An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 432
... beam in breadth should be wedge - shaped , the breadth increasing as the length of the beam ( the latter measured from the loaded end ) . II . If the breadth be constant , the square of the depth must vary as the length , or the ...
... beam in breadth should be wedge - shaped , the breadth increasing as the length of the beam ( the latter measured from the loaded end ) . II . If the breadth be constant , the square of the depth must vary as the length , or the ...
Page 433
... beam , exerted in opposing a force acting in a direction perpendicular to its length . The following formula and rules apply to the various positions in which a beam or girder is placed . I. If a beam be loose ( or supported ) at both ...
... beam , exerted in opposing a force acting in a direction perpendicular to its length . The following formula and rules apply to the various positions in which a beam or girder is placed . I. If a beam be loose ( or supported ) at both ...
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... BEAM . ( Sax . Beam , a tie . ) A piece of timber , or sometimes of metal , for supporting a weight , or counteracting two opposite and equal forces , either drawing it or compressing it in the direction of its length . A beam employed ...
... BEAM . ( Sax . Beam , a tie . ) A piece of timber , or sometimes of metal , for supporting a weight , or counteracting two opposite and equal forces , either drawing it or compressing it in the direction of its length . A beam employed ...
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