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(Based on Glossary of Bridge Terminology; Chapter LXXX of J.A.L. Waddell's Bridge Engineering (New York: Wiley, 1916))
 
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A [[coping]] projecting from the [[shaft]] of a [[pier]] above the elevation of high water, used for enlarging the lower portion of the pier and its base, thereby increasing the stability and reducing the foundation pressure.
A [[coping]] projecting from the [[shaft]] of a [[pier]] above the elevation of high water, used for enlarging the lower portion of the pier and its base, thereby increasing the [[stability]] and reducing the foundation [[pressure]].


[[Category:Glossary]]
[[Category:Glossary]]

Latest revision as of 04:27, 28 December 2006

A coping projecting from the shaft of a pier above the elevation of high water, used for enlarging the lower portion of the pier and its base, thereby increasing the stability and reducing the foundation pressure.