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Precedent 2 - HARBOUR VIEWS
User:Kylee
The coming and going of tides.... and boats, yes the harbour area in Wellington city is home to many classic examples of rubber being used in the landscape.
An effective use for rubber as a grip, non slip surface for boats and harbour masters on this steep ramp in Wellington harbour. The growing algae however makes me wonder whether this makes the rubber slippery, therfore it not fully serving its desired purpose??
An excellent idea in terms of a rubber stopper support which is wedged between the concrete and wood foundations to absorb the shock of incoming boats into the harbour. The rubbers elasticity properties enable the stopper to contract on impact and then expand again. The gushing water visible below also suggests this rubber structure is used to protect the harbour edge from incoming tides and the quakes of boats.
Rubber back supports for public seats on the Harbour? How cosy, although it seems to be effective as I watch a man resting his head back on one. I wonder if the rubber was wet would it have a spongy quality to it and absorb some of the water or would it be rock hard and not comfortable at all... for the head or back.
Rubber stoppers used as "pins" to hold the wooden walking surface in place. It could well be that the wooden surface is not as solid as the concrete foundation therefore requires the rubber as an underground support for the weight of many Wellington strollers
The bigger the shock absorption, the bigger the tyre! The evidence of the tide when it's high suggests that the tyre must remain solid from the water instead of going 'spongy' as the elasticity properties in the rubber may weaken, causing it to not be effective in terms of shock absorption. Further investigation showed that water has no effect on the rubbers properties, therefore disregards any ideas I had about the rubber backed seats being spongy when wet.
