Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage and legacy


	Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage & legacy . . .

about . . .

Volume Six - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - Select Aspects - The Quay Wall at the West End of Dock - 1909 . .

Quantity	Per		Rate	£	s.	d.
900	c. ft.	Eleventh course - Special blocks 3 to 1 concrete, composed of one part of cement to one part of sand, and two parts of broken stone to form coping - to be roughed on the upper surface with special roller, the edges to be bull nosed, and protected with cast iron protection plates ...	1/3	56	5	0
565½	c. ft.	Special re-inforced span over culvert in the sixth course, and laid under water. To be constructed of 3 to 1 concrete composed of one part cement, one part sand, and two parts of broken stone. The re-inforced steel bars must be laid in positions in the blocks as directed by the Engineer or his Assistant, and the concrete must be rammed well around them . . .	1/6	42	8	3
3	tons	Steel bars, sectional area not less than 7 square inches, and to be thoroughly cleansed before use ...	6/10/-	19	10	0
1	ton	Cast iron protection to coping roughed on upper surface ...	14/-/-	14	0	0
407	lin. yds.	Pointing joints on face of wall below water level with neat cement ...	1/6	30	10	6
260	lin. yds.	Pointing joints on face of wall above water level with neat cement ...	6	6	10	0
23	sq. yds.	Grouting between new wall at North end and face of old work with neat cement ...	5/-	5	15	0
55	c. yds.	Cement concrete (8 to 1) composed of one part cement, one part of sand or gravel, five parts broken stone, and two parts of stone, under cast iron culvert pipes, part of which may have to be laid under water ...	25/-	68	15	0
8	c. yds.	Cement grouting (2 to 1) composed of one part of cement and two parts of sand, where the cast iron culvert pipes enter existing outlet and new wall, to be well rammed, and face finished off neatly ...	35/-	14	0	0
41	tons	Cast iron culvert pipes, the castings to be clean and perfectly sound, of the best tough metal, and cast on end. The internal diameter is to be four feet, and the thickness 1½ inches, and the length about 9 feet. They are to be socket pipes, and shall be accurately laid so as to ensure concentricity ; the joints to be yarned, tightly caulked by means of a caulking tool, and leaded with lead of standard weight or lead wool as the case may require. After the pipes have been laid they shall be subjected to such reasonable tests as the Engineer may direct, and shall be perfectly water and airtight. The pipes are to be held in position by wrot (wrought) iron folding straps, bedded on both sides of pipes and folded over pipes and secured by bolts ...	6/5/-	256	5	0

contents . . .

information . . .

| volume 06 | chapter 13 | page 080 | << previous page << | index to volume six | >> next page >> |