Architectural engineering. With special reference to high building construction, including many examples of Chicago office buildings (1895)
Freitag, Joseph Kendall · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 123
Fig. 56. 104 ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING. spandrel-walls is supported directly by the main spandrel-beams, as indicated in the previous figures. The ornamental terra-cotta work, however, can seldombe supported directly by the spandrel-beams, and a systemof anchors must be resorted to, to properly tie… … Fig. 57. blocks either to the brick backing or to the metal-workitself. These anchors are usually made of \ inch square orround iron rods, which are hooked into the ribs providedin the terra-cotta blocks, and then drawn tight to the brick-work or metal-work by means of nuts and screw-ends.…
Building, Iron and steel
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