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Design Section D001: Ardmore Route. Subsurface Investigation, Old Post Office
Results of two test pits made next to the foundations of the Old Post Office Building on 12th Street N.W. in Section D001 of Ardmore Route are summarized. The report contains sections through the test pits showing the foundation conditions disclosed and information regarding the position and condition of timber piles supporting the structure. The purpose of the work was to evaluate the character of the foundation of this structure for planning the underpinning and protection of the structure during excavation for the subway. (Author)
Design Section D001: Ardmore Route. Subsurface Investigation, Old Post Office
Results of two test pits made next to the foundations of the Old Post Office Building on 12th Street N.W. in Section D001 of Ardmore Route are summarized. The report contains sections through the test pits showing the foundation conditions disclosed and information regarding the position and condition of timber piles supporting the structure. The purpose of the work was to evaluate the character of the foundation of this structure for planning the underpinning and protection of the structure during excavation for the subway. (Author)
Design Section D001: Ardmore Route. Subsurface Investigation, Old Post Office
1971
11 pages
Report
No indication
English
Metropolitan Rail Transportation , Subway railways , District of Columbia , Buildings , Subsurface investigations , Foundations , Rock mechanics , Tunneling(Excavation) , Subsurface structures , Pits(Excavations) , Pile structures , Pile foundations , Protection , Foundation engineering , Old Post Office Building , Ardmore Route , Design section D001
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