Fred T. Hodgson · Frederick J. Drake and Co. · leaf 460
tained from Fig. 3, which is an isometrical pro-jection of a portion of a pier strong enough to carrythe heaviest railway traffic. The disposition of thesteel work is shown in the piles, the main girders, andbeams; and the manner in which the steel rods run-ning along the tensile or bottom side of… … Fig. 4.—Method of Joining Columns and Floors. The sections of the steel employed vary in differentsystems, being round, flat, square, angle, and tee—Fig.2. In all cases the simplest section is the best, as itcosts less, and readily allows the concrete to be rammedinto the closest contact with the…
