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2. Piling - Wikipedia

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   A pile or piling is a vertical structural element of a deep foundation, driven or drilled deep into the ground at the building site. Deep foundations of The Marina Torch , a skyscraper in Dubai There are many reasons that a geotechnical engineer would recommend a deep foundation over a shallow foundation, such as for a skyscraper .

3. Pile cap - Wikipedia

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   A pile cap is a thick concrete mat that rests on concrete or timber piles that have been driven into soft or unstable ground to provide a suitable stable foundation. It usually forms part of the deep foundation of a building, typically a multi-story building, structure or support base for heavy equipment, or of a bridge.

4. Copper in architecture - Wikipedia

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   Copper cleats locked into these seams secure the roofing to the deck. Batten seam roofing consists of copper pans running parallel to the roof slope, separated by wood battens. Battens are covered with copper caps that are loose-locked into adjacent pans to help to secure the roofing. Cleats attached to the battens secure the roofing pans.

5. Dolphin (structure) - Wikipedia

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   Wood pilings grouped into a pair of dolphins serving as a protected entryway to a boat basin. A dolphin is a group of pilings arrayed together to serve variously as a protective hardpoint along a dock, in a waterway, or along a shore; as a means or point of stabilization of a dock, bridge, or similar structure; as a mooring point; and as a base for navigational aids.

6. Larssen sheet piling - Wikipedia

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   Larssen sheet piling was developed in 1906 by Tryggve Larssen, engineer from Bremen (Germany). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Its applications include piers , oil terminals , waste storage facilities, shoreline protection, [ 5 ] bridges, houses, buildings, dry docks, other construction sites, and for the strengthening of pond banks, preventing slumping into ...

7. Caisson (engineering) - Wikipedia

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   Schematic cross section of a pressurized caisson. In geotechnical engineering, a caisson (/ ˈ k eɪ s ən,-s ɒ n /; borrowed from French caisson 'box', from Italian cassone 'large box', an augmentative of cassa) is a watertight retaining structure [1] used, for example, to work on the foundations of a bridge pier, for the construction of a concrete dam, [2] or for the repair of ships.