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ground operations at a construction site for flood prevention.
HDR from 9 exposures
Explore #499, 17.08.2012
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Seriously significant infrastructural works in Amsterdam, Prins Hendrikkade.
New tracks are being laid closer to the buildings on the right, where trams are running now will be returned to water. © Henk Graalman sep 2019
Civil works in progress in 1977. This was an almighty mess. These days safe work practices are somewhat over the top, however above chaos was definitely unsafe for other roadusers and workers.
© Henk Graalman 7044
The view from the Morphett Street bridge now consists of concrete constructions. In 1986 'phase 1' had most of the railway station still in the open air.
© Henk Graalman
The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge stretches gracefully across the bay, linking the city to the East Bay with muscular poise and engineered elegance. Completed in 1936, the bridge features a double-deck design and is composed of two major spans—this view highlights the western span with its cantilever and suspension elements. The structure’s steel latticework stands bold against the blue sky, its vertical cables forming a rhythmic pattern. Treasure Island sits just beyond the tower, and the container cranes of Oakland peek through the mist. It’s a portrait of California infrastructure at its most iconic: purposeful, enduring, and framed by natural beauty.
New tracks for the extension of line 2 in 1975 are not connecting quite right yet.
© Henk Graalman 4773
Here on the private beach of Sea Gate, the gated community that occupies the western end of the Coney Island peninsula, the Army Corps of Engineers is at work on a $25.2 million shoreline protection project. Pictured above is the construction of one of four T-groins designed to prevent erosion of the beach, to which 125,000 cubic yards of sand will be added. The fact that federal funds are being used to build up a private beach has raised some eyebrows, but, according to the Army Corps,
the work is primarily benefitting the original Coney Island coastal storm risk reduction project that was first constructed in the 1990s. . . .
While the Sea Gate work will definitely provide some coastal storm risk benefits to the Sea Gate community, it will not be of the size and scope of the public beach originally constructed to the east of the W. 37th Street groin and the primary benefit of completing this important portion of the Coney Island project is reinforcing the integrity of the W. 37th Street groin which anchors the public beach.
Whilst tramway extension works took place passengers exiting tram 751 where stranded on a stand alone platform. No provisions had been made to ensure a safe crossing to the sidewalk, hence the kind of lost souls wandering around. © Henk Graalman 4774 (1975)
The first of four boom lifts begins its ascent out of the approach channel of the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway on Jan. 20, 2016.(U.S. Army Photo by Tyler Stalker/Released)
I guess I'd call this "industrial deco". See www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/FloodRiskManag... for info about this site.
See my other infrastructure images at www.flickr.com/photos/bobphoto51/sets/72157631802442059/
Looking NE from visitor's area of Markland Locks and Dam.
Towboat "Southern" (doc. # 266359) approaching main lock, downbound.
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Originally named "Southern" (doc. # 266359, length 167 feet, width 36.5 feet, twin GM 12-645E7 diesels, repowered 1972, 4200 hp.), this towboat was built in 1953 by Dravo Corp. at Neville Island, Pennsylvania, and owned by Union Barge Line, Pittsburgh.
In 1970, it was transferred to Cardinal Carriers, Pittsburgh, and renamed "Goldfinch".
It was owned by Union Mechling and Dravo Mechling before being sold in 1981 to D&M Towing Co., St. Louis, and renamed "Majestic".
In 1982, the boat was sold back to Dravo Mechling and in 1984 named "Southern" again.
In 1985, it was leased to Sutton Marine Corp., Mapaville, Missouri.
In 1986, it was leased to B&H Towing, Paducah, Ky.
In 1988, it was sold to National Marine, New Orleans (apparently still leased to B&H).
In 1992, the boat was sold to Marquette Transportation Co., Paducah, and renamed "Darin Adrian".
In 2008, the boat was sold to South American interests.
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Ohio River mile 532.
Gallatin Co., Kentucky.
Feb. 1988.
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file # 88b139.
35 mm Kodachrome.
Plustek OpticFilm 7600i.
Siverfast 8.
Picture Window 6.
Sharpened: USM, radius 1, threshold 3, 100%.
JPEG quality 95.
Construction crews begin to remove remaining equipment such as generators, lights and machinery from the approach channel of the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway on Jan. 20, 2016. (U.S. Army Photo by Tyler Stalker/Released)
A crane places the first of four boom lifts on the top of the auxiliary dam Jan. 20, 2016. (U.S. Army Photo by Tyler Stalker/Released)
Looking NNE from bridge at Markland Locks and Dam.
Towboat "Southern" (doc. # 266359) entering main lock, downbound.
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Originally named "Southern" (doc. # 266359, length 167 feet, width 36.5 feet, twin GM 12-645E7 diesels, repowered 1972, 4200 hp.), this towboat was built in 1953 by Dravo Corp. at Neville Island, Pennsylvania, and owned by Union Barge Line, Pittsburgh.
In 1970, it was transferred to Cardinal Carriers, Pittsburgh, and renamed "Goldfinch".
It was owned by Union Mechling and Dravo Mechling before being sold in 1981 to D&M Towing Co., St. Louis, and renamed "Majestic".
In 1982, the boat was sold back to Dravo Mechling and in 1984 named "Southern" again.
In 1985, it was leased to Sutton Marine Corp., Mapaville, Missouri.
In 1986, it was leased to B&H Towing, Paducah, Ky.
In 1988, it was sold to National Marine, New Orleans (apparently still leased to B&H).
In 1992, the boat was sold to Marquette Transportation Co., Paducah, and renamed "Darin Adrian".
In 2008, the boat was sold to South American interests.
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Ohio River mile 532.
Gallatin Co., Kentucky.
Feb. 1988.
.
file # 88b141.
35 mm Kodachrome.
Plustek OpticFilm 7600i.
Siverfast 8.
Picture Window 6.
Sharpened: USM, radius 1, threshold 3, 100%.
JPEG quality 95.
A crane raises the first of four boom lifts out of the approach channel of the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway on Jan. 20, 2016. (U.S. Army Photo by Tyler Stalker/Released)
So there you sit. And how much blood was shed
That you might sit there. Do such stories bore you?
Well, don't forget that others sat before you
who later sat on people. Keep your head!
Your science will be valueless, you'll find
And learning will be sterile, if inviting
Unless you pledge your intellect to fighting
Against all enemies of all mankind.
Never forget that men like you got hurt
That you might sit here, not the other lot.
And now don't shut your eyes, and don't desert
But learn to learn, and try to learn for what.
Poetry: Bertolt Brecht
Who built Thebes of the seven gates?
In the books you will find the names of kings.
Did the kings haul up the lumps of rock?
And Babylon, many times demolished
Who raised it up so many times? In what houses
of gold-glittering Lima did the builders live?
Where, the evening that the Wall of China was finished
Did the masons go? Great Rome
Is full of triumphal arches. Who erected them? Over whom
Did the Caesars triumph? Had Byzantium, much praised in song
Only palaces for its inhabitants? Even in fabled Atlantis
The night the ocean engulfed it
The drowning still bawled for their slaves.
The young Alexander conquered India.
Was he alone?
Caesar beat the Gauls.
Did he not have even a cook with him?
Philip of Spain wept when his armada
Went down. Was he the only one to weep?
Frederick the Second won the Seven Year's War. Who
Else won it?
Every page a victory.
Who cooked the feast for the victors?
Every ten years a great man?
Who paid the bill?
So many reports.
So many questions.
Poetry: Bertolt Brecht
Upgrading the storm water street drainage system in Camberwell.
Having just placed these two concrete pipes in the trench using the excavator behind him, the operator fitted the black sealing discs into the lifting holes, the last job after aligning the two pipes and fitting the neoprene sealing rings to the pipe joint, on which he is actually standing.
Work continues Oct. 2, 2013, on 3,300 feet of seepage cutoff wall along the north bank of the American River in north Sacramento, Calif. Completion is targeted for mid-October. Construction crews for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District are helping ensure the levee's height and slope will be brought back to pre-construction levels by November 1 – in time for the rainy season. (U.S. Army photo by Todd Plain/Released)
Mr. Michael Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works along with Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur and U.S Army Corps of Engineers leadership, Brig. Gen. Kimberly Peeples and Lt. Col. Colby Krug met with Joe Cappel Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, VP Business Development.
Major commodities include iron ore, coal, petroleum, limestone, sand and gravel, salt, cement and concrete, wheat, soybeans, and aluminum which support $10.7 billion in business revenue, 59,176 direct, indirect, and induced jobs, and $3 billion in labor income.
Crews operate a jet grout drill at a levee section along the American River in Sacramento, Calif., Dec. 11, 2013. This U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District levee project at the E. A. Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant is using a precise construction method called jet grouting to inject a seepage cutoff wall around the plant’s buried utilities. The Corps installed more than 20 miles of seepage cutoff walls into American River levees between 2000 and 2002, but work was set aside for later where complicated encroachments existed such as utilities, power lines and bridges. (U.S. Army photo by Todd Plain/Released)
Crews for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District are mobilizing equipment in preparation for levee work this fall along the American River near the Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant in Sacramento, Calif., shown Oct. 3, 2013. The Corps built more than 20 miles of seepage cutoff walls into American River levees between 2000 and 2002, but work was set aside for later where complicated encroachments existed such as utilities, power lines and bridges. (U.S. Army photo by Todd Plain/Released)
Contractors working for the Sacramento District construct the support system for the rising Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway on March 14. The control structure—essentially a second dam—will stand as tall as the Statue of Liberty upon completion, estimated in October 2017, and will help reduce the risk of flooding in the Sacramento region. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Michael N. Meyer/Released)
Severe drought conditions continue to impact water levels at Folsom Lake, as seen here Feb. 1, 2014. Meanwhile, construction continues along the full length of a new auxiliary spillway at Folsom Dam, including the approach channel, control structure, and chute. The control structure will operate in conjunction with existing spillway gates on Folsom’s Main Dam to manage flood flows from Folsom Reservoir and provide the Greater Sacramento Metropolitan area with up to a 1 in 200 year level of protection. (Photo from Kiewit Infrastructure West Co./Released)
The labor-intensive job of diverting fresh water into the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge has become easier since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District replaced the old wooden structures with custom-built diversion gates. The Fresh Water Control System was originally installed as a mitigation feature for the 1977 Savannah harbor deepening project. At a cost of $12.5 million, the new stainless steel structures modernize and automate the process of controlling water in the area. Previously, wildlife managers with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could only route water to 3,000 acres of wetlands for waterfowl; with the gate improvements, the water management area has doubled to 6,000 acres. The project was completed in autumn 2011.