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... JOINTS AND FASTENINGS WEIGHT OF FRAMING LOADS ON ROOFS 133 135 136 STRENGTH OF MATERIALS - TIMBER AND IRON BEAMS 136 DEFINITIONS • TENSION AND COMPRESSION LONG PILLARS RESISTANCE TO CROSS STRAIN STIFFNESS OF BEAMS 138 138 • 140 • 140 ...
... JOINTS AND FASTENINGS WEIGHT OF FRAMING LOADS ON ROOFS 133 135 136 STRENGTH OF MATERIALS - TIMBER AND IRON BEAMS 136 DEFINITIONS • TENSION AND COMPRESSION LONG PILLARS RESISTANCE TO CROSS STRAIN STIFFNESS OF BEAMS 138 138 • 140 • 140 ...
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... joints and mode of construction being care- fully noted and drawn . Mere sketches and shaded drawings are of little value for reference ; free illustra- tions by plan and section should invariably accompany the notes . But while he may ...
... joints and mode of construction being care- fully noted and drawn . Mere sketches and shaded drawings are of little value for reference ; free illustra- tions by plan and section should invariably accompany the notes . But while he may ...
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... joints , and calls for the housemaid to bring pots and pans to catch the unwel- . come stream . Are casements , or sashes , to be used ? If the former , the framing will be solid ; if the latter , hollow cased . Are the sashes to rise ...
... joints , and calls for the housemaid to bring pots and pans to catch the unwel- . come stream . Are casements , or sashes , to be used ? If the former , the framing will be solid ; if the latter , hollow cased . Are the sashes to rise ...
Page 89
... joints . [ It is a good plan to ventilate stables by carrying up wooden trunks through roof , with caps . ] Let your stall - posts run up to take a head - piece to support the joists of the loft . If one side of your extreme stall be ...
... joints . [ It is a good plan to ventilate stables by carrying up wooden trunks through roof , with caps . ] Let your stall - posts run up to take a head - piece to support the joists of the loft . If one side of your extreme stall be ...
Page 111
... joint as A B , and consider the wall as a continuous mass , there will be a certain pressure of P , which will just tend to turn it round the point A , and this pressure will be the greatest the wall can support . This pressure is ...
... joint as A B , and consider the wall as a continuous mass , there will be a certain pressure of P , which will just tend to turn it round the point A , and this pressure will be the greatest the wall can support . This pressure is ...
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