Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 193
earthy material act quite differently in these respects, butit is also true that the same material will act differently under varyingphysical conditions, especially in regard to its saturation with water.On these accounts it is impracticable, even by experiment, to deter-mine values which are… … Fig. 65. Typical Retaining Wall. sumptions is that the so-calledplane of rupture is a plane surface—or, in other words, that the linea b (Fig. 65) is a straight line.There is considerable evidence,and even theoretical grounds, forconsidering not only that the linea 6 is a curved line, but that…
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