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ached at nottoo great a depth, it would be well to excavate to that depth. Abearing on bed rock is not always desirable, however, as will beshown later. In some cases the nature of the soil may be such that the area necessaryto support theweight will not begreat enough tobring the bearingpressure… … 1 Taylor & Thompson Concrete, Plain and Reinforced. 166 THE LOCOMOTIVE [April, which will distribute the load over a greater area. In any ordinarycase it would probably not be advisable to go deeper than twelve feetto reach a bearing soil, for if an adequate bearing stratum is not reachedwithin…
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