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The trenches of the New York Steam Company vary from 4½ to 6 feet in width and from 5 to 8 and 10 feet deep. In the lower part of the city most of the soil is sandy, and although some of the fills are hard pan, the continual use of the streets and passage of heavy trucks alongside the trenches necessitates sheet piling the sides quite closely to prevent the caving of the banks. In sand or any loose material close piling is always resorted to. The piling used is spruce plank 10 feet long, 10 inches wide and 2 inches thick. It is driven down with a wooden maul, slightly in advance or closely following the excavation, according to the nature of the soil.
The trenches of the New York Steam Company vary from 4½ to 6 feet in width and from 5 to 8 and 10 feet deep. In the lower part of the city most of the soil is sandy, and although some of the fills are hard pan, the continual use of the streets and passage of heavy trucks alongside the trenches necessitates sheet piling the sides quite closely to prevent the caving of the banks. In sand or any loose material close piling is always resorted to. The piling used is spruce plank 10 feet long, 10 inches wide and 2 inches thick. It is driven down with a wooden maul, slightly in advance or closely following the excavation, according to the nature of the soil.
Clamp for Pulling Sheet Piling
Emery, Charles E. (author)
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; 20 ; 118-120
2021-01-01
31889-01-01 pages
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