A dictionary of architecture and building : biographical, historical, and descriptive (1902)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York : The Macmillan company · leaf 100
superstructurethrough the softer material to a firm founda-tion ; or it may resist the imposed pressure bythe frictioTi of tiie material against its sides.(See Foundation.) Close Pile. One placed in immediate con-tact with another, as in the construction of acoffer dam. False Pile. A jiile, or… … PILE a landing. Themost notable ex-amples are thoseof Venice, whichare mentioned iiereon account of theirdecoiativc etlcct.They are adonieilwith simple painteddecorations, recall-ing the colours ofsome herald i <■achievement. FiUer or FillijigPile. One drivenbetween gauge pilesafter these…
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