Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 202
he pressureon the subsoil on the downstream end of the foundation of a pier.They will tend to crush the masonry on the downstream side, andwill tend to tip the pier over. Another possible method of failure of a bridge pier arises fromforces parallel with the length of the bridge. The stress… … Fig. 71. Bridge Pier. 167 156 MASONRY AND REINFORCED CONCRETE these forces are never so great as the other external forces, yet theresisting power of the pier in this direction is so very much less thanthat in the other direction, that the factor of safety against failureis probably less, even if…
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