Quay was what Google Translate came up with, in dutch it's 'kaai'.
We also know the 'pier' but that's used for cosntructions that go int the sea and not the walls in the ports.
Chr.
Stephen: to correct a common misconception...cooling towers are also used at other types of steam generating plants, , i.e. coal fired. If there is a large body of water to dump the hot water into, they are not needed. However, if there are restrictions on that practice (to avoid fish kills, for example), or there is a limited supply of water (and it needs to be reused), then the cooling towers are used. I think they became associated with nuclear during the three mile island incident. I grew up along the Allegheny River, there is a coal fired and an oil fired plant nearby, neither had cooling towers.
here is a picture of the Homer City coal fired plant east of Pittsburgh, we did a bunch of work there last year. It is located along a small stream, therefore they need to reuse the water rather than dump it in the stream.
Hi Chr,,
Great pics! The explosion near the "nuclear" cooling towers had exceptionally lucky timing.
The anchors in red are what we typically call "tie backs". Drilled into at a slope, then backfilled with concrete. Which has me wondering if the diameter of the anchors was taken into account? Or was it a different system there? Otherwise your clearances could be much tighter than 150mm.
Scott
good technical procedures.
excellent setting (whether industrial or wild).
employing skill, wit and, probably, a little improvisation.
high quality photo documentation.
not to mention the continuing ed/ legislative update that brought it together.
colleagues discuss (i.e. this forum):
technical merit.
equipment analysis.
safety.
job hazards (unexpected explosion).
etymology of a vintage, albeit still relevant and 'good', word (my take is it's a pirate word).
rererence to modern u.s. literature.
an awesome rock song (with modern video link).
and it's all colored with wisdom and wit.
Sure there's much more to add, too.
To me this is the answer to another thread, re: "Professionsal Surveyor".
Great community. Great resource. I need to get out to the field, today.
Y'all have a fine one.
