AUCKLAND'S RECLAMATION WALL COLLAPSE.
AUCKLAND, Ist April. The experts appointed to enquire into and report upon the collapse of a portion of the wall of the Freeman's Bay reclamation presented their report to the Harbour Board to-night. After careful examination of tho design, of the nature of the filling, and of the designer's calculations, they were of opinion that, although sufficient strength was allowed for to carry any load that would usually be placed on the wharf, the reinforced concrete structure of itself was not sufficiently strong to stand the heavy lateral pressure caused by the wharf deck. The cause of the collapse, in the experts' opinion, wa3 the lateral pressure exerted by material deposited behind the wall. The only negligence disclosed was on the part of those immediately concerned in the driving of the pile*. No negligence had been displayed by the board's officers in connection with the construction of the superstructuic.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 77, 2 April 1910, Page 9
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153AUCKLAND'S RECLAMATION WALL COLLAPSE. Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 77, 2 April 1910, Page 9
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