The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 357
... voussoirs and wedges disunited , made of freestone , with the utmost exactness , the joints and surfaces nicely wrought , as the parallelopipeds in the preceding example . 1375. The first model was of a semicircular arch 9 inches ...
... voussoirs and wedges disunited , made of freestone , with the utmost exactness , the joints and surfaces nicely wrought , as the parallelopipeds in the preceding example . 1375. The first model was of a semicircular arch 9 inches ...
Page 358
... voussoirs N , O. The two halves of the arches united bore a weight of 5 lbs . 2 oz . before the first voussoirs gave way . 1380. To find the effect of each of these voussoirs when the arch is raised upon its piers , let fall from the ...
... voussoirs N , O. The two halves of the arches united bore a weight of 5 lbs . 2 oz . before the first voussoirs gave way . 1380. To find the effect of each of these voussoirs when the arch is raised upon its piers , let fall from the ...
Page 361
... voussoirs may represent the sum of all the compound forces with which the voussoirs act upon one another in sustaining themselves , acting only by their gravity . 6. That if from the points T and G the vertical TF and horizontal GF be ...
... voussoirs may represent the sum of all the compound forces with which the voussoirs act upon one another in sustaining themselves , acting only by their gravity . 6. That if from the points T and G the vertical TF and horizontal GF be ...
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