Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Practical Designing of Retaining Walls: With Appendices on Stresses in Masonry Dams
The design of five different types of retaining-walls is given in detail not only for a horizontal earth surface but likewise for the earth surface at the angle of repose.
The tables, giving ratio of base to height, ' for the most familiar types of walls, should prove especially valuable to constructors.
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