INSPIRATIONS DRAWN FROM ONE OF OUR RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS

摘要

In January 1985, our Institute formed a topic research team aimed at treating underwater soft foundations with explosive techniques. Its research target was the West Seawall in the Harbour of Lianyungang in northern Jiangsu Province. The West Seawall is a key engineering project in The construction and development of the Harbour. Originally, the department in charge of its construc- Tion had adopted a primitive method mainly resort- Ing to silt-excavating dredgers and wooden sampans From which stone was thrown into the sea by hand.