NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION

This article describes a bridge construction project near Charleston, South Carolina which attempts to minimize the structure's effect upon the immediate environment. Mounting traditional construction equipment on floating platforms was not permitted because it might have churned up the fragile marshland. Other environmental safeguards have included using poly-sheeting to catch any lubricating fluids thrown off by heavy cranes and vibratory pile driving equipment, as well as the first-time use of a newly-developed, biodegradable machine oil.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Public Works Journal Corporation

  200 South Broad Street
  Ridgewood, NJ  United States  07451
• Publication Date: 1992-6

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 48-49
• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 123
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridges; Construction projects; Environmental protection; Lubricating oils; Marshes; Structural design
• Geographic Terms: South Carolina
• Old TRIS Terms: Marshlands
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Environment; Highways; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00622451
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1992 12:00AM