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Shore Construction & Testing Exercise
March 6, 2003

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South side of shore. ~65-ton load on shore. Note cracks and compression in header. Also, note compression of wedges and lack of compression in grade beam. Does this imply that stress on header would be reduced if 2x4s were placed between posts and header?  Does it matter?

South side of shore. ~65-ton load on shore. Note cracks and compression in header. Also, note compression of wedges and lack of compression in grade beam. Does this imply that stress on header would be reduced if 2"x4"s were placed between posts and header? Does it matter?

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