Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and ArrangementsD. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... impervious ; those that allow water to pass freely through them , and those that do not . Pervious soils are such as gravel , sand , and the less compact and softer limestone , which allow water to pass through their interstices , and ...
... impervious ; those that allow water to pass freely through them , and those that do not . Pervious soils are such as gravel , sand , and the less compact and softer limestone , which allow water to pass through their interstices , and ...
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... impervious stratum crops out , or until it reaches the nearest water- course , so that above the impervious layer , which has arrested its progress through the rocks , there is a stratum of water of a depth which will vary with a ...
... impervious stratum crops out , or until it reaches the nearest water- course , so that above the impervious layer , which has arrested its progress through the rocks , there is a stratum of water of a depth which will vary with a ...
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... impervious , damp soils , on the other hand , consumption , the great plague of our climate , which kills more than half as many people as all the commu- nicable fevers put together , is prevalent , and so are lung diseases of various ...
... impervious , damp soils , on the other hand , consumption , the great plague of our climate , which kills more than half as many people as all the commu- nicable fevers put together , is prevalent , and so are lung diseases of various ...
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... impervious soils , which are , of course , all pervious to some extent , it is necessary to provide mains whereby the level of the water shall be kept below a certain minimum depth from the foundations of the houses . This is done by ...
... impervious soils , which are , of course , all pervious to some extent , it is necessary to provide mains whereby the level of the water shall be kept below a certain minimum depth from the foundations of the houses . This is done by ...
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... impervious soils . The ultimate destination of the drains is into the watercourses , streams , rivers , & c . So much for natural soils ; but , especi- ally in the neighborhood of most of our houses are " made large towns , many of the 11.
... impervious soils . The ultimate destination of the drains is into the watercourses , streams , rivers , & c . So much for natural soils ; but , especi- ally in the neighborhood of most of our houses are " made large towns , many of the 11.
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allowed aperture ball valve basement basin bricks carbonic acid carried ceiling cesspools cistern cloth compartment connected constructed containing contrivance course covered cowl cylinder D-trap discharge disconnected drains draught dust edition Engineer escape especially excretal matters exit shaft filtering material fixed floor flue flush foul air foul water frequently galvanized iron ground hard waters holes hopper closet house sewer HYPSOMETRY Illustrated impervious impure inches inside instances iron grating joints louvres lower sash lustrated means Messrs metal milk of lime morocco necessary NOSTRAND'S PUBLICATIONS nuisance organic matter outer air overflow pipe pass pervious placed PLYMPTON Prof purposes quantity of water receptacles refuse matters revised sanitary side sinks siphon trap soft water soil pipe sometimes stoneware stoves surface tank thrown tical tion tube U. S. Navy valve box valve closet ventilating pipe vertical wall warm waste pipes water closets water pipes water-waste preventer window wood-cuts