Contracts, Specifications, and Law for EngineersMcGraw-Hill, 1971 - 532 pages |
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... structure , but they would cost many thousands of dollars . As an alternative , he could use a con- crete mat under the structure , supporting it directly upon these deep soils and hoping that the settlement would be small , uniform ...
... structure , but they would cost many thousands of dollars . As an alternative , he could use a con- crete mat under the structure , supporting it directly upon these deep soils and hoping that the settlement would be small , uniform ...
Page 238
... structures will be endangered . Underpinning an existing building is both difficult and costly . The owner of the proposed structure should realize this . Preferably , he should have the engineer so design the new structure that danger ...
... structures will be endangered . Underpinning an existing building is both difficult and costly . The owner of the proposed structure should realize this . Preferably , he should have the engineer so design the new structure that danger ...
Page 351
... structure if necessary to keep such soil within his own line .... A retaining wall or other structure to keep raised land from falling cannot be erected on adjoining land without invasion of the right of the owner thereof to its ...
... structure if necessary to keep such soil within his own line .... A retaining wall or other structure to keep raised land from falling cannot be erected on adjoining land without invasion of the right of the owner thereof to its ...
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