The use of heavy crane versus light weight derrick during tower construction is the issue to be discussed. From LearnThat.org.
The only access is either by helicopter or hoisted by a derrick from a boat small enough to maneuver close inshore. From Wordnik.com. [A Real Columbarium in the Pacific] Reference
Reply kevin derrick on December 14, 2008 said: hmm, it was some time ago that i visited but it was via Provenance on 16th and Fairmount. From Wordnik.com. [the divine lorraine « DESIGNPHILADELPHIA] Reference
The crane for hoisting goods is called a derrick, from this hangman. From Wordnik.com. [Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook] Reference
The raising of the derrick was the signal for three hearty cheers, for this was a new era in the operations. From Wordnik.com. [The Lighthouse] Reference
The derrick was the same one used for the first abutment having been moved and set up during the construction of the intermediate piers. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
Reply kevin derrick on April 18, 2008 said. From Wordnik.com. [Rally for Parks « DESIGNPHILADELPHIA] Reference
Reply kevin derrick on January 14, 2009 said. From Wordnik.com. [Station Square and the Post Office « DESIGNPHILADELPHIA] Reference
Reply kevin derrick on January 21, 2009 said. From Wordnik.com. [Jewish American Museum « DESIGNPHILADELPHIA] Reference
Reply kevin derrick on December 23, 2008 said. From Wordnik.com. [Port Richmond’s PECO Station « DESIGNPHILADELPHIA] Reference
Reply kevin derrick on August 22, 2008 said. From Wordnik.com. [haunted places/forgotten spaces « DESIGNPHILADELPHIA] Reference
Reply kevin derrick on January 24, 2009 said. From Wordnik.com. [23rd & arch « DESIGNPHILADELPHIA] Reference
Reply kevin derrick on November 19, 2007 said. From Wordnik.com. [Uhuru « DESIGNPHILADELPHIA] Reference
I was rigging a kind of derrick to ease my sled up the sharp pitch from the crossing. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Rim of the Desert] Reference
At the top of the derrick is a pulley. From Wordnik.com. [Diggers in the Earth] Reference
In these works the tube was suspended from a derrick. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
Near at hand was the framework of a boring machine, or derrick. From Wordnik.com. [On a Torn-Away World Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake] Reference
"Nope, I'm going to see if I can build a derrick," was the reply, so. From Wordnik.com. [Christmas Holidays at Merryvale The Merryvale Boys] Reference
A grab bucket of either of these types can be applied to any derrick. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
At left, an oil derrick on the outskirts of Taft continues to pump crude. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrating the Last Worst Oil Spill] Reference
A 60 H.P. portable boiler supplied steam for the derrick engines and a pump. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
Because I'd looked - when I looked up I saw the flames coming out of the derrick. From Wordnik.com. [Rig Blast Survivor: 'I Thought I Was Going To Die'] Reference
They saw the metal derrick melt from the heat, droop over and bend into the water. From Wordnik.com. [Rig Blast Survivor: 'I Thought I Was Going To Die'] Reference
She found the wrecked car, near the derrick, as Thompson and I found it, later on. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Woman] Reference
The derrick was moved along a track at the foot of the wall as the work progressed. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
derrick A handled the materials from the scows and derrick B handled the mixed concrete. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
As each box was filled, the next one smaller in size was swung into place with a derrick. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
The story of the wreck of the White Steamer on the rocks under the derrick remained untold. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Woman] Reference
For building the center and side walls the traveling derrick shown by Fig. 127 was employed. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
The blocks were molded on shore, shipped to the work on scows and set in place by a derrick. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
He threw the throttle wide open, and after another moment he saw the derrick loom before him. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Woman] Reference
Before the professor could reply there came a shout from the direction of the oil man's derrick. From Wordnik.com. [On a Torn-Away World Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake] Reference
An ordinary derrick pile driver, with a 2,500-lb. hammer falling 18 ft., was used in sinking them. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
The gift shop sells souvenirs like a sterling-silver derrick charm (oceanstaroec. com/museum. htm). From Wordnik.com. [Stationary At Sea: Staying Where the Mighty Drills Have Fallen Silent] Reference
The steel forms were erected by hand in advance of the derrick, 20 ft. of form on each side at a time. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
It consisted of a platform mounted on wheels and of the same general construction as the derrick platform. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
At left, a replica of the type of wooden derrick used at the Lakeview Gusher's well stands at the West Kern Oil Museum. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrating the Last Worst Oil Spill] Reference
Note the symbol of Morgan City's annual Shrimp and Petroleum Festival - a shrimp wearing a hardhat wrapped around an oil derrick. From Wordnik.com. [Despite Spill, Louisiana Remains Wedded To Oil] Reference
Lacking the energy to dive off an oil derrick or drive his car into a wall, he returned to Dallas to recuperate at his parents 'house. From Wordnik.com. [Healer Of Hearts] Reference
In connection with the derrick in the concrete side wall construction use was made of steel plate forms for the inside faces of the walls. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
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