San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc · leaf 428
. The successful progress of the constructionof the Russ Building was very largely due tothe rapid follow up method adopted. By thissystem the terra cotta and brick work followedwithin a few floors of the riveters, and beforethe steel frame reached the top, the lower stor-ies of the building were… … lsi;5 —THE RUSS HOUSE strongest and most carefully planned, intendedto withstand any shocks to which it may besubjected. Into the building went 22,000 yardsof concrete, 9,000 tons of structural steel and1,500 tons of reinforcing steel. H. J. Brunnierwas the structural engineer in charge. The Russ…
Architecture · Building
Internet Archive · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
