Sentence examples for caisson head from inspiring English sources
The analysis revealed that due to pier-to-deck joint stiffness and the nonlinear coupling between the rotational and translational degrees of freedom at the foundation, the loading at the caisson head follows a nonlinear path characterized by the mobilization of a specific failure mechanism (identified as the "inverted" pendulum failure mode), triggered by the "negative effective height" effect.
The viaduct heading represents an alternative typology to the well known inserted caisson solution.
With a bump and a grind our caisson married with the aqueduct, and then we were off along it heading for the Rough Castle Tunnel, which took us below the main Edinburgh-Glasgow rail line and the remains of the Antonine Wall.
And even though every available wagon, caisson and limber was pressed into service to carry the wounded, the nearest rail head — from which they would be transported to hospitals in Atlanta or other cities — was anywhere from 10 to 25 miles away.
An alternative to the bearing pile is the caisson.
Water pressure in the reservoir and buoyancy of the caisson in the flotation chamber hold the caisson in rotational equilibrium.
It reminded me of 1963: the riderless horse, the caisson.
Piers for bridges are often installed by the caisson method.
The caisson would fill with oil from the leak.
THE horse-drawn caisson drew to a halt near Section 7 of Arlington National Cemetery.
