Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 72
th inverted arches to makethe areas of the different parts of the foundation proportional to theload to be supported. It is much better to build the piers with sep-arate footings, projecting equally on all four sides of the pier and pro-portioned to the load supported by the piers. The intermediate… … Fig. 36. arches may be advantageously used, especially when it is necessaryto reduce the height of the footing to a minimum. If it is decided to use inverted arches, the foundation bed shouldbe leveled and a footing built over the whole bed to a depth of atleast 12 to 18 inches below the bottom of…
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