In geotechnical engineering, a caisson (/ˈkeɪsən, -sɒn/; borrowed from French caisson 'box', from Italian cassone 'large box', an augmentative of cassa)...
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ceiling Caisson (engineering), a sealed underwater structure Caisson (lock gate), a gate for a dock or lock, constructed as a floating caisson Caisson (pen...
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Suction caissons (also referred to as suction anchors, suction piles or suction buckets) are a form of fixed platform anchor in the form of an open bottomed...
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by the door on the caisson side, allowing the boat to pass. On the reverse direction, when the boat is in the caisson, the caisson door is raised, followed...
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Cofferdam (section Civil and coastal engineering)
siphoned over to the wet area.[clarification needed][citation needed] Caisson (engineering) Causeway Dental dam Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cofferdam" . Encyclopædia...
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Deep foundation (redirect from Caisson (foundation))
pole), the pier (which is analogous to a column), drilled shafts, and caissons. Piles are generally driven into the ground in situ; other deep foundations...
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The caisson (Chinese: 藻井; pinyin: zǎojǐng; lit. 'algae well'), also referred to as a caisson ceiling, or spider web ceiling, in Chinese architecture is...
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shoring Caisson Dam Gabion Ground freezing Mechanically stabilized earth Grout curtain Retaining wall types Soil nailing Tieback Trench shoring Caisson Dam...
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braced shaft The use of segmental lining installed by underpinning or caisson sunk to form a circular shaft Incremental excavation with a shotcrete circular...
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Decompression sickness (redirect from Caisson disease)
sickness (DCS; also called divers' disease, the bends, aerobullosis, and caisson disease) is a medical condition caused by dissolved gases emerging from...
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