Quayside wood pillers

[Paul m j]

Can any one tell me what  roughly would be the cross section of typical wood built quay pillars I have Kingswear in mind

[ManofKent]

Pillars that line the quay wall? 

 

Around 10 inches diameter for round ones - about the same width as a sleeper:

 

 

 

 

 

 

[phil_sutters]

They can vary in size according to the vessels that use the port. Newhaven used to be a very busy cross-Channel port with passenger ferries and freighters in and out. Now although the ships are bigger they have their own berths with steel and concrete quaysides. The timbers in the photo are those used to keep ships away from parts that don't form active quays, but similar timbers have been used along the quaysides and around the fishing jetties. The biggest are about 15" square and 12" square seem very common. Different ports sometimes had their own distinctive designs. Highbridge Wharf was on the Bristol Channel with tides that went up and down over 10 metres. The timbers there were near vertical near the wall with a second row of angled timbers acting like buttresses. You can see them in my model. I used 4mm = 12" square as the size for them.

Edited May 2, 2021 by phil_sutters