Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 197
ry at the toe. The pressure on the subsoil, which is less than 2h tons per squarefoot, is less than that usually allowable on a good subsoil. There istherefore but little danger that the subsoil will be crushed and thatthe wall will tip over bodily on account of the failure of the subsoil.Since the… … Fig. 67. Resultant Pressure of RetainingWall. 162 MASONRY AND REINFORCED CONCRETE 151 not lead to the idea that the pressures will necessarily be exactly asstated, since the calculations are based on assumptions which are atthe best very doubtful, but which, as previously stated, are…
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