Ben C. Gerwick, Inc. is celebrating more than 80 years of innovative engineering and construction of major marine and foundation projects. The implementation of advanced concepts has enabled the firm to participate in complex major projects nationally and worldwide, with concomitant innovative opportunities for employees and management.
A brief listing of some of the more important developments which Ben C. Gerwick, Inc. has pioneered :
- Prestressed concrete piling
- Offshore Concrete Platforms in North Sea, North Atlantic, Australia, and the Arctic
- Bell-Pier Foundations for Bridges using Precast Segments and Underwater Concrete
- Large Diameter Tubular Piles and Micropiles for overwater bridges in seismic zones and to resist ice loads
- In-the-wet construction of river navigation projects using precast concrete shells in-filled with tremie concrete
- Iceberg-Resistant Concrete Offshore Platform
- High Performance Structural Underwater Concrete
- Large concrete floating structures
- Slurry Diaphragm Underground Walls, with continued improvements (SPTC Walls)
- Double-Headed Reinforcement (T-hood bars)
In order to fully comprehend the history of Ben C. Gerwick, Inc., one needs to start back with the life of Ben C. Gerwick, Sr., the founder of Ben C.Gerwick, Inc |