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What that shows is the mold that is used to make the tunnel segments. A Caisson is like an upside down boat turned into a diving bell that is used to get acces
by sitkack 5y ago
What that shows is the mold that is used to make the tunnel segments.
A Caisson is like an upside down boat turned into a diving bell that is used to get access to the seafloor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caisson_(engineering) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caisson_(engineering)
Famously used in the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge
https://fromthepublicdomain.com/2020/08/26/the-brooklyn-bridge/ https://fromthepublicdomain.com/2020/08/26/the-brooklyn-brid...
10 minute documentary on Brooklyn Bride https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct_-0GC_QfM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct_-0GC_QfM
The Ken Burns' documentary is really worth a watch, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Bridge_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Bridge_(film)
https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/brooklyn-bridge/ https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/brooklyn-bridge/