| Before she could contemplate further, a scattering of small pebbles and concrete dust fell down on her from the pier above. |
| I had a very strong urge to bean her with a rock, because underneath the pier is littered with big ones, but I resisted. |
| The pier concrete resists the compressive forces of the structure, and the steel reinforcing resists tensile forces, such as from soil heave. |
| He claims the construction of a pier led directly to the formation to the sandbank in a designated safe swimming area. |
| Most are small, less than three or four feet, but occasionally a pier or jetty angler soaking a big bait hooks a fish with real shoulders. |
| We are hoping that the pier will be fully opened within two weeks but some of the rides may take longer to replace. |
