Rudiments of the art of building : represented in five sections [...] for the use of architects, builders, draghtsmen, machinists, engineers and mechanics (1853)
Bullock, John · New York : Stringer & Townsend · leaf 38
ce of the groundand the bottom of the puddle. 8d. To prevent leakage through the puddle wall* 4th. To keep out the bottom springs. HETAINING WALLS. 45, The name of retainhig wall is applied generally to allwalls built to support a mass of earth in an upright or nearlyupright position ; but the term… … 46. Retaining Walls.—Many rules have been given bydifferent writers for calculating the thrust which a bank ofearth exerts against a retaining wall, and for determining theform of wall which affords the greatest resistance with theleast amount of material. The application of these rules topractice…
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