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From page 1... ... Page 2 I n troduc t i on Recommenda t i ons a re presen ted wh i ch i t Is be l i eved w i l l a s s ure accep tab l e s t rength , and a deq ua te l y l i m i t fi l l s e t t l emen t . I nc l uded are : S i te i nves t i ga t i on ; cons i dera t i on of vo l ume changes due to conso l i da t i on or s o i l expans i on ; s l ope s tab i l i ty and bear i ng capa c i ty a s l i m i ted by s oi l s trength ; eng i neer i ng cons i de ra tions , i nc l ud i ng des i gn req u i remen ts for subsurface sewage-absor p t i on f i elds . Read the entire page →
From page 2... ... Page 3 I I REPORT OF THE BU I LD I NG RESEARCH ADV I SORY BOARD Th i s repo rt of t he Bu i l d i ng Research Advisory Board was prepared by i ts Spec i a l Advisory Comm i t tee on Cr i te r i a for Hydrau l i c F i l l s . Members of the Adv i so ry Comm i t tee were appo i n ted by the Cha i rman of BRAS w i t h approva l b y t h e Pres i dent of t he Nat i ona l Academy of Sc i ences , a n d were s elected on the bas i s of the i r knowl edge and exper i ence , as i nd i v i dua l s , i n the s ubj ect of the s tudy . Read the entire page →

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... Page 2 I n troduc t i on Recommenda t i ons a re presen ted wh i ch i t Is be l i eved w i l l a s s ure accep tab l e s t rength , and a deq ua te l y l i m i t fi l l s e t t l emen t . I nc l uded are : S i te i nves t i ga t i on ; cons i dera t i on of vo l ume changes due to conso l i da t i on or s o i l expans i on ; s l ope s tab i l i ty and bear i ng capa c i ty a s l i m i ted by s oi l s trength ; eng i neer i ng cons i de ra tions , i nc l ud i ng des i gn req u i remen ts for subsurface sewage-absor p t i on f i elds .

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... Page 3 I I REPORT OF THE BU I LD I NG RESEARCH ADV I SORY BOARD Th i s repo rt of t he Bu i l d i ng Research Advisory Board was prepared by i ts Spec i a l Advisory Comm i t tee on Cr i te r i a for Hydrau l i c F i l l s . Members of the Adv i so ry Comm i t tee were appo i n ted by the Cha i rman of BRAS w i t h approva l b y t h e Pres i dent of t he Nat i ona l Academy of Sc i ences , a n d were s elected on the bas i s of the i r knowl edge and exper i ence , as i nd i v i dua l s , i n the s ubj ect of the s tudy .

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