... of about 61,000 cubic yards had been carried out +in 6 weeks ; the groundwater-level had originally stood a t 5 O.D. and had had tobe lowered to - 9 0.D.-a depth of 14 feet, equal to that necessary for the foundation of the RoyalFestival Hall. A 10-footdeep trench hadbeen excavated roundthe site, just...

...L SCOTT WHITE; G A GARDNER; R B M POTTER; T W MARSH; D C VAUGHAN; L TURNER; D WEARE © 1950 Thomas Telford Ltd 1950 GOVERNMENT OFFICES PROBLEMS RESITING HISTORIC BUILDINGS UNDERPINNING LOWERING BONUSES INCENTIVES PAYMENTS MOVING SILOS REMOVAL JACKS SCREWS BRICKS STILLAGES...

...L SCOTT WHITE; G A GARDNER Synopsis. The Paper describes in some detail the operation of underpinning and lowering a mediaeval building, constructed of masonry and vaulted brickwork, which was part of the Tudor Palace of Whitehall and used by Henry VIII as a wine cellar. The structure, which is 62...

... SIZE SILT SAND GRADING SEDIMENTS GRADES DISTRIBUTION CLASSIFICATION FROST HEAVING MICACEOUS RIVERS ALLUVIAL QUICKSAND CLAYS SOILS PROPERTIES SYSTEMS GRAVEL GROUNDWATER LOWERING CORRESPONDENCEON PARTICLE-SIZE IN SILTS ANDSANDS. 557 CORRESPONDENCE ON PAPERSPUBLISHED IN DECEMBER...

...R GLOSSOP; A W SKEMPTON PARTICLES SIZE SILT SAND SEDIMENTS MECHANICAL ANALYSIS GRAVEL CLAYS CLASSIFICATION FROST HEAVING GROUNDWATER LOWERING CONSOLIDATION SETTLEMENT FRACTIONS CEMENT GROUTING BITUMINOUS EMULSIONS SILICATES SOLUTIONS QUICKSAND BIBLIOGRAPHY © Thomas...

... was lowered into position, and the first trolley was placed under its leading end, and theninserted into the36-inch main, the tube being supported from a gantry r u d g on rails on the surface of the road. By travelling the,gantry forward in easy stages the sleeve was slowly inserted until about2 feet...

... by moving the stage slightly upon any deviation of the point from the correct position. The cylinder-lengths were floated out from the south bank on a small pontoon, and were then lifted into position by the tackleon the stage. A screw point was placed on the lower transversetimbers, and acylinder-length...