Underpinning : : Its Practice and Applications /

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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Prentis, Edmund Astley,
White, Lazarus,
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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Table of Contents:
  • 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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