Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, Comstock · leaf 55
.The large end should be cut square to receive the blows from thehammer. Experience has shown that in soft and silty soils the piles can bedriven in better line without pointing. A pointed pile, on striking aroot or similar obstruction, will inevitably glance off, and no avail-able power can…
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