Traces the history of a leading foundation engineering firm from its origins in 1910 to 1985. Information about the specialized field of foundation engineering includes problems, solutions, achievements and innovations. The subject of the chapters range from early skyscrapers and modern high-rise office buildings to bridges and tunnels, highways, railroad lines, dams, airfields, dry docks, port development, power plants, reservoirs, industrial structures, site investigations and other assignments where foundations have presented specialized and difficult challenges.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket included. Later Edition. ISBN 0875021700. Hardback. No statement of later printing on copyright page. Very Good to Near Fine condition copy with very slight wear to corners and edges; previous owner was a pipe smoker and book has a distinct pipe-smoke scent; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked. Very Good dustjacket with slight wear to corners and edges; closed tear with crease on back bottom edge (1/2"). We have placed dustjacket in a brodart protective cover and it looks much better than described. No Signature. Seller Inventory # 98093530
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 75 Years of Foundation Engineering Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers Benjamin, 1985, first, ISBN: 0875021700 Hardback in good condition with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Board cover is very clean, dust jacket shows little if any signs of use or wear. This is the history of the Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers firm. Traces firms founding in 1910 through the 1980ies from the building of the Golden Gate Bridge to modern Atomic Energy Plants. They have been involved in almost all the major projects in the USA, skyscrapers, bridges, tunnels, highway, railroad lines, dry docks, airfields and much much more. B&W photos and illustrations, list of projects, index, 192 pages. Book. Seller Inventory # 002867
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