International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa. : The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 324
Fig. 409.inclination of 1 horizontal to 1 vertical, and the side slopesof embankments at an inclination of 1^ horizontal to 1 verti-cal. The slopes for cuts in the alluvial soils of our western RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION. 913 prairies are commonly made 1|- horizontal to 1 vertical, onaccount of their… … FlG. 410. ni plete section of embankment, and Fig. 411 a side cutwhich part is excavation and part embankment. Methods in handling earth vary widely, depending uponthe character of material, the situation, the magnitude of
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