Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 175
ing the necessity of cutting the pilesoff below the water line. The depth of the excavation and the volumeof masonry may be greatly reduced, as shown in Fig. 54. In thisfigure is shown a comparison of the relative amoimt of excavationwhich would be necessary, and also of the concrete which would… … 142 MASONRY AND REINFORCED CONCRETE 131 can readily be made of any desired diameter, while there is a practicallimitation of the diameter of wooden piles. Therefore a less numl)erof concrete piles will fnrnish the same resistance as a larger number ofwooden piles. In Fig. 54 it is assumed that the…
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