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)
KUDIMENTS OF THE structed round each of these internal guide piles, which are built up into the masonry This method of building in caissons on pile foundations is shown in figs. 4 and 5. The Fig. 4. ^iKiiifliiiiiiiiiyiiiy -TitiEJiiSi piers of the Pont du Val Benoit at Liege, built a.d. 1842, which… … 23 Solid Foundations laid in Cofferdams. — There are many circumstances under which it becomes necessary to lay the bottom dry before commencing operations. This is done by inclosing the site of the foundation with a water- tight wall of timber, from within which the water can be pumped out by…
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