An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 339
... vertical BD , by taking successively for radius the diagonals BD , BE , and BF . B M L 1255. In the accompanying diagram , the weight , instead of being suspended by strings acting by tension , is sustained by forces which are supposed ...
... vertical BD , by taking successively for radius the diagonals BD , BE , and BF . B M L 1255. In the accompanying diagram , the weight , instead of being suspended by strings acting by tension , is sustained by forces which are supposed ...
Page 361
... vertical force 4h , and the horizontal force 4K . 4. That the vertical force of each voussoir diminishes from T to G , where , for the key- stone CD , it becomes nothing , whilst the horizontal forces continually increase in an in ...
... vertical force 4h , and the horizontal force 4K . 4. That the vertical force of each voussoir diminishes from T to G , where , for the key- stone CD , it becomes nothing , whilst the horizontal forces continually increase in an in ...
Page 428
... vertical bearing Strength . 1626. To find the vertical strength of an oak post 9594 in . square , and 9.594 ft . high , we shall find in Table VII . for the primitive vertical strength , 807 for 19.188 lines English superficial . But as ...
... vertical bearing Strength . 1626. To find the vertical strength of an oak post 9594 in . square , and 9.594 ft . high , we shall find in Table VII . for the primitive vertical strength , 807 for 19.188 lines English superficial . But as ...
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