Rudiments of the art of building : in five sections : general principles of construction, materials used in building, strength of materials, use of materials, working drawings, specifications and estimates (1871)
RUDIMENTS OF THE joints, aiid thus cause unsightly fractures, as shoAvn in fig. 1. Fig. I. … 3. Many soils form excellent foundations when kept from the weather, which are worthless when this cannot be effected. Thus blue shale, which is often so hard when the ground is first opened as to require blasting with gun powder, will, after a few days' exposure, slake and run into sludge. In…
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