Sentence examples for base of the caisson from inspiring English sources
The doors are raised from a recess in the base of the caisson and powered by a hydraulic lance when docked.
Water pressure in the reservoir and buoyancy of the caisson in the flotation chamber hold the caisson in rotational equilibrium.
The use of pneumatic caissons (watertight chambers) was still in a somewhat experimental stage, and what happened to men working in compressed air at the bottom of the caisson was not yet fully understood.
A containment assembly would then be attached to the top of the caisson to send the oil elsewhere.
Photo: Mourners, including Rochelle Cartwright, center, and her son Gene David, waited yesterday in Detroit for a glimpse of the caisson carrying the coffin of Rosa Parks.
Effects of the caisson aspect ratios, the complete range of adhesion factors at soil-caisson interface, and the full range of dimensionless strength gradients on the dimensionless pullout factor of suction caissons were comprehensively examined.
Longitudinal fluid flow is highlighted between the shaft of the caisson and the soil.
Friction is progressively mobilised along the shaft of the caisson and sliding finally takes place.
On the other hand, when tritiated water vapor existed in the released tritium, residual contamination on the wall of the Caisson was detected and it was found that it depended on the initial humidity in the Caisson.
A series of installation model tests have been performed in order to investigate the influence of the inclination angle on caisson installation penetration behavior during the suction-assisted penetration process and to explore the feasibility of the caisson tilt adjusting technique by applying suction/positive pressure and intermittent pumping among the caissons.
