| ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ KAWASAKI STEEL TECHNICAL REPORT No.11 ( March 1985 ) ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ |
| Development of Leyte Industrial Port in the Philippines Masanari Tominaga, Toyokazu Sakaki, Masahiro Idshida, Yoshimitsu Hosoya |
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Synopsis : An industrial port complex was constructed on the west coast of Leyte Island by Kawasaki Steel Corporation under a turn key contract. The work was started in December 1981 and completed in May 1984. This port complex has a 665m long wharf and can accommodate vessels ranging from a 60 000 DWT ore carrier to a 4 000 DWT general cargo ship. It will handle materials for and products form a copper smelter with an annual capacity of 130 000t and a fertilizer plant with an annual capacity of 900 000t. The wharf structures consist mainly of interlocked steel pipe piles, steel sheet piles and steel pipe piles, and material handling equipment such as unloaders, shiploaders, etc. was installed on the wharf. The report discusses site survey, planning, engineering design and construction aspects of the port development with particular emphasis on the wharf structure. |
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