Fred T. Hodgson · Frederick J. Drake and Co. · leaf 459
Fi£. 2—Types of Steel Reinforcing Rods. a beam in which the concrete furnishes the compres-sive stress and the steel furnishes the tensile stress. … Fig. 8.—A Reinforced Concrete Pier for RaiiwayTraffic. This statement has been very frequently verified whencomparing the cost of the construction of floors de- 456 CEMENTS AND CONCRETES signed by using steel I-beams supporting a fire-proofconcrete floor, and that of a concrete floor having…