An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth (1888)
Gwilt, Joseph, 1784-1863, Papworth, Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau, 1822-1894 · London Longmans, Green · leaf 419
Kig. 591 Fig. A92. .^iisu (fih 592.) the wall GV is opposed to tlie force MN. so that only the triangle of illlIF can be detached; lastly, in fiy. 593. the force MN would only be effective against … the triangle CGH, which would, of course, be greater in proportion to the increased dis-tance of the walls CD, HI. ] 506. In the first case, the unequal settlement of the soil or of the construction mayproduce the effect of the force MN. The wall will fall on the occurrence of an horizontaldisunion…
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