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  2. 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.

  3. Grade beam - Wikipedia

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    Grade beam. A grade beam or grade beam footing is a component of a building's foundation. It consists of a reinforced concrete beam that transmits the load from a bearing wall into spaced foundations such as pile caps or caissons. [1]

  4. Caisson (lock gate) - Wikipedia

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    The sides of the caisson are vertical, making a narrow rectangular box. Water ballast is used to control its buoyancy, as for the ship caisson, but the floating caisson is then hauled sideways into a recess built into the side of the dock wall. Rolling caissons are a development of sliding caissons fitted with rollers beneath.

  5. Combe Hay Locks - Wikipedia

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    The wooden caisson—the moving box within the cistern—was 80 feet (24 m) long, 10 feet 6 inches (3.20 m) wide and 11 feet 6 inches (3.51 m) tall. Each of the three caisson locks was planned to provide a lift of 46 feet (14 m). [1] Trials of this first lock took place between November 1797 and June 1798. [6]

  6. Caisson lock - Wikipedia

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    The caissons—always submerged, as at Combe Hay—were without bottoms and were arranged so that their sides dropped into deep underwater channels formed by "minor walls" inside the main walls. The vertical movement of the two caissons was effected by a balance pipe ("the channel of communication") passing under the lock floor between the two ...

  7. Caisson rolling again: Famed military horse unit resumes ...

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    The caisson detachment at Fort Myer, adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery, assumed duty to escort funerals in 1948. It followed the tradition of using a caisson, three, two-horse teams along ...

  8. These two caisson horses from Arlington now keep rolling ...

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    In 20 years of service to the U.S. Army, the horse served more than 8,600 missions for the caisson platoon at Arlington National Cemetery, leading the solemn trail to a full-honors burial, often ...

  9. Brothers jailed for US home repairs scam targeting the elderly

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    In Illinois, Matthew McDonagh claimed he would repave a victim's driveway and rebuild a retaining wall for $99,000 (£78,080). After the victim paid $75,000 (£59,150), the work was poorly done ...

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