... chalcedony vein material in the local coarse aggregates and the high alkali content of the imported cement. Remedial works to the worst affected monoliths were undertakenandaprogramme of monitoring and further studies was developed to ensure the future safety of the dam. This programme has continued since...

... of about 3 4 million. The project is funded from four main sources (Table 7). Paper published:Proc. InstnCiv. Engrs, Part 1,1980,68, Aug., 417454. 581 DISCUSSION Table 6. Final contract valueof the works ~~ Monoliths, sill and substructure Superstructure Standby generator house Gate External...

... LIFTS SYSTEMS FOUNDATIONS COFFERDAMS DEFENCES TELEMETRY CONDITIONS OPERATING PROTECTION TOWERS GEOLOGY MANUFACTURE FOOTBRIDGES SURGES TIDES GATES DESIGN CONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS ANCILLARY PLANNING TENDERS MACHINERY WIND SUBSTRUCTURES MONOLITHS ERECTION RIVER HULL RIVER...

... discoloured than normal moving happily upstream. I should be interested to know if the mud reaches upstream are now losing depth a t a rate greater than normal. 202. Fourth, the Authors state in reference to the sinking of monoliths that the permissible mispositioning of amonolith is 12 in. I should like...

.... 1). The monolith quay walls were to be extended by 2150 ft on the east side and 2550 ft on the west side of the dock, which was to be dredged to provide a depth of water of 38 ft (up to 42.4 ft later, if required). A perimeter road and rail link was to be constructed, together with essential...

... UNDERGROUND YIELDING CHALK MONOLITHS LOADS ANCILLARY STRUCTURES TWO SPAN REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGES NIMROD RESEARCH GROUND INVESTIGATIONS MAGNETS ROOFS WALLS ROOMS HARWELL UK Paper No. 6496 THE MAIN BUILDING FOR THE 7 G ELECTRON-VOLTPROTON SYNCHROTRON AT HARWELL by Stanley...

... they could compare the cost of blocks with that of traditional shuttering methods? Had it been considered economical to use blocks to form the contraction joints between monoliths, which might have saved time in stripping shuttering? Had any tests been made on the concrete immediately behind the facing...

...C PEEL; AJ CARMICHAEL; RFJ SMEARDON © Thomas Telford and ICE 1957 PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY HOLLOWAY BROTHERS (LONDON) LTD DOCKS CARGOES FREIGHT TRAFFIC PASSENGERS BERTHING VESSELS SOILS CONSTRUCTION QUAYS WALLS MONOLITHS FORMWORK SHEDS VENTILATION ROADS RAILWAYS...

... of 80 feet below foundation level, the totalsettlement to datewas not more than about Zi inches, and had practically ceased. That settlement was approximatelyequal tothe heave thathad +occurred during excavation. At Grangemouth the monoliths had settled between inch and 14 inch, and the Authors...

... of reinforced-concrete cellular rafts. Monolith construction was adopted to obviate the problems which would have arisen inthe large open excavations necessary for in-situ construction. Monoliths in various stages of sinking are shown in Pigs I (facing p. 308). Some settlement of boththe surface andthe buoyant...