Sentence examples for control pier from inspiring English sources

Retraction of the movable span is accomplished by two hydraulic winches located on the control pier on the southeast side of the bridge.

The system was found to effectively control the pier-girder relative displacements, and simultaneously, protect the piers from severe damage.

But agency officials could never reach an agreement with the private developers who controlled the pier.

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"The West Pier Trust will retain control of the pier struc ture and it will not be crammed full of funfair attractions like Brighton Pier," he said.

Frustrated by the pace of progress, city officials said last week that they had taken back control of the pier from a private developer and had plans to transform it into the gateway to New York Harbor.

They are in control of the piers of New York by right of balehook and iron lever.

It recommends introducing an approach similar to air-traffic control to speed up pier use and co-ordinate river boats better with other modes of travel.

Through a 99-year lease with the city, the corporation controls 11 finger piers, including the one for the Dockside.

Judging from the observed damage, the design of the joints in precast piers should focus on the first joint between the foundation and the pier segment, for crack control.

Indeed, as indicated by the deck displacement time history plots in Figure  8(a), the pier response is primarily controlled by rotational movement due to foundation rocking.