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ility to resistflowage or creep, and its other physicalcharacteristics. This means that one shouldbe familiar with the behavior, through ex-perience or training, of the various kindsof material which make up the outer crustof the earth, under varying natural condi-tions encountered and under… … PLATE I\ namely the soil, may safely carry the weightwithout serious subsidence. Unequal settle-ment in an important structure presentsmany complex and difficult problems. Un-sightly cracks and the necessity for fre-quent realignment of elevator guides, whileannoying and some times costly, are…
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