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2. Dock plate - Wikipedia

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   Dock levelers are more expensive devices than the comparatively light-weight dock plates and dock boards. The most common form of dock leveler is the recessed, or pit, dock leveler. As the name suggests, this type of leveler is contained in a recess, or pit, beneath the dock door and floor surface.

3. Loading dock - Wikipedia

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   Dock leveler – a height-adjustable platform used as a bridge between dock and truck, can be operated via mechanical , hydraulic, or air powered systems. Dock lift – serves the same function as a leveler, but operates similar to a scissor lift to allow for greater height adjustments.

4. Syncrolift - Wikipedia

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   The Syncrolift shiplift is a piece of equipment for lifting boats, ships and vessels onto land and back at sea for maintenance work or repair.. The vessel is maneuvered over a submerged cradle, which is then lifted by a set of synchronized hoists or winches.

5. Hydraulic accumulator - Wikipedia

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   Grimsby Dock Tower. The first accumulators for William Armstrong's hydraulic dock machinery were simple raised water towers. Water was pumped to a tank at the top of these towers by steam pumps. When dock machinery required hydraulic power, the hydrostatic head of the water's height above ground provided the necessary pressure.

6. Dredging - Wikipedia

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   A grab dredge. Dredging is the excavation of material from a water environment. Possible reasons for dredging include improving existing water features; reshaping land and water features to alter drainage, navigability, and commercial use; constructing dams, dikes, and other controls for streams and shorelines; and recovering valuable mineral deposits or marine life having commercial value.

7. Concrete leveling - Wikipedia

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   In civil engineering, concrete leveling is a procedure that attempts to correct an uneven concrete surface by altering the foundation that the surface sits upon. It is a cheaper alternative to having replacement concrete poured and is commonly performed at small businesses and private homes as well as at factories, warehouses, airports and on roads, highways and other infrastructure.