Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 64
h thebrick masonry was started and built up for a few feet before the workmen enteredthe excavating chamber and began digging out the soil. The removal of the soilallowed the caissons to gradually sink to the rock below without disturbing theadjacent earth, which was kept from flowing in by… … 6o B UIL DTNG CONS TR UC TION. n.atic pressure slightly in excess of the outside hydrostatic pressure due to the dis-tance of the bottom of the caisson below the water line. The adjacent buildings were shored up at the outset and scrupulously watched,observations being made to determine any…
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