Pier T Berth 132 to 134 Port of Long Beach Long Beach, California Back to Project List   Vibratory Ground Improvement Over 1,300 dry bottom feed stone columns are installed at the Port of Long Beach, California. Project Overview: The redevelopment of a former Navy Pier at Pier T of Port of Long Beach into a modern container facility required removal of a substantial amount of buried structures including the dry dock left behind by Navy operations. Stone columns were designed to stabilize the underwater slope of the platform deck for the container facility. Layne GeoConstruction successfully installed over 1.300 dry bottom feed stone columns through hydraulical fill and alluvia deposits with numerous man-made obstructions, including sheet pile walls and boulders.   Value of Work Performed: $1,425,000 Project Duration: 6 months Project Completion Date: November 2003 Project Reference: Owner Manson Construction Tim Hanson (562) 436-6200