A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Replacing disintegrated concrete in underwater bridge pier
24-ft diam concrete pier for B and O Railroad swing span over Bear Creek near Baltimore, Md, was repaired and encased "in the dry" for average depth of 6-ft below mean low tide; technique involved placing of partial cofferdam around pier to enclose disintegrated area, and use of special seals to enable removal of old concrete, setting of reinforcing steel and pouring of concrete. (see also Civ Eng (Lond) v 48 n 567 Sept 1953 p 830-1; Ry Track and Structures v 49 n 9 Sept 1953 p 856-8; Dock and Harbour Authority v 34 n 396 Oct 1953 p 172-4)
Replacing disintegrated concrete in underwater bridge pier
24-ft diam concrete pier for B and O Railroad swing span over Bear Creek near Baltimore, Md, was repaired and encased "in the dry" for average depth of 6-ft below mean low tide; technique involved placing of partial cofferdam around pier to enclose disintegrated area, and use of special seals to enable removal of old concrete, setting of reinforcing steel and pouring of concrete. (see also Civ Eng (Lond) v 48 n 567 Sept 1953 p 830-1; Ry Track and Structures v 49 n 9 Sept 1953 p 856-8; Dock and Harbour Authority v 34 n 396 Oct 1953 p 172-4)
Replacing disintegrated concrete in underwater bridge pier
Roads Eng Construction
Glassgold, I.L. (author)
1953
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
© Metadata Copyright Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
Replacing disintegrated concrete in underwater bridge pier
| Engineering Index Backfile | 1953
Repairing bridge piers of disintegrated concrete
| Engineering Index Backfile | 1933
| European Patent Office | 2022
Supporting device for replacing self-balancing bridge pier base
| European Patent Office | 2022