The reason for the cofferdam was the release of extra water by the U.S. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The plan is to cover the leak in the structure known as a cofferdam, and funnel the oil to the surface. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
This video shows the failed attempt over the weekend to lower a 100-ton, 4-story "cofferdam" dome over the top of the main leak. From Wordnik.com. [New Footage of BP's Failed Containment Dome Effort (VIDEO)] Reference
Deepwater team attempts to put 'cofferdam' over blown-out oil well. From Wordnik.com. [Latest financial, market & economic news and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference
The cofferdam sheet piles were 18 ft. long, driven 11 ft. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
As above given, the labor on the 7,900 ft.B. M. in the cofferdam cost. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
The Corps of Engineers has set up essentially an emergency cofferdam there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2005] Reference
Archaeologists erected a cofferdam around the ships in 1962 and spent seven years excavating them. From Wordnik.com. [Viking Surprises] Reference
By itself the cost of the cofferdam work, not including cost of cement, sand and slag was as follows. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
Archeologically, it would be a real shame if the ships deteriorated after the cofferdam was removed in 2001. From Wordnik.com. [The Wreck of the Mercure] Reference
They were one reason for the failure of an earlier effort to lower a 98-ton steel cofferdam over the main leak site. From Wordnik.com. [BP installs insertion tube, begins siphoning oil from leaking pipe] Reference
Men worked on them, putting tip forms while others poured in concrete to reinforce the cofferdam that kept SJNP safe. From Wordnik.com. [Lucifer's Hammer]
A hand pump served to keep the cofferdam dry enough for excavating; but in more open material a power pump is usually required. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
Referring to the cost of cofferdam work, we see that, in order to excavate the 58 cu.yds. inside the cofferdam, it was necessary to spend. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
Eleven courses of stone had been laid up within a wooden cofferdam, the top of the stonework being about even with the river at high tide. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Bridge] Reference
And the night shift began to repair the cofferdam for old. From Wordnik.com. [Still Jim] Reference
Do I need to consider buoyancy in designing the cofferdam?. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
The cofferdam collapsed in the early stages of construction. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily Iowan - Online Edition] Reference
(The cofferdam cannot be flat as I need to provide some working space). From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
Inside the cofferdam, water is treated and siphoned back into the river. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The estimated weight of the cofferdam (preliminary design) is about 4 tons. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
Proegler said no time has been set for another attempt to place the cofferdam. From Wordnik.com. [Free Internet Press] Reference
Then the oil that collected inside the cofferdam was to be pumped to the surface. From Wordnik.com. [Free Internet Press] Reference
The bags will become a cofferdam to contain the rubble when the piers are taken down. From Wordnik.com. [Lowell Sun Forum] Reference
IOWA CITY - The cofferdam didn't cause as much flooding here as some may have thought. From Wordnik.com. Reference
They may also use a second, differently shaped cofferdam that also has been manufactured. From Wordnik.com. [Free Internet Press] Reference
A cofferdam which may contain the worst of the leaks by trapping the oil and feeding it to. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
Later in the day we may have news of the effort to cap part of the Gulf oil leak with a cofferdam. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
One of the displays will explain how the Hoover Dam was built using diversion tunnels and a cofferdam, she said. From Wordnik.com. [Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines] Reference
The cofferdam helped raise the water level in the lake, but caused the level of the Mill River to fall significantly. From Wordnik.com. [The Taunton Gazette Home RSS] Reference
Saturday moved the cofferdam some 600 feet from the well and said they would take 48 hours to evaluate their options. From Wordnik.com. [Free Internet Press] Reference
I need to design a cofferdam to stop water flow to facilitate the repair of 4m (15ft) high gate in a large water system. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
For now, making the cofferdam work is the priority, said Mark Proegler, a BP spokesman at a command center in Robert, Louisiana. From Wordnik.com. [Free Internet Press] Reference
That's less than officials speculated immediately after the flood when the UI came under criticism for not removing the cofferdam. From Wordnik.com. Reference
A great cofferdam built near the Elephant's base diverted the river into a concrete flume that ran along the foot of one of the mountains. From Wordnik.com. [Still Jim] Reference
The plan failed when slush-like hydrates that form in the low temperatures and high pressures deep in the ocean gathered in the cofferdam. From Wordnik.com. [Free Internet Press] Reference
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