Architectural engineering. With special reference to high building construction, including many examples of Chicago office buildings (1895)
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ied in thebest classes of work, with well-filled joints and carefulbonding and anchoring. In other words, less is now re-quired of the brick wall as a supporting member thanformerly, when the walls fulfilled the function of bearingdead loads only; but much more is now demanded of it asto quality… … 94 ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING. struction as follows : The term skeleton constructionshall apply to all buildings wherein all external and internalloads and strains are transmitted from the top of the build-ing to the foundations by a skeleton or framework of metal.In such framework the beams and…
Building, Iron and steel
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