PSE provided civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering, as well as instrumentation and controls design for fly ash load-out systems at fourteen of our client’s coal-fired power plants. The project included designing a 120-foot cantilever structure over the Red River in Louisiana to support barge-loading equipment, material and personnel.
Services Provided:
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING:
- Design of storage silos, bag houses, air slide conveyors and bucket elevators
- Design of piping, screw conveyors, and other material transfer components
- Telescoping chute design for simultaneous loading of up to six barges
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING:
- Design of truck and train loading structures
- Design of 120-ft cantilever frame for barge loading equipment
- Specification and design of footings, foundations and platforms
- Pipe support design
- Design of 120 ft x 320 ft fly ash storage building
CIVIL/ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING:
- Dust suppression design
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING:
- Power transmission and distribution for load-out facilities
- Design and specification of instrumentation for material transfer systems
- Electrical design for storage building and conveyor systems
PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
- Managed scope, schedule and budget
- Handled all document control
CONSTRUCTION PHASE:
- Construction management