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 425
carry.With respect to the external walls, their thickness will depend on the dejith ;ind height ofthe liuilding. Ihus a sinyle house, as the phra-e is, that is, only one set of apartimiits indef)th, re(]iiires thicker external walls than a double house, that is, more than one apartmentin depth, of… … ^ ^^^4^^ f^^jM__^^_^m^^^=,^^=;^ ,,,,,,? J&- to the under side of the roof 36 ft. Add to 24 ft. the half of the height, 18, and take j, partof the sum 42, that is, 21 in., for the least thickness of each ofthe external walls above theset-off on the ground floor. For a mean stability add an inch,…
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