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Journal Article

Author
Helffenstein, Henry Louis
Title
Captain Cook Graving Dock, Sydney: Construction of the cofferdam and removal of portion of the cofferdam
In
Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia
Imprint
vol. 24, no. 1-2, Jan-Feb 1952, pp. 2-14
Description

This paper, No.1088, originated in the Sydney Division of The Institution, and is to be presented during the Engineering Conference, 1952, at Sydney.

The author, H. L. Helffenstein, BE MIEAust, who is Superintendent of Design (Engineering) in the Commonwealth Department of Works and Housing, Sydney, was Resident Engineer for the Maritime Services Board on the works described in this paper.

Abstract

This paper describes the procedure adopted and the main features of engineering interest in the construction of the cofferdam, and the removal after the completion of the dock proper of the section of the cofferdam that was built across the dock entrance.

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