Timothy K. Blankenship, P.E.
Mr. Blankenship has over 12 years of experience in civil and coastal engineering fields. His broad range of experience includes projects involving waterfront facility assessment and rehabilitation design, bridge engineering projects involving structural assessment, structural and hydraulic analysis/design; land development projects including drainage design and environmental permitting; and construction phase services for civil projects.
Mr. Blankenship is experienced in all facets of marine structural design. He has completed pile designs for piers and docks with timber, concrete, steel, and composite materials. He has also designed pier/dock superstructures for a range of loads from pedestrians to 600-ton travel lifts. He has conducted feasibility studies for numerous marine works and prepared comprehensive engineering reports with cost estimates and recommendations.
Mr. Blankenship has completed over 50 marinas and associated waterfront improvement projects. The marinas have included both wet and dry slips, with marina sizes ranging from 5 slips to over 1,000 slips. Specific project experience has included the East Coast area of the United States including Florida as well as the Caribbean and Central America. He has designed wet slips with floating docks in tidal ranges of over 10 feet, as well as fixed docks designed for hurricane storm conditions. He has participated in the planning and design of over 15 dry storage marina projects, four of which will include the latest in technology for automated crane systems in lieu of traditional forklifts. He has also designed forklift-launching areas for the largest of forklifts capable of lifting 52,000 pounds as well as the new Wiggins Marina Bull 2 system.
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