A practical treatise on foundations, explaining fully the principles involved : with descriptions of all of the most recent structures, accompanied by numerous drawings ... (1893)
Patton, William Macfarland, 1845-1905 · New York : John Wiley · leaf 284
g itself a pit, 15 ft. deep and of horizontal di¬ mensions each way 20 ft. greater than that of the structure, was excavated and filled with sand ; the sand, as has been mentioned, distributing the pressure over the entire surface of the excavation. The theoretical discussion of the stability of… … soft material, and AEFBDCA is a cross-section of the pro¬ posed embankment or other structure to be built. Making GE — h, GC = It' , 0' = angle of repose of soft material, w' — weight of one cubic foot of the soft material, w — weight of a cubic foot of the sand, gravel, or stone used in the…
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