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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Hydraulic Engin.) An apparatus for depositing and consolidating concrete under water, essentially a tube of wood or sheet metal with a hooperlike top. It is usually handled by a crane.
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- noun A device used to pour
concrete underwater . - noun An apparatus used for depositing concrete in an aquatic environment, usually a tube of sheet metal with a hopper-like top generally handled by a crane.
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Examples
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In constructing the piers for a masonry arch bridge in France in 1888 much the same method was followed, except that a wooden tremie 16 ins. square made in detachable sections was used.
Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Halbert Powers Gillette
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~ -- A tremie consists of a tube of wood or, better, of sheet metal, which reaches from above the surface to the bottom of the water; it is operated by filling the tube with concrete and keeping it full by successive additions while allowing the concrete to flow out gradually at the bottom by raising the tube slightly to provide the necessary opening.
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The tremie used to deposit the concrete was a tube 14 ins. in diameter at the bottom and 11 ins. at the neck, with a hopper at the top.
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A good example of a sheet steel tremie is shown by Fig. 33.
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This tremie had a hopper top and was also provided with a removable cap or cover for the bottom end, the latter device being intended to keep the water out of the tube and prevent "washing" the first charge of concrete.
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Still another example of tremie work is furnished by the task of depositing a large mass of concrete under water in the construction of the Nussdorf Lock at Vienna.
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This tremie was used by Mr.Wm. H. Ward in constructing the H.rvard Bridge foundations and numerous other subaqueous structures of concrete.
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Another method of handling a tremie was employed in constructing the foundations for the Charlestown Bridge at Boston, Mass.
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The caisson was then filled with concrete through the tremie which was handled by a traveling crane.
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Then a special mixture of Portland cement and other ingredients that allow concrete to cure under water will be poured on the canal bottom to form a "tremie slab."
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