San Francisco, Calif. : Architect and Engineer Co · leaf 114
filled with sand were placed on the floors of the Bixby Hotel,|[| ^ causing a super-imposed load of 240 pounds per square foot. This load is^^ six times the load for which these floors were designed, and is equivalent tothe weight of three tiers of heavy men packed together as closely as… … CEILING construction under the load shown on preceding page. The clearspan of these ceilings is 17 feet 8 inches. Note that the concrete joistsspanning between the girders carry all the load, thus making it a true re-inforced concrete construction. The rows of hollow tile are merely usedto fill the…
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