The American house-carpenter; a treatise on the art of building, and the strength of materials (1873)
Hatfield, R. G. (Robert Griffith), 1815-1879 · New York : J. Wiley · leaf 298
FRAMING. 283 riously objectionable, and should always be avoided ; as thesmall height gained by the omission of the tie-beam can never … Fig. 240. compensate for the powerful lateral strains, which are exertedby the oblique position of the supports, tending to separate the 284 AMERICAN HOUSE-CARPENTER. walls. Where an arcli is required in the ceiling, the best planis to carry up the walls as high as the top of the arch. Then,by…
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