An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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Page 358
... foot of 12 inches = 12-7977 English inches . The Paris line one - twelfth of the foot . 1973. If to this experiment the principles of mechanics be 358 BOOK I THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE .
... foot of 12 inches = 12-7977 English inches . The Paris line one - twelfth of the foot . 1973. If to this experiment the principles of mechanics be 358 BOOK I THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE .
Page 382
... foot cube , may be connected with the adjoining voussoirs by four joints , each of 1 foot area , in all 4 feet . But if instead of this voussoir three pieces of rough stone or rubble be substituted instead of 4 feet area of joints , we ...
... foot cube , may be connected with the adjoining voussoirs by four joints , each of 1 foot area , in all 4 feet . But if instead of this voussoir three pieces of rough stone or rubble be substituted instead of 4 feet area of joints , we ...
Page 384
... foot , or double the thickness of the keystone , will give 6-2 , the square foot of which is 2:49 , or a trifle under 2 ft . 6 in . , instead of 2 ft . 8 in . and 9 lines , marked in the tables . This measure of 24 Fig . 590a . į W G G ...
... foot , or double the thickness of the keystone , will give 6-2 , the square foot of which is 2:49 , or a trifle under 2 ft . 6 in . , instead of 2 ft . 8 in . and 9 lines , marked in the tables . This measure of 24 Fig . 590a . į W G G ...
Page 396
... foot 157 0 " " Good ditto , 396 0 39 Used at Edinburgh Gas Works , of fire clay and iron stone , per square foot 400 O 15021. Brickwork . ā Brick piers 9 inches square , 2 feet 3 inches high , made of good sound Cowley stocks , set in ...
... foot 157 0 " " Good ditto , 396 0 39 Used at Edinburgh Gas Works , of fire clay and iron stone , per square foot 400 O 15021. Brickwork . ā Brick piers 9 inches square , 2 feet 3 inches high , made of good sound Cowley stocks , set in ...
Page 397
... foot . equal to a column 583-69 feet high of such brickwork . ( Fair . bairn . Application , & c . , page 192 ) 1502a . To crush a mass of solid brickwork 1 foot square , requires 300,000 lbs . avoir- dupois , or 134 tons 7 cwt . 15020 ...
... foot . equal to a column 583-69 feet high of such brickwork . ( Fair . bairn . Application , & c . , page 192 ) 1502a . To crush a mass of solid brickwork 1 foot square , requires 300,000 lbs . avoir- dupois , or 134 tons 7 cwt . 15020 ...
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