wall abutment

Mortar (except interior of the wing wall abutments which were laid dry)

The main dam, from west of the center section to the wing wall abutment atop the hillside, broke into numerous smaller and several large pieces.

Wing wall abutments - foundations and walls (using scaffolding)

This type of damage typically occurs with single-span bridges with vertical wall abutments.

Trapezoidal-shaped channels through a bridge can significantly decrease local scour depths compared to vertical wall abutments, as they provide a smoother transition through a bridge opening.

The bathtub and walls are sealed along the tub and wall abutment with a flexible caulk and rigid grout is used between the tiles to contain all water.

The first and last transverse walls (next to the wing wall abutments) are only 3 feet wide, all the other transverse walls are 5 feet, 6 inches wide.

Cale Yarborough edged Harry Gant for the win while Dave Marcis flipped violently after sliding hard into a mammoth truck tire shielding the pit wall abutment.

The wing wall abutments are 25 feet wide where they meet the viaduct; they are curved and stepped and were excavated by William Otis using his first steam shovel.

Responding to a call, diver Nicholson jumped into the water and was searching among the jutting wall abutments when he was sucked inside the sluice by the tremendous force of the water.

Construction and operation of a 61 m bridge with steel superstructure, standard pipe piles with concrete cap, timber decking, timber wing wall abutments and an instream pier across Hay River.

This information is sometimes useful to know where the width available is limited for example between a wall abutment and a valley board, or a wall abutment and a dormer cheek.

Concrete / Cement Gravel Road construction Track construction Civil engineering Noise control Road beds Noise absorbing walls Retaining walls Abutments Drains Pipes, etc.

Interior stone for the foundation, walls, wing wall abutments, binders, stiles, deck, Dedication Stone and capstone are of a different type of granite mined from Dunbar's quarry in Canton, Massachusetts.

The safety of an arch dam is dependent on the strength of the side wall abutments, hence not only should the arch be well seated on the side walls but also the character of the rock should be carefully inspected.

The low pitched timber roof of the basilica type church had to be replaced by stone vaults for safety and durability, and extension of size of the vaulting system itself (see p. 81) depended on arched support of a specific type and adequate wall abutment.