Radford's cyclopedia of construction; carpentry, building and architecture. Based on the practical experience of a large staff of experts in actual constrcution work (1909)
Johnson, Alfred Sidney, 1860-, Radford, William A., 1865- · Chicago Radford Architectural Co · leaf 158
0 barrels of cement, 225,-000 cu. yd. of sand, 200,000 cu. yd. of crushedstone and gravel, and about 5,000 tons of steelreinforcing bars. The piers for these viaductsare constructed in from 6 to 30 ft. of water onvery hard but porous lime rock and coral, whichis overlaid with sand. CEMENT… … Fig. 55. Section of Ocean Viaduct at Center of Arch.See Plate 11. single standard-gauge raiboad track. The sidesare battered at the rate of 1 in. to the foot ofheight. The rails of the track carried by thestructure are about 31 ft. above mean low water. 128 CEMENT CONSTRUCTION The piers are about…
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