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Renewal of Miter-Gate Bearings, Panama Canal
The equipment and methods of raising and moving twelve miter-gate leaves of the Panama Canal, at Miraflores, are described in this paper. Considerable wear on the vertical bearing surfaces made replacement advisable. The quoin-bearings could be made accessible only by raising the leaves clear of the pintles and moving them from the wall. The largest leaves are 82 ft high and have an estimated gross weight of 790 tons.
Comparisons are made between the experimental equipment and the methods used at Pedro Miguel, in 1929, and the present system. Improvements in technique, suggested by experience gained in raising twenty-two leaves during three· over-haul periods, are emphasized.
Renewal of Miter-Gate Bearings, Panama Canal
The equipment and methods of raising and moving twelve miter-gate leaves of the Panama Canal, at Miraflores, are described in this paper. Considerable wear on the vertical bearing surfaces made replacement advisable. The quoin-bearings could be made accessible only by raising the leaves clear of the pintles and moving them from the wall. The largest leaves are 82 ft high and have an estimated gross weight of 790 tons.
Comparisons are made between the experimental equipment and the methods used at Pedro Miguel, in 1929, and the present system. Improvements in technique, suggested by experience gained in raising twenty-two leaves during three· over-haul periods, are emphasized.
Renewal of Miter-Gate Bearings, Panama Canal
Morse, Clinton (author)
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; 100 ; 471-495
2021-01-01
251935-01-01 pages
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