An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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... inches . Here , 3 feet 4 inches x 4 = 13 feet 4 inches , and 2 feet 2 inches x 48 feet 8 inches ; and 13 feet 4 inches + 8 feet 8 inches = 22 . Then 22 Ć· 2 x 10 = 110 feet , the surface required . Example 2. Required the convex surface ...
... inches . Here , 3 feet 4 inches x 4 = 13 feet 4 inches , and 2 feet 2 inches x 48 feet 8 inches ; and 13 feet 4 inches + 8 feet 8 inches = 22 . Then 22 Ć· 2 x 10 = 110 feet , the surface required . Example 2. Required the convex surface ...
Page 338
... inches , and those of the lesser ends 6 inches , and its altituc 24 feet . Here , 5 x 525 , area of the lesser end , and 1.25 x 1.25 = 1 Ā· 5625 , area of the greater end : The mean proportional therefore 25 Ć 1 Ā· 5625 = ' 625 . Again ...
... inches , and those of the lesser ends 6 inches , and its altituc 24 feet . Here , 5 x 525 , area of the lesser end , and 1.25 x 1.25 = 1 Ā· 5625 , area of the greater end : The mean proportional therefore 25 Ć 1 Ā· 5625 = ' 625 . Again ...
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... inches and 3 lines in span . The arch consisted of two concentric circles , and it was divided into four equal parts , a vertical joint being in the middle , the two others being inclined at angles of 45 degrees . The piers whereon it ...
... inches and 3 lines in span . The arch consisted of two concentric circles , and it was divided into four equal parts , a vertical joint being in the middle , the two others being inclined at angles of 45 degrees . The piers whereon it ...
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... inches square , 2 feet 3 inches high , made of good sound Cowley stocks , set in cement , and proved two days afterwards : - Ā· Ā· Ā· Cracked at Ā· 25 tons Broke at 30 tons 30 " 35 " 9 Brick flat , compressed quarter of an inch Brick on ...
... inches square , 2 feet 3 inches high , made of good sound Cowley stocks , set in cement , and proved two days afterwards : - Ā· Ā· Ā· Cracked at Ā· 25 tons Broke at 30 tons 30 " 35 " 9 Brick flat , compressed quarter of an inch Brick on ...
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... inches thick , wherein all the stones run right through the walls in one piece , is sometimes stronger than one of 18 or 20 inches in thickness , in which the depth of the stones is not more than half or a third of the thick- ness , and ...
... inches thick , wherein all the stones run right through the walls in one piece , is sometimes stronger than one of 18 or 20 inches in thickness , in which the depth of the stones is not more than half or a third of the thick- ness , and ...
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