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Port engineering orders load limits on Pier 3032 after deck failure; events and bus parking affected
Summary
Port engineers told commissioners a punching-shear failure in Pier 3032’s deck led staff to restrict heavy vehicles and buses, propose signage and a height-restriction portal, and seek funding and design options to restore access; two special events were canceled and short-term parking moved to Seawall Lot 337.
Port of San Francisco engineering staff told the Port Commission that a recent deck failure at Pier 3032 has forced an immediate restriction on heavy vehicles and buses and will affect special events and tour-bus parking.
"The deck failure is classified as a punching shear failure," said Ed Byrne, the port’s Chief Harbor Engineer. Byrne described a large hole caused when a heavily loaded truck punctured the century-old pier slab and said the structure lacks top reinforcing steel in the affected slab areas.
Structural engineer Joe Rogier showed slides of…
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