A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 56
e pile is a preliminary piledriven to mark the desired course. A fllling; jiile is one put in between fig. 28. gauge piles. A guide pile is one driven to mark the limit of the fieldof operation. A sheet pile is a flat timber driven in the ground, asdescribed in Art. 25. A wale is a horizontal… … CRIBS FOR CAISSONS. 88. Formerly, caissons were used exclusively for thefoundations of bridge piers, but the advent of steel skeletonconstruction, and consequent erection of very lofty build-ings, have caused caissons to be used for building founda-tions. 46 MASONRY. § 7 89. A caisson is a chamber…
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