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Pier Height Type Building Country Region/city Function 1 Millau Viaduct: P2 244,8 m Cable-stayed bridge: 2004 France Millau: Highway 2 Millau Viaduct: P3 221,7 m Cable-stayed bridge: 2004 France Millau: Highway 3 Kochertal viaduct P4 and P5 176 m Girder bridge: 1979 Germany Kocher: Highway 4 Lavant Viaduct: P3 and P4 165 m Girder bridge: 1981 ...
A concrete girder bridge pier during construction prior to installation of the bridge deck and parapets, consisting of multiple angled pylons for support (bottom), a horizontal concrete cap (center), and girders (top) with temporary wood bracing A quadruple compound pier supporting the fly-over at the traffic junction 24 Oktoberplein (Utrecht ...
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.
The term cutwater is used for such a structure shaped with water flow in mind, as a pier or starling with a diamond point. [1] A starkwater is a bulwark against ice floes. Depending on their shape and location, some starlings may accumulate river debris, mud and other objects, potentially creating navigational hazards or hindering downstream ...
Tunnel forms are large, room size forms that allows walls and floors to be cast in a single pour. With multiple forms, the entire floor of a building can be done in a single pour. Tunnel forms require sufficient space exterior to the building for the entire form to be slipped out and hoisted up to the next level.
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Shallow foundations of a house versus the deep foundations of a skyscraper. Foundation with pipe fixtures coming through the sleeves. In engineering, a foundation is the element of a structure which connects it to the ground or more rarely, water (as with floating structures), transferring loads from the structure to the ground.
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