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Old Posted Jul 3, 2019, 6:47 PM
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It's a secant wall - yes they overlap - and yes they go down pretty deep.

https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=10107266%40N03&view_all=1&text=secant
Technically the caissons are the metal tubes - which are removed after the pier has been poured and cured - the overlapping piers form a secant wall.
     
     
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