Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work ... (1907)
American School of Correspondence · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 322
vent water fromentering beneath it. Caissons are of two forms, the erect or open and the inverted. The former is a strong water-tight timber box, which is floated over the site of the work, and being kept in place by guide piles, is loaded with stone until it rests firmly on the ground. In some… … Fig. 14. Building on Pile Foundation. the caisson remains as part of the structure. In others, the ma-sonry is built on the bottom of the caisson, and when the workreaches the level of the water the sides of the caisson are removed.The site is prepared to receive the caisson by dredging and…
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