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)
ART of:" building. U (See fig. 7.) The great difficulties in the construction of a cofferdam are — 1st, to keep it water-tight; and, 2nd, tc support the sides against the pressure of the water outside, which in tidal waters is sometimes so great as to render it necessary to allow a dam to fill to… … 24. In order to save timber, and to avoid the difficulty of keeping out the bottom springs, it has been proposed by a French engineer, after driving the outer row, to dredge out the area thus inclosed, and fill it up to a certain height with beton. The cofferdam is then to be completed by driving…
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