RECORD DRY DOCK HAS CYLINDER PILE WALLS

Construction of a new drydock in Newport News, Va, claimed to be the largest in the Western Hemisphere, is described. The dock is 1,600 ft long, 250 ft wide and 44 ft deep. A 900-ton-capacity gantry crane standing 234 ft high spans 540 ft across the dock and an adjacent equipment staging area.

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  McGraw-Hill, Incorporated

  330 West 42nd Street
  New York, NY  United States  10036
• Publication Date: 1977-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 45-46
• Serial:
  • Engineering News-Record
  • Volume: 198
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0891-9526

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Building; Cargo handling equipment; Construction; Drydocks; Gantry cranes; Materials management; Shipyards; Support piles; Walls
• Old TRIS Terms: Drydock facilities; Pile walls
• Subject Areas: Construction; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157650
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1977 12:00AM