Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, Comstock · leaf 33
own inFig. 4. In no case should the footings of a wall rest on an inclinedbed. This method of filling in the depressions in rock excavation withconcrete to a level bed in order to secure a firm footing is the oneusually employed in the construction of all large buildings. In Fig.5 is shown an… … Broken ^one Water-proofmg broken 5hne Fig. 5. Filled-in Rock Fissure, New York Times Building. 7. FISSURES AND DIFFERENT LEVELS.—If these arefissures or holes in the rock, they should be filled with concrete, wellrammed; or, if a fissure is very deep, it may be spanned by an archof brick or stone.…
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