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 427
nd length, d the diagonal formedby the height and length, and n a constant determined by the nature of the building. Inthe tables for dwelling-houses, the constant multiplier (n) used was 22; for warehouses, 20.And but for the interference in committee of the present Right Hon. Member… … Fig. C09. \ \ E ^^ ^ 9.>- ^ \ ¥ Vh ■/ ^ f ^v /, / ^V y ; / X^ « 1/ \^ c D Fis. 610. Of the Stnhil.ty of Piers or Points of Support. 1.563. Let A BCD {fg. 610.) be a pier with a square base whose resistance is requiredin respect of a power at M acting to overturn it F horizontally in the…
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