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  2. Suction caisson - Wikipedia

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    Suction caissons (also referred to as suction anchors, suction piles or suction buckets) are a form of fixed platform anchor in the form of an open bottomed tube embedded in the sediment and sealed at the top while in use so that lifting forces generate a pressure differential that holds the caisson down.

  3. Offshore embedded anchors - Wikipedia

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    Suction caisson solution. Suction caissons (also known as suction buckets, suction piles, or suction anchors) are a new class of embedded anchors that have a number of economic advantages over other methods. They are essentially upturned buckets that are embedded into the soil and use suction, by pumping out the water to create a vacuum, to ...

  4. 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.

  5. Montana legislators reject bathroom ban for transgender ...

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    (Reuters) - Montana legislators on Tuesday rejected an attempt to ban a transgender member of the state House of Representatives from using the women's restroom at the state Capitol, with some ...

  6. Federal Reserve cuts its key rate by a quarter-point but ...

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    The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point — its third cut this year — but also signaled that it expects to reduce rates more slowly next year than it ...

  7. Lawsuit accuses major food companies of marketing 'addictive ...

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    (Reuters) -Major food companies, including Kraft Heinz, Mondelez and Coca-Cola, were hit with a new lawsuit in the U.S. on Tuesday accusing them of designing and marketing "ultra-processed" foods ...

  8. Marine architecture - Wikipedia

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    Marine architecture is the design of architectural and engineering structures which support coastal design, near-shore and off-shore or deep-water planning for many projects such as shipyards, ship transport, coastal management or other marine and/or hydroscape activities.

  9. Factbox-Donald Trump's lawsuits against media companies - AOL

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    U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is making good on his threats to go after the media in court, with several recent lawsuits seeking damages against major publishers over what he describes as ...