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 445
ms that have to sustaina considerable load. Tlie required propor-tions are obtained by dividing a diameteras lib mfiq. G\Sf., into two equal parts, acand ch, tlien drawing with a and b as cen-tres two arcs through c to cut the circlein e andT; the points (tehf hcmg joined, thefigure is that of the… … Fig. 6133. Chap. I. BEAMS AND PILLARS. 425 IS to the breadth as •v^^ls to 1, or nearly as 1*4142136 to 1 ; or as 7 to 5. Its two sideamust be to the diameter of the tree as the ^^, and ^f to I. The required proportions areobtained by dividing a diameter ah. Jig. 6I:3A., into tliree equal parts ac,…
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