Construction of Cellular Box Caissons at Igoumenitsa Port
Floating platform with eqipment and rigging
connected to the shore
Floating platform with caisson under construction inside
Platform
crew preparing for the concreting of the caisson base. Sliding form, (not involved in this
particular phase of construction) is suspended from the roof.
Completion of the caisson's base. While waiting for the sliding
metal-form to be positioned in contact with the base and start concreting the walls of the
caisson, vertical reinforcement can rise up to 4 meters, whereas horizontal reinforcement
can only be installed at a maximum of 1 meter from the base, exactly matching the height
of the sliding form.
Partially
submerged caisson under construction.
Completed caisson hauled out of the platform.
Tugs maneuvering concrete caisson while afloat, to its final position.
Temporary storage of completed caissons in shallow waters.
