Seattle Chapter's June Virtual Social
"IAF SeaTac Project"
Location: Adobe Connect
Cost: Free!
Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the Seattle Chapter is offering this webinar to all SEAW members at no charge.
Register to Attend: Click here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Presentation: The Port of Seattle is building an expanded International Arrivals Facility at Sea-Tac International Airport to alleviate the pressure on its existing 1970s-era facilities in its South Satellite terminal. The expansion will include a 450,000 square foot grand hall for baggage claim and customs processing, a new sterile corridor to increase the number of international gates available to travelers by 60%, and an iconic new 780 ft long and 85 ft high pedestrian walkway spanning an active aircraft taxi lane to connect the south satellite terminal to the new facility. The height of the pedestrian walkway is enough to allow a Boeing 747 to taxi underneath, and the walkway is longer than the Space Needle is tall.
SOM’s elegant architectural design exposed the pedestrian walkway’s structural system, which consists of a unique combination of steel cables, box girders, sliding bearings, and reinforced concrete shear walls. Clark Construction’s team led the transport of the center span from a remote construction yard to its final location, which allowed the construction of the bridge to be completed with a limited 10-day taxi lane closure. The 1,600-ton center span, longer than a football field, was moved into place using a combination of self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs) and strand jacks.
This presentation will focus on the unique features of the pedestrian walkway and some of the challenges involved in its design and construction.
Presenter: Jordon Deluce, SE is a structural engineer with KPFF Consulting Engineers in Seattle, WA. He is the project manager for the structural design of the new pedestrian walkway connecting the south satellite terminal to the new International Arrivals Facility at Sea-Tac International Airport. Jordon has a passion for creating elegant structural designs to solve unique challenges and has designed a variety of structures including buildings, bridges, and other structures over his career.
