An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 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 ÷ 2 × 10-110 feet , the surface required . Example 2. Required the convex surface of ...
... 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 ÷ 2 × 10-110 feet , the surface required . Example 2. Required the convex surface of ...
Page 336
... inches , and those of the lesser ends 6 inches , and its altitude 24 feet . Here , 5 x 5 = 25 , area of the lesser end , and 1.25 x 1.25 = 1 · 5625 , area of the greater end : The mean proportional therefore 25 x 1.5625 = ' 625 . Again ...
... inches , and those of the lesser ends 6 inches , and its altitude 24 feet . Here , 5 x 5 = 25 , area of the lesser end , and 1.25 x 1.25 = 1 · 5625 , area of the greater end : The mean proportional therefore 25 x 1.5625 = ' 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 : - - Cracked at 25 tons 30 Broke at 30 tons 35 " Brick flat , compressed quarter of an inch Brick on edge , did ...
... inches square , 2 feet 3 inches high , made of good sound Cowley stocks , set in cement , and proved two days afterwards : - - Cracked at 25 tons 30 Broke at 30 tons 35 " Brick flat , compressed quarter of an inch Brick on edge , did ...
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... inches deep were hollowed out , leaving 4 inches thickness at the sides and 3 inches at the bottom ; these beams were about 13 feet in the clear in the north portico of the temple at Bassæ near Phigaleia . 1502r . The cohesive power of ...
... inches deep were hollowed out , leaving 4 inches thickness at the sides and 3 inches at the bottom ; these beams were about 13 feet in the clear in the north portico of the temple at Bassæ near Phigaleia . 1502r . The cohesive power of ...
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