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 376
CTION 303 small leakage would not endanger the stability of thewall, and could easily be taken care of. This type ofstructure has been extensively used for dams, and hasproven entirely successful. A Great Concrete Dam. The city of Sydney,N. S. W., Australia, is at last assured against awater… … Fig. 95. Sloping Wall Reser- Fig. 96. One Style of Concretevoir. Dam. The catchment area of 354 square miles, withthe good rainfall which is characteristic of thecoastal districts of New South Wales, is amplefor the requirements of the city, even supposingenormous expansion, but the existing…
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