An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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Page 395
... strength for any kind of architectural work . If the foundation be insufficient , or any part of the edifice give way , so as to cause an unfair or unequal pres- sure , a soft stone will , of course , yield sooner than a hard one ...
... strength for any kind of architectural work . If the foundation be insufficient , or any part of the edifice give way , so as to cause an unfair or unequal pres- sure , a soft stone will , of course , yield sooner than a hard one ...
Page 396
... strength of a square inch of brick is 300 lbs . , but the quality is not stated . Other experiments give the following strength of bricks : - - Brick of Huntingdonshire clay , perforated , per square inch Suffolk clay , solid : ( broke ...
... strength of a square inch of brick is 300 lbs . , but the quality is not stated . Other experiments give the following strength of bricks : - - Brick of Huntingdonshire clay , perforated , per square inch Suffolk clay , solid : ( broke ...
Page 397
... strengths in stone little is officially known , but we are perfectly aware of the danger of using any kind of stone ... strength of some other materials will be given in the chapter MATERIALS . OF THE STABILITY OF WALLS . 1503. In the ...
... strengths in stone little is officially known , but we are perfectly aware of the danger of using any kind of stone ... strength of some other materials will be given in the chapter MATERIALS . OF THE STABILITY OF WALLS . 1503. In the ...
Page 414
Joseph Gwilt Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau Papworth. strength ; but after what we have said in the beginning of this article , on the dependence that is to be placed rather on well ramming down each layer of earth at the back of the wall ...
Joseph Gwilt Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau Papworth. strength ; but after what we have said in the beginning of this article , on the dependence that is to be placed rather on well ramming down each layer of earth at the back of the wall ...
Page 415
... strength and dimensions should be proportioned to the strains they have to resist . For building purposes , oak and fir are the two sorts of timber in most common use . Stone has , doubtless , the advantage over wood : it resists the ...
... strength and dimensions should be proportioned to the strains they have to resist . For building purposes , oak and fir are the two sorts of timber in most common use . Stone has , doubtless , the advantage over wood : it resists the ...
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