Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 166
ualifications of strength and durability are provided for. Timberpiles should have the bark removed before being driven, unless thepiles are to be always under water. They should be cut square atthe driving end, and pointed at the lower end. When they are to bedriven in hard, gravelly soil, it is… … form four bands radiating from the point of the pile (see Fig. 50).By means of holes through them, these bands are spiked to the piles.Another method, although it is considered less effective on accountof its liability to be displaced during driving, is to use a cast-iron shoe.These shoes are…
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