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Inspection of the materials and workmanship employed in construction

Byrne, Austin T. (Austin Thomas), b. 1859 · 1902 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; London, Chapman & Hall, limited · 2 pictures

A field handbook for building inspectors written by civil engineer Austin T. Byrne and published by John Wiley in New York and Chapman & Hall in London in 1902, covering the testing of construction materials and workmanship. Plates mix ruled letterpress tables of test percentages and column headings with fine-line engineering drawings: riveted girder elevations, rivet and bolt spacing, and hatched sections of cast-iron water-pipe lettered with dimension keys.

Building · Building materials

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