Case Study
Deep Wells
D e e p W e l l s p ROJe CT s UMMARY Geotechnical c onstruction c oast to c oast Situated in the tidally influenced Elizabeth River, Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, VA, is the oldest and largest shipyard in the United States. No longer used for shipbuilding, the facility nowadays specializes in the repair, overhaul and modernization of ships and submarines. Dry Dock #8, which is 1,100 feet long by 150 feet wide and extends to a depth