A Treatise On The Principles And Practice Of Dock Engineering

224 DOCK ENGINEERING. REFERENCE WORKS. The following are a few of the sources from which the student may obtain additional information on the vexed question of earth pressure against retaining walls :— “The Aotual Lateral Pressure of Earthwork.” By Sir B. Baker. Min. Proc. Inst. C.E., vol. Ixv., p. 140. “ The Slopes of Cuttings.” By Wilfrid Airy. Min. Proc. Inst. C.E., vol. lv., p. 241. “ Theory of the Stability and Pressure of Loose Earth,” in A Manual of Civil Engineer- ing. By Professor J. W. M. Rankine. 18th édition, p. 318. “ Essai théoretique sur l’équilibre des massifs pulvérulents, comparé à celui des massifs solides ; et sur la poussée des terres sans cohésion.” By Professor J. Boussinesq. Abstract in Min. Proc. Inst. C.E., vol. li., p. 277. “Earth Pressures on Retaining Walls.” By G. C. Maconchy. Article in Engineer- ing, vol. Ixvi., p. 256. “ Dock Walls.” By J. R. Allen. “ Some Experiments on Conjugate Pressures in Fine Sand.” By G. Wilson. Min. Proc. Inst. C.E., vol. cxlix.