that the logging and related industries are thriving. “Quality speakers spoke to packed rooms during the keynote address, panel sessions and seminars, presenting timely information on hot topics in the industry today,” said Wimer. Topics included steep slope logging; state-of-the-art technology; and how to attract a new generation of professionals into the industry. “Equipment exhibitors were happy with the interactions they had with those attending the conference, and the overall attitude was positive,” Wimer said. “Even the weather cooperated, at least for the most part, during the conference.” Keynote speaker Merv George Jr., forest supervisor of Six Rivers National Forest in northern California told a capacity crowd that collaboration is a key to moving forward. “If I have a gift, it’s getting people to work together,” George said. “We can do anything when people decide to come together.” He urged more focus on active management on federal land, because without it he predicted more large fires. “The amount of money being spent on fire suppression is staggering,” he said. And he suggested the money being used for fire suppression be put towards timber sales instead. The Oregon Logging Conference Foundation Live Auction, held during open-
ing breakfast, brought in more than $24,000 for college scholarships for the 2017-2018 school year. OLS would like to thank all
donors and bidders for the educational support. see OLC page 8
Modern Machinery has locations across the Pacific Northwest, and even in Russia. Modern had a fantastic line of Komatsu forestry equipment and a great selection of many other forestry products on hand at the show.
With upcoming auctions in Orofino, Idaho, Philomath, Ore., Boardman, Ore., and Prineville, Ore., Northwest auction company James G. Murphy, Kenmore Wash., is ready to deliver. Kris Johnson (L), equipment auction specialist, and Andy Taylor of James G. Murphy can handle all of your equipment auction needs.
Andy Hunter, sales manager of Triad Machinery, Portland, Ore., gives a classroom discussion to a group of local grade school attendees on the logging industry and the equipment used to help provide many of the wood-based products people use every day. The Tigercat LX830D with a 5702 hotsaw was used to show the type of equipment that is commonly used in the logging industry.
Keith Possinger, president of Towtem Attachments, Cheney, Wash., discusses his versatile clamshell attachment. This attachment is used for land clearing, digging, logging, rock placing, refuse handling, pole setting, ditching, wall building, dredging, mining and much more.
The staff of Cascade Trader shows off this Doosan log loader (shown left), which has been custom wrapped by Brett Daugherty, owner of Young Gun Northwest, Lewis County, Wash. Daugherty designs custom graphics for automobiles — or construction equipment. Cascade Trader Inc., located in Chehalis, Wash., sells and services new and used equipment.
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Logging Industry Gathers for 79th Annual OLC in Eugene
(L-R): Kindsey Bott, inventory coordinator; Lacey Bride, marketing; and Roger Metz, Renn Trailer sales representative of Peters & Keatts of Lewiston, Idaho, and Snohomish, Wash., the new Renn Trailer dealer in the Northwest. According to the company, this trailer has been engineered part-by-part, making it the lightest (highest payload) and strongest trailer in the industry. OLC from page 4
Education Education Day at OLC was Feb. 23, when 800 elementary school students from nine schools had an up-close and personal opportunity to learn about logging and related industries. Students from Eugene, Springfield, Coburg, Cottage Grove and Pleasant Hill were guided by OLC board members and forestry professionals to get a first-hand look at equipment and other aspects of the industry. The High School Skills Competition consisted of 28 students from three Oregon high schools competing for top honors in a logging competition. Students from Philomath, Sweet Home, and for the first time, Tillamook High Schools competed in choker setting, cable splicing, crosscut sawing, power bucking, and arbor climbing. These students are learning the skills necessary to become the next generation of the logging industry.
Saturday Family Day The sun was shining on the final day of the 79th Oregon Logging Conference, when families and interested members of the general public attend free of charge. The OLC hosts a “family fun and education” event in
General Trailer, Springfield, Ore., had a big draw to see the restored 1968 Cat D8H dozer loaded on one of their heavy-duty trailers. The D8H is owned by Rick Franklin Corp., Lebanon, Ore., and has a 270 hp D342 engine and weighs nearly 80,000 lbs.
the Wheeler Pavilion with a focus on the benefits of the wood products industry. Children learn how to count the age of a tree, build a bird feeder, learn to make paper and have an up-close encounter with wildlife from Wildlife Images.
Pape Machinery, with locations throughout the Northwest, had John Deere machines and a great area for attendees to get a look at the forestry line they have on hand, as well as other construction and processing equipment.
Peterson CAT of Portland, Ore., had a huge amount of great Cat equipment on hand for attendees.
Desserts for Dreams Charity Event The 14th Annual charity event held at the Eugene Hilton on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, brought in more $5,000 with 100 percent of the proceeds donated to the SafeHaven Humane Society. OLC First Lady Marla Wimer, was pleased with the turnout and the interest in this worthwhile charity. The Desserts for Dreams is one event held each year in conjunction with the OLC. Delicious desserts and other luncheon fare are donated by local restaurants and bakeries. Guess the Board Feet of Loaded Log Truck Winner There was a tie among four people for the closest guess of board feet in the load of logs at the OLC, and Brittany Kreutzer from Langlois, Ore., was drawn as the winner. She and three others guessed 6,500 board ft. net, which was closest to the actual board ft. of see OLC page 10
Taking a closer look at the Tigercat LX870D track feller buncher (L-R) are Tim Paul, equipment operator of C&C Logging, Kelso, Wash.; Ken Grein, LX870D design engineer, Tigercat Industries; and Frank Chandler, owner and CEO of C&C Logging.
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Marine-Friendly Features Part of Elliot Bay Seawall Design SEAWALL from page 2
lating a brine solution through chillers, effectively freezing the existing groundwater and creating a 5-ft. thick wall of ice. Another complication with the project was cutting off pedestrian access to waterfront businesses for an extended period of time. “There was a period of time for nine months [Oct. 2014 to June 2015] when businesses were closed because we were unable to maintain access to their buildings,” Williams said. “Once we were able to ensure business access, the businesses reopened, and we used bridges connecting to businesses to allow for pedestrian access. July 1, 2015 was a major day to open the area in front of historic piers.” In his dealings with the waterfront businesses, Owen recalled that he was always impressed with the businesses owners’ understanding and flexibility when “dealing with what most businesses would never dream of having to deal with. Everyone’s been really great to work with. If they hadn’t been as
Elliott Bay Seawall Project, Seattle Department of Transportation photo
Lorelei Williams, executive of the Seawall Project, describes the jet grout portion of the project, nearly 6,000 columns, as one of the biggest jet grout projects in the country.
cooperative as they were, things could have been twice as hard.” Although the primary purpose
of the seawall is to protect the city, providing habitat value also became a project priority. The
light-penetrating surface sidewalk enables light to reach the marine mattresses located below, which
include habitat benches that provide a surface for sea life. The mattresses raise the sea floor and provide a shallow passage route for fish, and “we have three different face panels that are intended to promote growth and sea life in that area,” Williams explained. Of the seawall project, it’s gone well but it is definitely a significant endeavor, she said. “We aren’t just building the seawall; we built significant utility infrastructure — sewer, water, electrical.” Following the completion of this nearly mile-long stretch, there is another section of seawall from Pine to Virginia that isn’t under contract yet but does have funding through the levy. The section north of Virginia to the Olympic Sculpture Park isn’t scheduled or funded for replacement, but Williams said that is a “future endeavor for the city.” (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) CEG
OLC Provides Fun for Everyone With Family Events, Contests
This 1955 Ford F800 was restored in only 30 days by father-and-son team David and Cody Hull of David Hull Tree Farms in Monroe, Ore. OLC from page 8
6,490. Kreutzer comes from a family of loggers and truckers and is currently involved in the trucking industry. A total of 774 guesses were submitted during the OLC. The Gross scale of the load was 7,980 board ft. and the logs on the load consisted of 2M, 3P and 2P log grades with deductions for knots, pitch ring and large spangle. The highest guess received was 3 million board ft. and the lowest guess was 45 board ft.
8th Annual Log Loader Competition The winners of this year’s log loader competition are the same as last year, but in a slightly different order. The competition included 25 operators trying to complete the challenge. This year’s winners are: • First Place — 3:14.75: Bryan Chipps, Green Diamond Resource Company, Korbel, Calif. • Second Place — 3:20.25: Ross Cribbs, Van Well Timber Co., Dallas, Ore.
• Third Place — 3:23.31: Zane Bryant, Bryant Logging Co., Beaver Creek, Ore. All of these activities and more will be part of the 2018 Oregon Logging Conference, Feb. 22 to 24, 2018. Mark your calendar now, as OLC will celebrate the 80th Annual gathering. New and exciting plans are in the works. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) CEG
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The LH50M Industry material handler represents efficiency and high performance. The standard Liebherr regenerative power system assures maximum handling while, at the same time, achieving lower fuel consumption. Quiet operation with the highest payload is guaranteed by the large, sturdy undercarriage. The attachment of the machine is available in a variety of versions and is thus always optimally matched to your respective application.
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