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

Chapter 1: EARTHWORK SLIPS AND SUBSIDENCES UPON PUBLIC WORKS: Their Causes, Prevention, and Reparation. ESPECIALLY WRITTEN TO ASSIST THOSE ENGAGED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE OF RAILWAYS, DOCKS, CANALS, ROADS, WATERWORKS, RIVER-BANKS, RECLAMATION EMBANKMENTS, DRAINAGE WORKS, &c.
By John Newman
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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.

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Title: Earthwork Slips and Subsidences upon Public Works

Author: John Newman

Release date: December 5, 2017 [eBook #56132]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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EARTHWORK SLIPS AND SUBSIDENCES UPON PUBLIC WORKS:
Their Causes, Prevention, and Reparation.
ESPECIALLY WRITTEN TO ASSIST THOSE ENGAGED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE
OF
RAILWAYS, DOCKS, CANALS, ROADS, WATERWORKS, RIVER-BANKS, RECLAMATION EMBANKMENTS, DRAINAGE WORKS, &c.

BY
JOHN NEWMAN, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E.
AUTHOR OF
“NOTES ON CONCRETE AND WORKS IN CONCRETE;” “IRON CYLINDER BRIDGE PIERS;” “QUEER SCENES OF RAILWAY LIFE.”
LONDON:
E. & F. N. SPON, 125, STRAND,
NEW YORK: 12, CORTLANDT STREET.
1890.