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Soils and earthwork formulas (Cont.): Submerged curved surfaces,
forces on retaining walls, 295
189 Surcharged lateral pressure,
index parameters, 186 189
internal friction and cohesion, Surveying formulas, 177–184
188 distance measurement with tapes,
lateral pressures, 189 179–182
load-bearing test, 194 orthometric correction, 181
permeability, 195 photogrammetry, 184
physical properties of soils, slope corrections, 180
185 stadia surveying, 183
Rankine theory, 189 temperature corrections, 181
scraper production, 197–198 theory of errors, 178
equipment required, 198 units of measurement, 177
settlement under foundations, vertical control, 182
193 Suspension cables, 263
stability of slopes, 192
cohesionless soils, 192 Table, conversion, 2
cohesive soils, 192 Tapes, measuring distance with,
surcharge lateral pressure, 179–182
191 Temperature corrections in surveying,
vertical pressures, 188 181
vibration control in blasting, Terzaghi formula, 357
204–205 Theorems,
water pressure and soils, 191 Castigliano’s, 52
weights and volumes, relationships Maxwell’s, 51
of, 186–187 Theory of errors, 178
Westergaard equation, 188 Temperature expansion of pipe,
Solid-bowl centrifuge for sludge 313
dewatering, 369 Thin shells, 215
Stadia surveying, 183 Timber engineering, 157–176
Statically indeterminate forces in Toe capacity pile load, 107
building structures, Transformed section of concrete
241–244 beam, 121
Stemming, 202 Trapezoidal channels, 328
Stormwater, determining flow of, Triangular channels, 326
361 Trickling filter, design of, 371
disposing of, 362
Strain energy Ultimate strength, of continuous
in bending, 79 beams, 46
in torsion, 77 Uniform strength, of beams, 52
Strength, tensile, of concrete, Units of measuring in surveying,
117 177