Chicago : Engineering and Contracting Pub. Co. · leaf 526
1515g Ft Land Wall Fig. 2—Section of Chamber Walls, Monon-gahela River, Lock No. 8. The overturning moment divided b- theweight will give the distance of the point ofintersection of the line of resultant pressurewith the base, called the center of pressure,from the center of gravity. This distance… … Fig. 3- Land Wall -Section of Chamber Walls,Kanawha River, Lock No. 2. Great ries of straight lines, each more inclined to thevertical than the preceding. In any event, theless of the weight we have at the top, themore stable the wall is. Owing to the many uncertainties in the theo- Meon…
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