Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, Comstock · leaf 35
footings being laid dry, to act as a drain, and thebottom of the trench being slightly inclined to one corner, whence 8 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. (Ch. I) a drain is carried to take away the water. The portion of the trenchoutside of the wall is also filled with broken stone or gravel to pre-vent the… … mall eldStone Fig. 6. Foundation in Clay, with Stone Drains. 11. CLAY WITH SAND OR GRA\EL.—If the clay c.^itainscoarse sand or gravel its supportivig power is increased, and it isless liable to slide or ooze away. In Colorado the top soil consists principally of clay, mixed withfine sand, and as…
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