Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies (1881)
Association of Engineering Societies (U.S.) · New York, [etc.] Board of Managers · leaf 62
45 ft. Pier A, which is the nearest to the water's edge, was carried down deeper in anticipation of a probable washing away of the bank at some future date. The piles were cut off at elevation 94, and their tops capped in concrete 4 ft., which places the base of the con- crete block at elevation… … piers and an abutment at the west end were built on pile founda- tions (Fig. 4). The method of foundation is somewhat unusual, and therefore I will explain it more in detail. The depth of water on the bridge line in the slough was from 10 to 30 ft. The bottom consists of silt or silt mixed with…
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