Floating caisson, having draft of 32 ft, intended for closing lock entrances at Panama Canal to allow repair work, was built at Neville Island yard of Dravo Corp, Pittsburgh, Pa; caisson was floated on its side down shallow waterway in Ohio and Mississippi and then righted at New Orleans for towing to Panama.
Deep caisson for Panama Canal built on Ohio River
Eng News-Rec
Engineering News-Record ; 127 , n 15
1941
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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