Part of the main passenger concourse on the second floor
The last pile was driven in March, 1965. Completion of the substruc- ture, including deck. fenders and pumphouse. followed before the year's end.
For about one-third of the length of the jetty the bedrock stratum had followed no predictable contours, with consequent complications in piling. These abnormal stratum variations called for considerable underwater work by divers and the use of ex- plosives to obtain the required pene- tration.
In some cases it was necessary to drill the bedrock and grout in high tensile steel anchor bars to obtain fixity for the bottoms of the cylinders.
For the superstructure of the ter- minal building, the supporting cylin- der units were precast in 10 ft. lengths, assembled and sunk through apertures in the jetty deck, to carry the heavy column loads directly to the foundation stratum. The cylin- ders were erected and lowered into the sea by winches and tackle, and sunk by means of grabbing, air lift- ing and jetting. The final cylinder supporting the superstructure was sunk in September, 1965.
Precasting Yard
A special precasting yard, covering six
acres of reclaimed land, was cstablished half-a-mile from the ter- mind for the manufacture of piles. cylinders and other precast units. These were transported to the site by barge. The yard worked on a 24- hour-day basis from beginning to end, producing a total of some 100,- 000 tons of precast products.
cluded 22,250 tons of cement, 66.- 000 cu. yd. of concrete and 7,000 tons of high tensile and mild steel reinforcing bars.
Despite typhoons and the inevitable delays in outside work which resulted. the main construction programme has been well maintained.
After a high number of typhoons in September and October, 1964 (the expectation of high velocity winds of up to 160 m.p.h. was a factor influ- encing the design of the pier), 1965 was a quieter year. Main interfer- ence was a week of torrential rain in September. which brought work almost to a standstill. and a typhoon in November.
Materials used in construction in- Waving gallery at second floor level
Far East Architect & Builder March, 1966
Design and Construction
Taylor Woodrow (Overseas), Ltd., London, are the contractors in asso- ciation with Hong Kong's Paul Y Construction Co., Ltd. The client is the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd.
Consulting engineers for the pro- ject are S. E. Faber and Son; archi- tects, Spence. Robinson, Prescott and Thornburrow; mechanical and elec- trical consultants, Thomas Anderson and Partners; and quantity surveyors. Langdon and Every (Far East).
Structural design was carried out Taylor Woodrow (Overseas), Ltd., and Philips Consultants, Ltd.
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