| Thomas Martin (civil engineer.) - 1813 - 714 pages
...soaked by rain, instead of suffering compression it becomes mud in the moulds, and even though it be but a little too moist it cannot be worked ; it swells...and a stroke in one place makes it rise in another. When this is the case it is better to stop the work, for the men find so much difficulty that it is... | |
| Charles Frederick Partington - 1825 - 342 pages
...of suffering compression it becomes mud in the moulds, and even Building in Piat. though it be but a little too moist it cannot be worked ; it swells...and a stroke in one place makes it rise in another. When this is the case it is better to stop the work, for the men find so much difficulty that it is... | |
| Clough Williams-Ellis - 1919 - 168 pages
...soaked by rain, instead of suffering compression, it becomes mud in the mould; even though it be but a little too moist, it cannot be worked; it swells...and a stroke in one place makes it rise in another. When this is the case, it is better to stop the work, for the men find so much difficulty that it is... | |
| Clough Williams-Ellis - 1920 - 186 pages
...soaked by rain, instead of suffering compression, it becomes mud in the mould ; even though it be but a little too moist, it cannot be worked ; it swells...and a stroke in one place makes it rise in another. When this is the case, it is better to stop the work, for the men find so much difficulty that it is... | |
| Edward Warren Coffin, Harry Baker Humphrey - 1924 - 106 pages
...soaked by rain, instead of suffering compression, it becomes mud in the mould. Even though it be but a little too moist, it cannot be worked. It swells...and a stroke in one place makes it rise in another. "When this is the case it is better to stop the work for the men find so much difficulty that it is... | |
| Karl Johan Ellington - 1924 - 130 pages
...soaked by rain, instead 'of suffering compression, it becomes mud in the mould, even though it be but a little too moist it cannot be worked ; it swells...and a stroke in one place makes it rise in another. When this is the case, it is better to stop the work. But there is not the same necessity of discontinuing... | |
| Karl Johan Ellington - 1924 - 124 pages
...soaked by rain, instead of suffering compression, it becomes mud in the mould, even though it be but a little too moist it cannot be worked; it swells...and a stroke in one place makes it rise in another. When this is the case, it is better to stop the work. But there is not the same necessity of discontinuing... | |
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