A New Method of Calculating the Cubic Contents of Excavations and Embankments, by the Aid of Diagrams Classic Reprint

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There is but one correct principle upon which to calculate the cubic contents of excavations and embankments; and that is, by means of what is known as the Prismoidal Formula, or Rule.

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