scorpiolovedeep · 51-55, M
About 3 decades ago , I did work on a marine jetty. We did piling and steel structures for this RORO (roll on / roll off) jetty.
Only bad thing was the low tide, it made sick due to foul smell etc.
And lunch was never on time due to tides.
No drones back then.
Glad to be working on land again.
@meggie
Only bad thing was the low tide, it made sick due to foul smell etc.
And lunch was never on time due to tides.
No drones back then.
Glad to be working on land again.
@meggie
ArishMell · 70-79, M
Impressive, and interesting!
Thankyou!
When they started building very large bridges in the 19C they sometimes used sealed "caissons", big steel cylinders filled with compressed-air to hold the water back, with airlocks in the roof for the men and materials.
Only, this new technique brought a new complaint, the very painful "Caisson Disease" first identified among those building the Brooklyn Bridge. A local doctor suggested the possible cause, against massive opposition from fellow-doctors and the construction company's management.
The "disease" was what we now call "Decompression Sickness", known to divers as "The Bends", but for the bridge builders, emerging from the air-lock after too-rapid decompression.
Thankyou!
When they started building very large bridges in the 19C they sometimes used sealed "caissons", big steel cylinders filled with compressed-air to hold the water back, with airlocks in the roof for the men and materials.
Only, this new technique brought a new complaint, the very painful "Caisson Disease" first identified among those building the Brooklyn Bridge. A local doctor suggested the possible cause, against massive opposition from fellow-doctors and the construction company's management.
The "disease" was what we now call "Decompression Sickness", known to divers as "The Bends", but for the bridge builders, emerging from the air-lock after too-rapid decompression.
Kiesel · 56-60, M
Incredible engineering feats