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Definition of Cofferdam
1. Noun. Large watertight chamber used for construction under water.
Definition of Cofferdam
1. n. A water- tight inclosure, as of piles packed with clay, from which the water is pumped to expose the bottom (of a river, etc.) and permit the laying of foundations, building of piers, etc.
Definition of Cofferdam
1. Noun. A temporary watertight structure that is pumped dry to enclose an area underwater and allow construction work on a ship, bridge, or rig to be carried out; a caisson. ¹
2. Noun. (nautical) An empty space that acts as a protective barrier between two floors or bulkheads on a ship. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cofferdam
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cofferdam
Literary usage of Cofferdam
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Foundations of Bridges and Buildings by Roland Parker Davis, Henry Sylvester Jacoby (1914)
"THE cofferdam PROCESS When, for some purpose, it is desired to exclude the water
and expose a portion of the bottom of a river, lake, or other body of water ..."
2. Tunneling: A Practical Treatise by Charles Prelini (1912)
"According to the cofferdam method, the work is attacked at one of the shores,
and the tunnel built in sections of such length as not to interfere with the ..."
3. Handbook of Construction Cost by Halbert Powers Gillette (1922)
"Cost of Steel cofferdam of the Pocket Type.—A steel cofferdam of the pocket ...
Plan and section of cofferdam and lock. The pockets thus formed were of such ..."
4. A Treatise on Rivers and Canals: Relating to the Control and Improvement of by Leveson Francis Vernon-Harcourt (1882)
"Circular cofferdam in Lake Y. Single-sheeted cofferdams. Closing by Panels.
Wrought- iron Caisson cofferdam for the Thames Embankment. General Remarks. ..."
5. Modern Tunneling by David William Brunton, John Allen Davis, John Vipond Davies (1922)
"These sections were joined together, unwatered and an interior concrete lining
placed, the approaches being constructed with a shield.f cofferdam METHODS ..."
6. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1898)
"cofferdam. The cofferdam was built of 15-lb. steel plating, 6 feet 6 inches high
and wide, by 3 feet 3 inches deep. Its general scantlings are shown ..."
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