Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 199
isting a tendency to overturn. The tendency to slide outward at the bottom, and even thetendency to overturn, may be materially resisted by making the lowercourse with the joints inclined toward the rear. This method ofconstruction is all the more logical, since it makes the joints… … Fig. 69. Retaining Wall with CurvedCross-Section. 164 MASONRY AND REINFORCED CONCRETE 153 of the wall. The recognition of this principle has sometimes resultedin designing retaining walls on the principle illustrated in Fig. 69,which is somewhat similar to a section of an arch set on end.…
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