Underpinning : Its Practice and Applications / Lazarus White, Edmund Astley Prentis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Prentis, Edmund Astley, author.

White, Lazarus, author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1950]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

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

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89897-5

OCLC:

1100433983