Underpinning : : Its Practice and Applications / / Lazarus White, Edmund Astley Prentis.
Studies the engineering fields necessary for the infrastructure in the United States. Considers issues related to skyscapers, bridges, soil mechanics and includes a look at the underpinning of the White House.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1950] ©1950 |
Year of Publication: | 1950 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (376 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Preface to the First Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Contents -- Illustrations -- I. General Considerations -- II. Preliminary Support -- III. Underpinning Methods -- IV. Examples of Underpinning -- V. Applications of Underpinning Methods to Other Work -- VI. Raising and Mooing Structures -- VII. An Introduction to the Science of Foundations -- VIII. The White House -- Appendices -- A. Specifications (Including Payments) -- B. Legal Aspects of Underpinning and Foundation Work -- C. Rates of Pay -- Glossary of Terms Used in Underpinning -- Index |
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Summary: | Studies the engineering fields necessary for the infrastructure in the United States. Considers issues related to skyscapers, bridges, soil mechanics and includes a look at the underpinning of the White House. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780231898973 9783110442489 |
DOI: | 10.7312/pren94498 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Lazarus White, Edmund Astley Prentis. |