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WOOD RETAINING WALL DESIGN 2
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SlideRuleEra
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This may take a minute or two to download:
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SlideRuleEra,
An excellent link BUT when I tried to print it out I got unintelligible garble. Is this Australian publication perhaps coded in some way that makes it un printable on U.S. based computers ? Should I copy and paste it into Adobe Reader perhaps ?
still, it was worth the star.
An excellent link BUT when I tried to print it out I got unintelligible garble. Is this Australian publication perhaps coded in some way that makes it un printable on U.S. based computers ? Should I copy and paste it into Adobe Reader perhaps ?
still, it was worth the star.
SlideRuleEra
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RWF7437 - I just tried downloading it and printing; had no problem. Do try saving the file to your hard drive then printing from there.
thanks sliderule, i'll try that. it may not be very useful here in Oregon since the Wallabies and Eucalyptus trees left during the Cretaceous.
I'll bet my K&E Log Log Decitrig to your Picket Pocket Model that i can find some use for it when global warming takes full effect though.
I'll bet my K&E Log Log Decitrig to your Picket Pocket Model that i can find some use for it when global warming takes full effect though.
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RWF7437,
Sone PDFs composed using Wordperfect fonts do not print correctly if you don't have them on your computer.
Try the following link to download some of the more common WP fonts.
Hope this helps.
Jeff
Sone PDFs composed using Wordperfect fonts do not print correctly if you don't have them on your computer.
Try the following link to download some of the more common WP fonts.
Hope this helps.
Jeff
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Its hard to believe that this is the only reference around...I've seen it already. Such a common retaining wall with such little design reference. No wonder they fail so commonly. Thanks for your help. I've hit some college libraries and still nothing.
"Such a common retaining wall with such little design reference. No wonder they fail so commonly."
It is suggested that they fail NOT because little is known or published about how to design them but rather because:
Wood is a natural material with widely varied properties
Not all important properties can be predicted
These properties change with time and loading
wood can be attacked by insects, water, weather, plants (tree roots for example), chemicals, rot, and burrowing animals
good quality, durable heart grade wood is expensive and hard to find
walls are often subject to overloads, such as heavy equipment, which were not anticipated in the design
It is suggested that they fail NOT because little is known or published about how to design them but rather because:
Wood is a natural material with widely varied properties
Not all important properties can be predicted
These properties change with time and loading
wood can be attacked by insects, water, weather, plants (tree roots for example), chemicals, rot, and burrowing animals
good quality, durable heart grade wood is expensive and hard to find
walls are often subject to overloads, such as heavy equipment, which were not anticipated in the design
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