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 307
hod of constructing wooden bridges, wherethe banks of the river are high enough to permit the use of thetie-beam, a b. The upright pieces, c d, are notched and boltedon in pairs, for the support of the tie-beam. A bridge of thisconstruction exerts no lateral pressure upon the abutments. Thismethod… … Fig. 252. 400.—Fig. 253 exhibits a wooden bridge without a tie-beam.Where staunch buttresses can be obtained, this method may berecommended; but if there is any doubt of their stability, it FRAMING. 293
Carpentry · Architecture
Internet Archive · California Digital Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
