Sentence examples for from the weight of the pier from inspiring English sources

The lintels of these survive in place and are themselves arched to relieve pressure from the weight of the pier's superstructure.

As expected, the weight of the pier, which is present in the centrifuge model tests, results in considerable increase of the section moment capacity, although at the cost of reduced ductility.

Another bizarre touch is the heavy, upside-down strainer arches, inserted when the piers of the crossing were found to be sinking under the weight of the tower.

In the 14th century, the central piers of the crossing were found to be sinking under the weight of the crossing tower which had been damaged by an earthquake the previous century.

At Bognor, and elsewhere, men did their best to fly from the end of the pier.

From the edge of the pier, the ocean looks dark and unfamiliar, like the liquid shadow of something truly awful.

She who comes from the end of the pier will end up going back there.

The stiffness of the superstructure ((K_p)) is calculated from the stiffness of the pier.

Unfortunately, the available laboratory equipment did not allow testing with axial load to measure the effect of the pier weight on the section response.

The cleanup detail from Division Two dug into the wreckage of the pier and began tearing out the damaged portions.

After the construction of the foundations and piers it was then discovered that the clay of the riverbed at this point would not be able to support the weight of a concrete bridge.