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 419
ll apjnoaches the case of an isolated wall. 1510 Vvalls enclosing a space are in the preceding predicament, because they mutuallytend to sustain one another at their extremities ; hence their thickness should increaseas their length increases. 1511. The result of a vast number of experiments by… … ClIAl. I. WALLS AND PIERS. 399 space, E!GII {fiij. 595.)• Draw the dlaf^oiial BD. and abort 15 make Bi/ equal to onep;g!ith jiart of the height, if great stability be required; for a mean stability, the ninth ortentli part ; and, for a light siaoility, the eleventh or twelftli i)art. If through the…
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