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 44
1 Fig. 20. Relative Economy of Raymond Piles as Compared with Wood. I CEMENT CONSTRUCTION 25 same conditions. A shows the concrete piles inpiers joined by concrete arches as built forthe J. I. Case Plow Works, Racine, Wis. Singlepiles and a pier of four piles were weighted, thetest load remaining… … Fig. 21. Comparison between Gilbreth Piles and Ordinary WoodPUes. each instance, without showing any settlementwhatever. B shows the contemplated wood-pile plan forthe same building, the cost of which, it is claimed,would have been fifty per cent more. 26 CEMENT CONSTEUCTION Fig. 20 is another…
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