Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 186
be immediatelystarted;and as the pier sinks intothe mud, the masonry workis added so that it is al-ways considerably above thewater line. (See Fig. 62.)The deeper the pier sinks,the greater will be the re-sistance of the subsoil, un-til, finally, the weight of theuncompleted pier is of it-self… … : : : ; i OpenWell openWell i i 1 ; i Fig. 63. HoUow Crib Material. 153 142 MASONRY AND REINFORCED CONCRETE from the center of the subsoil on which the pier is resting, will causethe mud and soft soil to flow tow^ard the center, where it is withinreach of the dredge. The pressure of the pier…
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