An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth (1888)
Gwilt, Joseph, 1784-1863, Papworth, Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau, 1822-1894 · London Longmans, Green · leaf 394
hrust of an arch mav be destroyedby crampin.j the under side of the voussoirs near thesummit and the upper side of those towards the middle oftlie haunches ; and this method is greatly preferalile tochains or iron bars on the extrados, because these haveno effect in prevent.ng a failure on the… … (ilA THEORY or ARCHITECTLRE. Hook II. that takes |)Iace at the haunches, like a hoop loaded when its ends are fixed. The mostadvantajreous position for a chain to oppose the effort of an arch is to let it pass through thepoint K wht^re the efforts meet. PC is the tangent before failure, and O the…
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