Earthwork Slips and Subsidences upon Public Works / Their Causes, Prevention, and Reparation

A practical engineering manual that examines causes, prevention, and repair of earth slips and subsidences affecting public works and offers concise guidance for those responsible for railways, docks, canals, roads, and embankments. It surveys how different soils and site conditions respond to excavation and deposition, explains water percolation and drainage systems, and addresses slope design, safe loads, consolidation, and treatment of slipped material. Separate sections treat deposition practice, protection of sea and estuary embankments, failure of retaining walls, and foundation movement from upward water pressure, with emphasis on observational experience, precautionary measures, and practical remedies rather than exhaustive theory.