Report on the Determination of lateral earth pressures, 1927

Name/Title

Report on the Determination of lateral earth pressures, 1927

Entry/Object ID

2025.74.3

Description

Acc. No. 25.74.3 Subject Category: Transportation / Infrastructure; Bridges and Tunnels; Posey Tube Date or Period: 1927 Object: Report Description: Grey folder, bound with three brass brads, typed black text on off-white paper, blueprints with white ink. Title 'Special Provisions Proposal and Contract for construction on State Highway.' By S.M. Cotten, Structural Engineer, Estuary Subway C / Copy No. 1. Size: L 11” W 8 1/2” History of Object: A technical report on the determination of lateral earth pressures on types C and D subways from tension in upper tie bars., 1927. Donation contact Helen Mecum, donation from Howard A. Schirmer, Structural Engineer of Alameda. Donor: Howard A. Schirmer via Helen Mecum Donation Date: unknown, before 2019 Catalog Date: 5/30/2025