Marine Infrastructure Live
Marine Infrastructure Live
QuakeWrap
Welcome to the Marine Infrastructure Live podcast. On this podcast, you'll learn how to improve your marina docks, sheet piles, columns, piles, and mooring cells from QuakeWrap's CEO Prof Mo Ehsani, and Josh Ahumada. From repair projects to identifying and utilizing innovative solutions—you will understand what it takes to discover, manage, and successfully implement marine infrastructure repair and strengthening that drives long-term success. Through interviews, Q+A, and real-time projects we give you a sneak peek into the data-backed insights we are executing across the world.
10 - Live Job Site Walkthrough: Florida Steel Sheet Pile Repair
Mo and Josh discuss the transition from an older repair system, using flat FRP panels, to the improved SPiRe+ system. They detail the design and testing of the new panels which include built-in T profiles for added strength. The conversation includes a live demonstration at a job site, showcasing the installation of these panels at pump stations near a canal. They outline the installation process, from surface preparation and drilling holes for J bolts to attaching the panels and ensuring an impervious connection. Questions from the audience about underwater applications, durability in aggressive marine environments, installation techniques, and project management are also addressed.
Jun 10, 2024
40 min
9 - Sample Design Calculations for Shearwrap
Mo and Josh share how to save on your marine and land projects by using ShearWraps and ShearCamp for steel pile and column designs. Perfect for structural engineers and project managers, this episode will help you during your proposal and design process.
Apr 18, 2024
26 min
8 - Type of Fill Material to Use for Marine Repairs and Why
Josh covers when to use cementitious vs epoxy grouts vs neat epoxy (with project examples and how to calculate the different fill materials in your repair.
Mar 12, 2024
30 min
7 - How to Navigate PileMedic.com to Aid your Design Submittals
Perfect for engineers and project managers, this episode aims to help you during your proposal and design process, ensuring quick access and ease in compiling accurate project information.
Feb 4, 2024
23 min
6 - Introducing SPiRe+ and the Step-by-Step Installation Process
Josh and I cover our brand-new product SPiRe+, showing you how to install the panels so you can repair corroded seawalls within weeks while saving thousands and answering live Q&A from listeners about the product's features, installation, and potential applications.
Jan 8, 2024
50 min
5 - Blueprint Breakdown: Uncovering Design Dilemmas and Cutting Costs in Seawall Repair Projects
Live from the Dock Expo in Nashville, TN. In this episode Mo reviews a design he received for the repair of a severely corroded seawall, comparing it to a design alternative using SPiRe Plus panels. Mo digs into the current designs' logistical challenges, excessive welding and corrosion concerns. Then he reviews how the SPiRe Plus panels help to: decrease logisitcal issues due to their light weight, provide an easy install, reduce maintenance, and reduce costs.
Dec 11, 2023
26 min
4 - Using ShearWrap to Repair Steel Piles WITHOUT welding
In this episode, Mo joins us from the American Society of Civil Engineers COPRI Marine Conference at Louisiana State University, highlighting the conference's focus on marine infrastructure. Mo and Josh discuss recent experiences with repair projects in Mexico, using innovative solutions like ShearWrap and how they address challenges with underwater welding, providing insights on how these solutions aid port repairs globally.
Nov 6, 2023
29 min
3 - Repair and Strengthen Piles Without Hoop Reinforcement
Mo and Josh delve into the innovative PileMedic jacket, discussing the unique advantages it offers, its comparison to traditional rebar cage systems, and how engineers can seamlessly integrate it into their projects for more durable, cost-effective solutions.
Oct 11, 2023
21 min
2 - The Footprint and Versatility of PileMedic
Josh Ahumada and Dan Kennedy, our FRP Construction Project Manager, discuss personal experience and actionable insights with the PileMedic product to help you tackle the unique challenges associated with marina projects.
Sep 12, 2023
28 min
1 - Marina Infrastructure Repair and Best Practices in 2023
The first installment of Marine Infrastructure Live. Prof Mo Ehsani and Josh Ahumada discuss their favorite projects, best practices, and innovative new approaches for marina repair.
Aug 4, 2023
30 min