the Leeds and Selby Railway, a.d. 1840. Thisconsisted in rounding the piles to which the braces areattached for a portion of their length, to allow the cast-ironsockets in which they rest to descend and take a solid bear-ing upon the square shoulders of the brace-piles. After thebrace-piles were… … Tuifinrii \& 11. There is always, however, a great objection to theuse of piles partly above and partly under water, namely,that, from the alternations of dryness and moisture, theysoon decay at the water-line, and erections of timber requireextensive repairs from this cause. In tidal waters,…
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