Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 177
ed atintervals with horizontal bands. These piles are usually made squareor triangular in section, and a steel or cast-iron point is used. Fig. 55 shows the cross-section of a corrugated pile used in thefoundations of the buildings for the Simmons Hardware Company,Sioux City, Iowa, and for John J.… … Fig. 55. Section of Cor-rugated Pile. fabric, the size being approximately f-inch wires longitudinally, and^-inch wires, 12 inches on centers, for the bands. The hole in thecenter is 31 inches at the top, and tapers to 2 inches at the bottom.The piles were driven by means of a water-jet and hammer.…
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