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Building foundation through foundation
Techniques employed by Western Foundation Co, N.Y. to install foundation for main pier of bridge, instead of footing rejected by inspecting authorities between Elizabeth Port, N.J. and Arlington, Staten Island, NY; pier foundations had to be made in area already occupied by 24 ft thick, 2800 cu yd mass of concrete, sealed 11 ft in rock, beneath 29 ft of water, all within steel sheetpile cofferdam; 20 caissons 30 in. in diam were drilled through existing concrete into rock below and churned material removed by novel " sand pump"; description of concreting works.
Building foundation through foundation
Techniques employed by Western Foundation Co, N.Y. to install foundation for main pier of bridge, instead of footing rejected by inspecting authorities between Elizabeth Port, N.J. and Arlington, Staten Island, NY; pier foundations had to be made in area already occupied by 24 ft thick, 2800 cu yd mass of concrete, sealed 11 ft in rock, beneath 29 ft of water, all within steel sheetpile cofferdam; 20 caissons 30 in. in diam were drilled through existing concrete into rock below and churned material removed by novel " sand pump"; description of concreting works.
Building foundation through foundation
Eng News-Rec
Thornley, J.H. (author)
Engineering News-Record ; 161
1958
Article (Journal)
English
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