... 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...

... is amassconcretemonoliththesubstructure became incorporated in the upper poafrtthis,the monolith section being modified above gate sill foundation level so as to conform to theline of the new river wall. Gate sill 47. The barrier gatseill isrequired to provide a seating for the gate in the closed position, although complete sealing...

...R F T SHEARDON; E NEWTON; F A PAGE; A H BECKETT; P A BANKS; G WILSON; E N DAVIES; J T WILLIAMS; D G MCGAREY; F R O DONNELL; I S GREEVES; J R F STEPHENS; H ADDISON; J E C PALMER; D H LITTLE; BRIGHTS © Thomas Telford and ICE 1968 ENGINEERING PORTS CARGOES MONOLITHS PILING ROLL...

... SPAN FRAMES IMPOUNDING PROBLEMS PLANNING MONOLITHS HYDROLOGY PILING CELLS DOCKS QUAYS ROOFS RORO JETTIES WELDED RECLAMATION STATIONS GROUND DESIGN ELECTRICITY INTAKES EARTH TILBURY LONDON UK © Thomas Telford and ICE 1967 7044 Engineering works at Tilbury Docks...

.... The development of the design of the building on a yielding chalkfoundation is described resulting in the choice of two monoliths to carry the loads, supplemented by a complex of heavily loaded ancillary structures: these include an unusual two-span reinforced concrete bridge witha solid steelcentral pier...

... HEIGHTENING PRECAST BLOCKS TRIEF CEMENT CONCRETE SLAG GRANULATED ECONOMICS ANCHORAGES MONOLITHS PRODUCTION SLURRY AGGREGATES HEARTING PORTLAND OPC ORDINARY ROCKS INTRUSION AID GROUTS MORTAR YIELD COMPENSATION WATER FOUNDATIONS GROUTING MATERIALS TESTING COSTS AVON DAM...

...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 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...

... 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...