Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 198
t stone or of first-class large ranged rubble in mortar,the thickness should be .35 of its vertical height. For a good commonmortar rubble or brick, the thickness should be .4, and for a dry wall.5, of the height. Military engineers who have a very extensiveexperience in constructing retaining… … Fig. 68. Variation of Inten-sity of Pressure on Base. Gen. Fanshawes Rule for Thickness of Retain ing Walls Batter 1 i i 1 TT7 iV iz Vertical Base -t- Height 24% 25% 26% 27% 28% 30% 32% 163 152 MASONRY AND REINFORCED CONCRETE The fact that experience has shown that the above proportionsare usually…
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