SHIPBUILDING DOCK FOR NASSCO

This semi-relieved shipbuilding drydock with tied back steel pile walls has recently been completed on San Diego Bay. Pressure relief is accomplished by cutoff walls and an underdrain system with continuous pumping. Substrata pressure is monitored by piezometers set in deep pipes with remote reading dials at the surface. The underdrain system is separate from the main dock dewatering system. The gate is floated by dewatering flotation chambers with compressed air.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Dahlin, R A
• Publication Date: 1977-2

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal of Waterways, Harbors & Coast Eng Div
  • Volume: 103
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Drydocks
• Old TRIS Terms: Drydock construction
• Subject Areas: Construction; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00152594
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1977 12:00AM