...T J S MALLAGH UK © Thomas Telford and ICE 1935 CAISSONS SINKING PERMANENT LAUNCHING TEMPORARY SETTING RETAINING PNEUMATIC EXCAVATIONS BLASTING GEOLOGY DISEASES QUAYS STRUTS FLOODS CONCRETING SUBSTRUCTURES SHAFTS PRESSURE SEALS GLASGOW PLANTATION QUAY...

... on piles or concrete rafts or, in the case of the Nile bridges, on piers sunk on pneumatic caissons. Piles of medium length, from 6 to 12 metres long, were popular for supporting bridges over canals, especially overthose t'hat run continuously. Very small movements affect t'he mechanisms of movable bridges...

... of the first pier, which is founded above low-water level, all the piers have solid concrete foundations, sunk by means of steel caissons of the rectangular-box type. The caissons for piers 2 to 5 and 8 to 12 were each designed with a working chamber, and sunk under compressed air; they were of dimensions...

...L H A SHADWELL © Thomas Telford and ICE 1930 DAMAGE REPAIRS BREAKWATERS HARBOURS CAISSONS BLOCKS FOUNDATIONS STORMS TABLE BAY CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA AFRICA Gbe 3nstftution of Civil Eneineers. SELECTED ENGINEERING PAPERS. BEINU ORIUINAL COMMUNICATIONEORDERED...

...C R WHITE CONSTRUCTION BREAKWATERS HEADS METHODS ERECTION CAISSONS WORK PLACING FILLING CONCRETE FILL SEALING WELLS APRONS CAPPING MADRAS Che 3netitution of Cfvfl EnQfneers. SELECTED ENGINEERING PAPERS. BEINQORIGINAL COMMUNICATIOONRSDERED RY THE COUNCIL TO BE PUBLISHED...

...SIR F J E SPRING MADRAS INDIA ASIA © Thomas Telford and ICE 1926 HARBOURS HEADS ARMS SHELTER ENTRANCES PORTS SHIPS CAISSONS SEABED Che 3netitution of Cfvfl EnQfneers. SELECTED ENGINEERING PAPERS. BEINQORIGINAL COMMUNICATIOONRSDERED RY THE COUNCIL TO BE PUBLISHED...

...C J GYDE CAPE PROVINCE NATAL SOUTH AFRICA AFRICA © Thomas Telford and ICE 1924 UNION PUBLIC WORKS DEPT CLEVELAND BRIDGE & ENGINEERING BRIDGES FOUNDATIONS MODERATE DEPTH CONSTRUCTION SUBSTRUCTURES RIVERS REINFORCED CONCRETE CAISSONS CYLINDERS SINKING...