Sentences with word «cofferdam»

The weights of four County Fabricators cofferdams built for construction of the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
The government scientists got enough information to give their blessing to BP's «top hat» approach, which — taking a lesson from the failed cofferdam — boasted circulating methanol to prevent methane - filled ice from forming.
Today, her firm supplies fence posts, conduits, cofferdams (watertight enclosures that permit underwater construction work), and myriad other temporary and permanent metal items needed for huge construction projects.
The worker was taken to Nyack Hospital for treatment of a minor shoulder injury after he dove for cover while working on a cofferdam — a platform below the bridge, said Kieran O'Leary, public information officer for Westchester County police.
Plus, this cofferdam effort preempted an ROV effort using sonar and acoustic sensors that would have more precisely measured the flow of oil and natural gas into the sea.
Since then, the contractor has begun the removal of the west jetty and installation of a cofferdam - a watertight enclosure that is pumped dry to permit construction of the new concrete ramp.
Men seem almost immovable specks — the cranes move slowly, the river drifts around the cofferdam, a distant hum of motors blend with the splash of the water... Energy, calculation, size, skill, and knowledge they have and require but they are little more than magnified toys nevertheless, and pride in them certainly compared to a boys delight in the first machine he made.»
The primary job responsibilities of these professionals include designing dams, roadways, cofferdams, and mass transit facilities.
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