Earthwork Slips and Subsidences upon Public Works

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1. 1EARTHWORK 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.
2. 2PREFACE.
3. 3CONTENTS.
4. 4CHAPTER I.
5. 5Heads of the Chief Causes of Slips and Subsidences in Cuttings.
6. 6Heads of the Chief Causes of Slips and Subsidences in Embankments.
7. 7CHAPTER II.
8. 8Rock.
9. 9Chalk.
10. 10Sand and Gravel.
11. 11Clay.
12. 12CHAPTER III.
13. 13CHAPTER IV.
14. 14CHAPTER V.
15. 15CHAPTER VI.
16. 16CHAPTER VII.
17. 17CHAPTER VIII.
18. 18CHAPTER IX.

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