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2018 Cadet Research Symposium [Image 4 of 8]

SAUGERTIES, NY, UNITED STATES

05.09.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Laughlin

U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Coast Guard Academy First Class Cadets Kurt Caminske, Ryan Burk, Mason Snuggs, and Jacob West pose for a photo at Coast Guard Aids To Navigation Team Saugerties, in Saugerties, New York, as part of their capstone project.

U.S. Coast Guard photo

Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Saugerties faces multiple hindrances to daily operations. The major issues include daily minor flooding in the parking section of the base, inadequate space allocation for personnel, and an incapable sewage system for the growing base. The Coast Guard Academy Civil Engineering Department assigned this capstone team to find a practical, innovative solution to the problems faced by ANT Saugerties. A site visit was conducted, which included a formal meeting with the Civil Engineering Unit Providence representatives, the Officer in Charge of ANT Saugerties, and the CGA Civil Engineering faculty advisors. Taking into account the requests of the different stakeholders, the capstone team was tasked to complete 35 percent design.

As a result, the team produced a final package to include a building design, building cost analysis, and sewage cost analysis. The building design presents a combined administration and boat maintenance facility that is a steel frame construction with a warren roof system. A cost estimate was completed for the building design, which resulted in an approximate construction cost of $3 million. The proposed sewer system is secondary treatment system after which the effluent will be disposed of into Esopus Creek.

Lastly, a conventional boat slip that is 60-feet in length and 7.27-feet high with a resulting grade of 12.1 percent will be placed to the southwest of the new multipurpose facility. Ultimately, the completion of this design will address the Coast Guard’s pursuit of flood resilient shore facilities and advance the mission readiness of the station.