San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc · leaf 539
ering of joints in adjoining layers of laminationsis strictly required. Arches are built with scientific precision. In acurved arch, the maximum desirable thickness ofa lamination is a ratio of radius of curvature tothickness of lamination of 150 or more. Initialstresses from bending to curvature… … Striking example of theeffect of exposed wood-en arches is seen inPortlands Mocks CrestCommunity Church,which has been designedby Architect Donald W.Edmundson to capturethe charm of the Englishcountry church.
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