Project is divided into two parts, riverside berths and docks; design of lock and drydock entrance provides for formation of line of caissons or monoliths each 40 × 40 ft., and these are being sunk to various levels; entrance walls consist of 210 caissons. See also Engineering, vol. 123, nos. 3198, 3200 and 3203, Apr. 29, May 13 and June 3, 1927, pp. 503-505, 567-571 and 659-660, 47 figs.


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    Title :

    King George's docks, Calcutta, India


    Additional title:

    Earth Mover


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Earth Mover ; 14 , n 3


    Publication date :

    1927


    Size :

    4 pages


    Remarks:

    9 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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