An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 351
... iron , 4 feet long and 2 inches wide , attached to the fixed plank of the apparatus used for the investigation . Four other rulers , two of iron and two of brass , 15 inches long and 18 lines wide , were also used . The angles of each ...
... iron , 4 feet long and 2 inches wide , attached to the fixed plank of the apparatus used for the investigation . Four other rulers , two of iron and two of brass , 15 inches long and 18 lines wide , were also used . The angles of each ...
Page 429
... iron , must necessarily be submitted for the consideration of the reader and student . 1628c . The term beam is applied herein to large rectangular sections ; that of girder , to large irregular shapes ; and those of bar and irons , to ...
... iron , must necessarily be submitted for the consideration of the reader and student . 1628c . The term beam is applied herein to large rectangular sections ; that of girder , to large irregular shapes ; and those of bar and irons , to ...
Page 431
... irons obtained from the principal iron - works , and made into bars 1 inch square and 5 feet long , proved that the longer beams are weaker than the shorter in a greater proportion than their respective lengths ; that the strength does ...
... irons obtained from the principal iron - works , and made into bars 1 inch square and 5 feet long , proved that the longer beams are weaker than the shorter in a greater proportion than their respective lengths ; that the strength does ...
Page 435
... iron and a cast iron girder for a span of 30 feet . The plate girder , fig . 613k , would be 31 feet 6 inches in length , and would be composed of plates 22 inches deep andths thick ; with angle iron ths thick , riveted on both sides at ...
... iron and a cast iron girder for a span of 30 feet . The plate girder , fig . 613k , would be 31 feet 6 inches in length , and would be composed of plates 22 inches deep andths thick ; with angle iron ths thick , riveted on both sides at ...
Page 436
... iron girder is required to give equal strength with one of wrought iron . A riveted plate girder is not always adaptable for general purposes . The present sections of rolled irons are so limited in depth that they have been hitherto ...
... iron girder is required to give equal strength with one of wrought iron . A riveted plate girder is not always adaptable for general purposes . The present sections of rolled irons are so limited in depth that they have been hitherto ...
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