COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF A CONTAINER TERMINAL AND A MULTIPURPOSE TERMINAL AT ABU QIR PORT

Abstract

This paper provides a structural comparative analysis between a container terminal quay wall with a 22 m draft and a multipurpose terminal quay wall with a 17 m draft, both located at Abu Qir Port, Alexandria, Egypt. New Abu Qir Port hosts 6,250 m of quay walls with a draft of 22 m and 650 m of quay walls with a draft of 17 m. The front wall of both quay walls is a combined wall structural system, comprised of tubular steel piles encasing a reinforced concrete bored pile connected by steel sheet piles. The anchor system of the container terminal quay wall is two intermediate reinforced concrete bored piles and a reinforced concrete barrette pile, while the anchor system of the multipurpose terminal quay wall is a barrette pile. The comparative analysis focuses on the anticipated performance of both structural systems since the containership quay wall terminal is typically subject to higher loads due to the crane wheel load and corresponding earth pressure load. The comparative analysis demonstrates how the structure system can be modified in terms of pile tip levels and anchor piles configuration and how each quay wall structural system responds to the operational loads in terms of deformations and straining actions. The analysis was performed using PLAXIS 3D V21 to conduct a three-dimensional numerical model. The study emphasizes the need for an infrastructure resilience capable of safely accommodating varying operational demands with cost effectiveness.