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

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NOTES UPON THE PRESERVATION OF THE FOOT OF A SLOPE—VARIOUS METHODS OF COVERING AND SUPPORTING A SLOPE—PROTECTION FROM SNOW-DRIFTS—THE FORMATION WIDTH OF CUTTINGS AND EMBANKMENTS—THE DELETERIOUS EFFECTS OF VIBRATION 115–141