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Tidal Offering Pier Canvas Prints
Tidal Offering Pier Canvas Prints
A pier is a raised structure typically supported by well spaced piles or pillars. Bridges, buildings, and walkways may all be supported by piers. Their open structure allows tides and currents to flow relatively unhindered, whereas the more solid foundations of closely spaced piles of a wharf can act as a breakwater and are consequently more liable to silting. Piers can range in size and complexity from a simple lightweight wooden structure to major structures extended over 1600 meters. Pier may be synonymous with dock. Piers have been built for several purposes and because these different purposes have distinct regional variances, the term pier tends to have different nuances of meaning in different parts of the world. Piers can be categorized into different groupings according to the principal purpose. Pleasure piers often also allow for the docking of pleasure steamers and other similar craft, while working piers have often been converted to leisure use after being rendered obsolete by advanced developments in cargo handling technology. Many piers are floating piers, to ensure that the piers raise and lower with the tide along with the boats tied to them. This prevents a situation where lines become overly taut or loose by raising or lowering tides. An overly taut or loose tie line can damage boats by pulling them out of the water or allowing them so much leeway that they bang forcefully against the sides of the pier. Many piers are built for the purpose of providing boat less angler access to fishing grounds that are otherwise inaccessible.
