Author(s)

J.L. Justo

Abstract

The restoration of Rio Tinto pier: functional and foundation aspects J.L. Justo Department of Continuum Mechanics, University of Seville, E.T.S. Arquitectura, Avda. Reina Mercedes, 2 ^JOJ2 5eW/aj, 6pam ABSTRACT The pier of the Rio Tinto railway, 120 years old, is being restored. The foundation consists of a timber platform, bolted to cast-iron screw piles resting on a very soft mud. As an underpinning was expensive and problematic, a thorough investigation, including a study of soil-structure-foundation interaction, has been carried out to check the state of the foundation. The conclusion is that the materials are in good conditions and the stresses remain within allowable limits. INTRODUCTION In 1873, the British Rio Tinto Company purchased from the Spanish government the cupriferous iron pyrites mine of Rio Tinto. During 1877 the output of ore was 750.0001. The Huelva pier of the Rio Tinto railway was constructed by this company in the 1870's for the shi

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