The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette (1839)
London : [William Laxton] · leaf 392
y step is not necessary, other than in choosing the site upon whichto commence operations; and here I am far from thinking that themost elevated portion of the bank is the best for the purpose, from thesimple reason that being the apex of the submarine hill, the sands arehere most probably the… … A B C D, be a given area or superficial square, the angle A beiugtowards the most violent action of the waves : at E, the centre of thesquare, let a circular well about eight feet in diameter be commenced,the masonry about two feet thiok to be firmly cemented together, andso secured as to resist…
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