Cooling Water Culverts
WIDTH: 6 m
TOTAL IMMERSED LENGTH: 1,665 m x 2
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: Current velocity up to 2 m/sec
FABRICATION METHOD:
74 elements were fabricated within Immingham docks 2
km upriver. Elements were towed barge mounted to open
end of trench cofferdam and off-loaded by means of two
400 t shearleg floating cranes.
TOTAL IMMERSED LENGTH: 1,665 m x 2
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: Current velocity up to 2 m/sec
FABRICATION METHOD:
74 elements were fabricated within Immingham docks 2
km upriver. Elements were towed barge mounted to open
end of trench cofferdam and off-loaded by means of two
400 t shearleg floating cranes.
South Humber,
United Kingdom
Humber Power
Kier
AIIott & Lomax
45m
1665m x 2
Project construction
1996-04-30
74
6m
74 elements were fabricated within Immingham docks 2
km upriver. Elements were towed barge mounted to open
end of trench cofferdam and off-loaded by means of two
400 t shearleg floating cranes.
km upriver. Elements were towed barge mounted to open
end of trench cofferdam and off-loaded by means of two
400 t shearleg floating cranes.
Current velocity up to 2 m/sec
Elements placed by cranes, winches and guide ropes from top of sheetpiled cofferdam
along trench.
along trench.
Rubber seal 230 mm thick
Gravel bed