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 46
sectional areas of walls of different shapes, that would berequired to resist the pressure of a bank of earth 12 feethigh. ART OF BrjILDING. 41 Fig. 16. Fig. 17. … The first three examples are calculated to resist the maxi-mum, and the fourth, the minimum, thrust ; whilst the lastfigure shows the modified form usually adopted in practice. 57. It is sometimes necessary in soft ground to protect thetoe or front edge of a retaining wall with sheet pihng, to…
Building
Internet Archive · Getty Research Institute · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from Rudiments of the art of building : represented in five sections [...] for the use of architects, builders, draghtsmen, machinists, engineers and mechanics, 1853, leaf 46](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/1024/ia-rudimentsofartof00bull-46-12.webp)
