Modern buildings : their planning, construction and equipment (1905)
Middleton, G. A. T. (George Alexander Thomas) · London : Caxton Publishing Company, Limited · leaf 88
vy foundations, as explained in Part II. of Volume IV. portion of the building, Differing Soils. — Failure is often caused by founda- and unsightly cracks ap- tions being placed upon soils with different bearing pear on the face of the capacity, such as rock and soft soil. If the soft portion… … may be spanned by an arch (as Fig. 56), a girder, or a concrete lintel, as in Fig. 56 ; but if it is very large it is better to connect the portion of the structure by means of a slip joint similar to that shown in Fig. 53, and to proportion its foundation to the bearing capacity of the same…
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