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Rigid structure to provide workers with a dry working environment below water level
In geotechnical engineering, a caisson (/ˈkeɪsən, -sɒn/; borrowed from French caisson 'box', from Italian cassone 'large box', an augmentative of cassa)
Caisson_(engineering)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Caisson or caisson in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Caisson (French for "box") may refer to: Caisson (engineering), a sealed underwater structure
Caisson
Type of foundation
pole), the pier (which is analogous to a column), drilled shafts, and caissons. Piles are generally driven into the ground in situ; other deep foundations
Piling
Open bottomed tube anchor embedded and released by pressure differential
Suction caissons (also referred to as suction anchors, suction piles or suction buckets) are a form of fixed platform anchor in the form of an open bottomed
Suction_caisson
Topics referred to by the same term
Caisson foundation may refer to: Caisson (engineering) Deep foundation, also called a caisson foundation This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Caisson_foundation
Disorder caused by dissolved gases forming bubbles in tissues
sickness (DCS; also called divers' disease, the bends, aerobullosis, and caisson disease) is a medical condition caused by dissolved gases emerging from
Decompression_sickness
Barrier allowing liquid to be pumped out of an enclosed area
remaining from the dry area can be siphoned over to the wet area. Caisson (engineering) Causeway Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cofferdam" . Encyclopædia
Cofferdam
Architectural feature
The caisson (Chinese: 藻井; pinyin: zǎojǐng; lit. 'water plant well'), also referred to as a caisson ceiling, or spider web ceiling, in Chinese architecture
Caisson_(Asian_architecture)
Works that re-shape the earth's surface
shoring Caisson Dam Gabion Ground freezing Mechanically stabilized earth Grout curtain Retaining wall types Soil nailing Tieback Trench shoring Caisson Dam
Earthworks_(engineering)
Rotating boat lift in Scotland
by the door on the caisson side, allowing the boat to pass. On the reverse direction, when the boat is in the caisson, the caisson door is raised, followed
Falkirk_Wheel
Chamber for transporting divers vertically through the water
Unpowered spherical deep-sea observation submersible lowered on a cable Caisson (engineering) – Rigid structure to provide workers with a dry working environment
Diving_bell
Underground vertical or inclined passageway in civil engineering
braced shaft The use of segmental lining installed by underpinning or caisson sunk to form a circular shaft Incremental excavation with a shotcrete circular
Shaft_(civil_engineering)
Bridge in New York City
caissons made of southern yellow pine and filled with cement. Inside both caissons were spaces for construction workers. The Manhattan side's caisson
Brooklyn_Bridge
Structural engineering discipline
river, lake, or ocean, caissons are often used to provide a workspace while constructing the foundation for the supports. A caisson is a large, watertight
Bridge_design
Form of lock gate consisting of a large floating iron or steel box
A caisson is a form of lock gate. It consists of a large floating iron or steel box. This can be flooded to seat the caisson in the opening of the dock
Caisson_(lock_gate)
Lighthouse
Kingstown, Rhode Island. The lighthouse was built using pneumatic caisson engineering. A granite base was added in 1922. The light was deactivated in 1941
Plum_Beach_Light
British Second World War portable temporary harbours
2015. "Engineering feats that served our soldiers so well". Bognor Regis Observer. Retrieved 18 December 2015. Historic England. "Phoenix Caisson (inner)
Mulberry_harbours
Coastal defense structure
using mass (e.g. with caissons), or by using a revetment slope (e.g. with rock or concrete armour units). In coastal engineering, a revetment is a land-backed
Breakwater_(structure)
Lowest and supporting layer of a structure
types of deep footings including impact driven piles, drilled shafts, caissons, screw piles, geo-piers[clarification needed] and earth-stabilized columns[clarification
Foundation_(engineering)
Device for raising and lowering boats or ships
can be varied. In a caisson lock, a boat lift, or on a canal inclined plane, it is the chamber itself (usually then called a caisson) that rises and falls
Lock_(water_navigation)
American engineer (1843–1903)
of the Brooklyn Bridge after her husband Washington Roebling developed caisson disease (a.k.a. decompression sickness) and became bedridden. She served
Emily_Warren_Roebling
United States historic place
good condition." The lighthouse was built in 1883 using pneumatic caisson engineering. The light replaced an earlier 1868 light. Conimicut Lighthouse was
Conimicut_Light
Boat lift
connecting pipe into the shaft of the bottom caisson. The force pushes up on the bottom caisson's ram, raising the caisson up to the top position. When the gate
Peterborough_Lift_Lock
Type of canal lock
The caisson lock is a type of canal lock in which a narrowboat is floated into a sealed watertight box and raised or lowered between two different canal
Caisson_lock
Bridge between Illinois and Missouri, U.S.
construction problems. The deep caissons used for pier and abutment construction signaled a new chapter in civil engineering. Piers were sunk almost 100 feet
Eads_Bridge
Steel bridge in Kolkata, Kolkata , India
was awarded to a local engineering firm of Howrah: the Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Co. The two anchorage caissons were each 16.4 m by 8.2
Howrah_Bridge
Group of technical disciplines
geomatics engineering geotechnical engineering; geology and engineering geology; geological engineering; geophysics; geophysical engineering; environmental
Geoprofessions
Occupational activity in an atmosphere with a raised ambient pressure
Compartment for transfer between environments with different atmospheres Caisson (engineering) – Rigid structure to provide workers with a dry working environment
Work_in_compressed_air
Railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in Scotland
timbers inside the caisson to reinforce it, and it was ten months before the caisson could be pumped out and dug free. The caisson was refloated on 19
Forth_Bridge
Underwater environment to which a diver may be exposed
but relatively low risk circumstances when reasonably practicable. Caisson (engineering) – Rigid structure to provide workers with a dry working environment
Underwater_diving_environment
Road and rail bridge in Queensland, Australia
the first caisson started in 1947 after the "wet season". As each caisson rose in height, sand was removed from the centre of the caisson to make it
Burdekin_Bridge
Lock flight in Somerset, England
immediate area by two other methods of canal lifts—first by a series of caisson locks, then by an inclined plane. The lock flight opened in 1805, and was
Combe_Hay_Locks
Series of sunken panels in a ceiling or vault
panels was often used as decoration for a ceiling or a vault, also called caissons ("boxes"), or lacunaria ("spaces, openings"), so that a coffered ceiling
Coffer
Pedestrian bridge that crosses the Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky
2008, WLKY Big Four Bridge at TrailLink "The Caisson Accident at the Jeffersonville Bridge". Engineering News. 23 (3): 63. January 18, 1890. Retrieved
Big_Four_Bridge
Type of marine mooring component
Susan; Clukey, Ed (2018-01-25), "Suction Caisson Anchors", Encyclopedia of Maritime and Offshore Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp. 1–14, doi:10
Offshore_embedded_anchors
American civil engineer (1837–1926)
largest and most difficult engineering project ever "in absentia." Roebling would battle the after-effects from the caisson disease and its treatment the
Washington_Roebling
Type of offshore platform used for the extraction of petroleum or gas
long-term use. Various types of structure are used, steel jacket, concrete caisson, floating steel and even floating concrete. Steel jackets are vertical
Fixed_platform
Caissons built during World War II
The Phoenix breakwaters were a set of reinforced concrete caissons built as part of the artificial Mulberry harbours that were assembled as part of the
Phoenix_breakwaters
Suspension bridge in New York City
manufactured his caissons at a shipyard there. Caisson workers toiled in three eight-hour shifts of 30 to 50 men each. After the caissons were complete,
Williamsburg_Bridge
Man-made coastal barriers against tides
The use of caissons or sluice caissons is common, though other unique methods, such as sandbags or ships, have also been employed. Caissons were initially
Closure_of_tidal_inlets
Excavation or structure to provide access to groundwater
brick or stone as the excavation proceeds. A more modern method called caissoning uses pre-cast reinforced concrete well rings that are lowered into the
Well
Bridge in Kentucky and Cairo, Illinois
1, 1887, construction began on the first caisson for the foundations of the bridge piers. The first caisson descended into the riverbed at a rate of around
Cairo_Rail_Bridge
Alphabetical listing of underwater diving related topics
Co, Cr, Cu, Cy Caisson (engineering) – Rigid structure to provide workers with a dry working environment below water level Caisson gauge – High precision
Index of underwater diving: A–C
Index_of_underwater_diving:_A–C
Hyperbaric pressure vessel for human occupancy used in diving operations
ISBN 9781483163192. "Caisson Gauges". www.perma-cal.com. Retrieved 14 January 2025. "Divex caisson gauge". www.jfdglobal.com/. Retrieved 14 January 2025. "Caisson gauges"
Diving_chamber
Structure built to span physical obstacles
excavation is complete, a caisson is typically filled with concrete to create all or part of the footing. Air pressure inside a sealed caisson must be kept high
Bridge
Roman memorial plaque in Serbia
temples in Egypt. Several ideas were considered, including building a caisson around the plaque, cutting it into smaller pieces, or lifting it with the
Tabula_Traiana
Machine to move boats vertically between waterways
Dresden. It lifted boats 7 m (23 ft) using a moveable hoist rather than caissons. The lift operated between 1789 and 1868, and for a period of time after
Boat_lift
Type of bridge
the bedrock is too deep to be exposed by excavation or the sinking of a caisson, pilings are driven to the bedrock or into overlying hard soil, or a large
Suspension_bridge
Cable-stayed bridge, China
Xuechao; Yang, Zhi (January 2023). "Settlement analysis of the giant open caisson during the construction of the Changtai Yangtze River Bridge". Frontiers
Changtai_Yangtze_River_Bridge
Roman segmental arch bridge over the lower Danube
"Bridge Engineering - A Global Perspective", Thomas Telford Publishing, 2003 In the first century BC, Roman engineers had employed wooden caissons in constructing
Trajan's_Bridge
Canadian industrial products company
acquired Cyntech Corporation as part of the acquisition of North American Caisson Ltd. (a division of North American Construction Group – NACG). In 2021
Cyntech
Architectural structure, Belgium
in the water level mean that the mass of each caisson varies between 7200 and 8400 tonnes. The caissons have useful dimensions of 112 m × 12 m (367 ft
Strépy-Thieu_boat_lift
Use of knowledge for practical goals
ones such as software. Technology plays a critical role in science, engineering, and everyday life. Technological advancements have led to significant
Technology
Bridge in Hubei, China
began on 1 September 1955. Silin had predicted that using pressured-air caissons would be impractical due to the Yangtze's unpredictable water level, which
Wuhan_Yangtze_River_Bridge
Material of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids
thermoplastics, thermosets, conductive polymers, biodegradable plastics, engineering plastics and elastomers. One important classification of plastics is
Plastic
Port in Turkey
another project) Caissons are used in this quay for supporting the conveyor of the silo. These 12 caissons were the largest caissons used in Turkey up
Port_of_Mersin
Hydraulic engineering structures in the Netherlands
repurposed for use. In addition to new caisson units made specially for the Grevelingendam project, a caisson unit which had been intended for use on
Grevelingendam
Industrial construction in an underwater environment
using coffer dams and caissons, which themselves may involve underwater work. Coastal engineering is a branch of civil engineering concerned with the specific
Underwater_construction
British mechanical and civil engineer (1806–1859)
pressurised caisson to withstand the water from outside, one of its first uses in Great Britain. The bridge was also mostly prefabricated—the caisson and trusses
Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
Hydraulic engineering structures in the Netherlands
specially adapted caisson units for the abutment ends, with a sloping bottom to fill the triangular void between the first caisson and the slope underneath
Volkerakdam
Old graving dock in Belfast, United Kingdom
caisson, it will float and can be moved to give clear access to ships that visit the dock. It seems that the original caisson gate was a ship caisson
Thompson_Graving_Dock
Suspension bridge in Michigan, US
into a caisson. He fell 40 feet (12 m) and likely died of head injuries caused by impact with the criss-crossing steel beams inside the caisson. Albert
Mackinac_Bridge
Large crane vessel built 2013
was subsequently awarded to Allseas. Pioneering Spirit collided with the caisson of the Yme platform during the removal. On 28 April 2017 Pioneering Spirit
Pioneering_Spirit
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
stone walls of dry dock remains visible on the ground in the park. The caisson, and stone retailing walls remain in situ as do the ships bollards, and
Mort's_Dock
Lighthouse in Maryland, United States
Light and historically Baltimore Harbor Lighthouse is a privately owned caisson lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. First lit in 1908, it sits
Baltimore_Harbor_Light
Swiss civil engineer and politician
hydroelectric works across Europe and North Africa, applying the compressed-air caisson technique, and for founding the construction firm Conrad Zschokke AG. He
Conrad_Zschokke
Pier in Manhattan, New York
notable for being underpinned by three separate submerged buoyant concrete caissons, which are spanned by long steel girders supporting the building above
Pier_57
Pedestrian and vehicle tunnel in Hamburg, Germany
used in the 19th century in large engineering excavations, such as the piers of bridges and tunnels. The caissons with high inside pressure were used
Elbe_Tunnel_(1911)
Suspension bridge in New York City
2024 – via newspapers.com. Engineering Record, Building Record and Sanitary Engineer 1904, p. 334. "Work in the Caisson of Third East River Bridge –
Manhattan_Bridge
"世界最大跨度双层钢桁梁斜拉悬索协作体系公铁两用桥——荆州李埠长江公铁大桥北锚碇沉井精准下沉到位" [The north anchor caisson of the Jingzhou Libu Yangtze River Highway-Rail Bridge, the world's largest
List of longest suspension bridge spans
List_of_longest_suspension_bridge_spans
the horse. The caisson was a two-wheeled carriage. It carried two ammunition chests and a spare wheel. A fully loaded limber and caisson combination weighed
Field artillery in the American Civil War
Field_artillery_in_the_American_Civil_War
Former office building in Manhattan, New York
substation that had been located on the site since 1967. The substation had a caisson foundation designed to carry the weight of a future building of 25 stories
7 World Trade Center (1987–2001)
7_World_Trade_Center_(1987–2001)
Building in Manhattan, New York (1897–1969)
lantern capped the tower. The foundation of the tower was excavated using caissons; the building's base rested on shallower foundations. The Singer Building
Singer_Building
Casino in Nova Scotia, Canada
building foundation. BMR overcame the problem by engineering a design which incorporated driving caissons through the fill material and into the bedrock
Casino_Nova_Scotia
Powered mechanical device
mechanization includes the use of hand tools. In modern usage, such as in engineering or economics, mechanization implies machinery more complex than hand
Machine
Pontoon, an airtight flotation device
shown in black The underside of a pontoon boat during construction Buoy Caisson (lock gate) Navy lighterage pontoons Outrigger Raft Rhino ferry Semi-submersible
Float_(nautical)
Branch of architecture focused on coastal, near-shore and off-shore construction
floating engineering structures and building architectures or civil seascape developments. Floating structures in deep water may use suction caisson for anchoring
Marine_architecture
Removal of water from solid material or soil
draining groundwater or surface water from a riverbed, construction site, caisson, or mine shaft, by pumping or evaporation. On a construction site, this
Dewatering
Measure of a civilization's evolution
Technology portal Energy portal Engineering portal Astronomy portal Science Fiction portal Astronomical engineering Clarke's three laws Drake equation
Kardashev_scale
Suspension bridge in England
artesian well in the west caisson, which permeated the layer of bentonite mud. Extra kentledge weight was added. The caisson was originally 11,500 tons
Humber_Bridge
Suspension bridge in New York City
concrete. Once the caissons were sunk completely, the shafts inside each caisson were filled with water, and the bases of the caissons were covered by a
Verrazzano–Narrows_Bridge
German-American engineer (1806–1869)
further incapacity to work after suffering from 'the bends' while in a caisson on the river bed, his wife Emily Warren Roebling took over the project
John_A._Roebling
Structural protection of offshore water intakes
settling. The superstructure is rough-hewn granite block atop a steel caisson enclosing a 40 feet (12 m) diameter inner well chamber. Originally supplying
Water_cribs_in_Chicago
Concrete structures used in offshore marine environments
structures (CGS, also termed as caisson type), where the loads bear down directly on the uppermost layers as soil pressure. The caisson provides buoyancy during
Offshore_concrete_structure
Bridge between Arkansas and Tennessee, US
work. All the material inside the walls of the caisson had to be removed to the surface. The caisson was built with excavation shafts for removing dirt
Harahan_Bridge
Bridge in New South Wales, Australia
air and the addition of further sections of caisson then further sank the caisson. At one point the caisson accidentally slid under its own weight to below
Peats_Ferry_Bridge
Overview of and topical guide to technology
machinery, modifications, arrangements and procedures used by humans. Engineering is the discipline that seeks to study and design new technology. Technologies
Outline_of_technology
Lighthouse in Maryland, United States
Light is a lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay, the abbreviated remains of a caisson light built in 1895. That structure replaced a screw-pile light built on
Solomons_Lump_Light
Air under a pressure greater than atmospheric
or other structures may be working in a pressurized enclosure called a caisson, where water is prevented from entering the open bottom of the enclosure
Compressed_air
Bridge in New Orleans, Louisiana
sector gate leaves, the other gate with a barge swing gate, comparable to a caisson. In the Bayou Bienvenue navigation channel, a vertical lift gate was installed
IHNC Lake Borgne Surge Barrier
IHNC_Lake_Borgne_Surge_Barrier
Canal in Belgium
weight of each caisson is held by a counterweight of 5,200 tonnes (11,500,000 lb) that runs beneath the rails. Eight cables per caisson running around
Brussels–Charleroi_Canal
Tower in Paris, France
complicated: each slab needed two piles installed by using compressed-air caissons 15 m (49 ft) long and 6 m (20 ft) in diameter driven to a depth of 22 m
Eiffel_Tower
Component of a building's foundation
load from a bearing wall into spaced foundations such as pile caps or caissons. It is used in conditions where the surface soil's load-bearing capacity
Grade_beam
Indian engineering company
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam later on in 1976 it again pioneered for manufacturing Caisson gates for Haldia Dock Project, first time in India. New cars used by the
Jessop_&_Company
Basin drained to allow work on a vessel
basin, usually made of earthen berms and concrete, closed by gates or a caisson. A vessel is floated in with the gates open, then the gates are closed
Dry_dock
Lighthouse
shallow water in the Raritan Bay. The 30-foot (9.1 m) foundation, a conical caisson, sits in about 11 feet (3.4 m) of water. The five-story tower and lantern
Great_Beds_Light
Historic bridge in Selma, Alabama, United States
procession for Lewis included transporting his casket across the bridge in a caisson en route to Montgomery, where he lay in repose at the Alabama State Capitol
Edmund_Pettus_Bridge
Offshore ocean structure with oil drilling and related facilities
platform). Various types of structures are used: steel jacket, concrete caisson, floating steel, and even floating concrete. Steel jackets are structural
Oil_platform
for the caissons and many other aspects of the bridge were new, or new for the enormous scale of the bridge. As such, thousands of engineering documents
Brooklyn Bridge architectural drawings
Brooklyn_Bridge_architectural_drawings
Lighthouse in Maryland, United States
in time. Unlike earlier caisson lights in the bay, the foundation was placed using the pneumatic process, in which the caisson is kept under pressure to
Hooper_Island_Light
CAISSON ENGINEERING
CAISSON ENGINEERING
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.French : variant of Chiasson.
Boy/Male
Australian, Latin
Christian
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from Cawston in Norfolk; the form of the surname reflects the local pronunciation of the place name, which is from the Old Scandinavian personal name Kalfr + Old English tūn ‘settlement’.Italian (Venetia) : augmentative form of Casa.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metronymic from Cass.
Male
Greek
(Αἴσων) Greek name possibly AISON means "to be" or "that which is made." In mythology, this is the name of Jason's father.
Boy/Male
Latin
Crimson.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Of Beautiful Face and Body
Boy/Male
British, English
Son of the Mighty Warrior
Boy/Male
Scandinavian
Son of Carr.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Architect; Mason
Boy/Male
American, English
Flower
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Addison, ADISSON means "son of Adam."
Boy/Male
Spanish
follower of Christ; the annointed.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Chilson in Oxfordshire, named with Old English cild ‘young man’ (see Child) + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.It is not known when this surname was first brought to America, but it was well established in CT in the early 18th century. Daniel Chilson of Weathersfield, CT, was born about 1720 and on 4 October 1745 married Sybil Stanclift in Middlesex County, CT.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Grissom.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Hope, trust.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and French
English, Scottish, and French : nickname for an intelligent person, from Middle English, Old French raison ‘reasoning’, ‘intellectual faculty’ (Latin ratio, genitive rationis).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Norfolk named Caston, from an unattested Old English personal name Catt or the Old Norse personal name Káti + Old English tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
Boy/Male
English
free men's town.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, German
Settlement of Free Men; Free Men's Town
CAISSON ENGINEERING
CAISSON ENGINEERING
Girl/Female
Tamil
Angel, Protector, Very lazy
Boy/Male
Tamil
One who lives in erumeli
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
She was the Daughter of Amer Al-mujashaiyah; She was a Narrator of Hadith
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Imitated
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname from Middle English, Old French vertu ‘moral worth’; ‘goodness’ (Latin virtus ‘manliness’, ‘valor’, ‘worth’). This may have been bestowed on a good or pious person, it may alternatively have been a sarcastic nickname for a prig, or it may have been borne by someone who had played the part of Virtue in a medieval mystery play.
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Obedient.
Boy/Male
Tamil
God of night
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
White Gold
Male
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Aryeh, ARYE means "lion."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (Gloucestershire)
English (Gloucestershire) : unexplained.Americanized spelling of Schill.
CAISSON ENGINEERING
CAISSON ENGINEERING
CAISSON ENGINEERING
CAISSON ENGINEERING
CAISSON ENGINEERING
n.
A chest filled with explosive materials, to be laid in the way of an enemy and exploded on his approach.
v. t.
To give a crimson or red color to; to crimson.
n.
A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.
n.
A water-tight box, of timber or iron within which work is carried on in building foundations or structures below the water level.
n.
A sunk panel of ceilings or soffits.
n.
A chest to hold ammunition.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Crimson
n.
See Crimson.
n.
See Crimson.
a.
Blood-red; crimson.
n.
same as caisson disease. Usually referred to as the bends.
v. t.
To dye red or crimson.
a.
Crimson.
imp. & p. p.
of Crimson
n.
A structure, usually with an air chamber, placed beneath a vessel to lift or float it.
b. t.
To become crimson; to blush.
v. t.
To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden.
n.
The chamber of a canal lock; also, a caisson or a cofferdam.
n.
A four-wheeled carriage for conveying ammunition, consisting of two parts, a body and a limber. In light field batteries there is one caisson to each piece, having two ammunition boxes on the body, and one on the limber.
n.
A hollow floating box, usually of iron, which serves to close the entrances of docks and basins.