Civil and Environmental Engineers

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The design of waterfront structures constitutes a specialized discipline of Civil Engineering. Generally, these structures include facilities for shore protection (rock groins and breakwaters); the mooring of ships (docks, piers, dolphins); and flood control (dikes and rock revetments). Design of waterfront facilities requires knowledge of tides and currents, wind fetches, and the action of waves, both the breaking and run-up types. GRA has successfully designed these types of facilities for Federal, State and Municipal agencies, as well as for private interests.

Waterfront Facilities

Piers

Bulkheads

Jetties

Seawalls

Photographs (top to bottom)
U.S. Navy Fueling Pier and Mooring
Dolphin, Melville, RI
Galilee Rehabilitation Shoreline
Bulkhead, Narragansett, RI
Charlestown Breachway,
Charlestown, RI
Middle Bridge, Narragansett &
North Kingstown, RI

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