Architectural iron and steel : and its application in the construction of buildings, including beams and girders in floor construction, rolled iron struts, wrought and cast-iron columns, fire-proof columns, column connections, cast-iron lintels, roof trusses, stairways, elevator enclosures, ornamental iron, floor lights, and skylights, vault lights, doors, and shutters, window guards and grilles, etc., etc., with specification of ironwork and selected papers in relation to ironwork, from a revision of the present law before the legislature affecting public interests in the city of New York, in so far as the same regulates the construction of buildings in said city, tables selected expressly for this work, of the properties of beams, channels, tees and angles, used as beams, struts and columns, weights of iron and steel bars, capacity of tanks, areas of circles, weights of circular and square cast-iron columns, weights of substances, tables of squares, cubes, etc., weights of sheet copper, brass and iron, etc (1892)
Birkmire, Wm. H. (William Harvey), 1860-1924 · New York Wiley · leaf 86
eight of rib {K) may be two thirds the projection ofy, and be found to be a good angle to resist bending. 114. Flat Base Plates—are used in most cases for smallcolumns, or columns with light loads, also plain plates withoutthe bevel A. The ring is used for fitting in the column in eachcase. This… … 115. Grouting.—To grout a base plate properly, allow onehalf to three quarters of an inch space between base stone andplate, with the base stone trimmed off true and level; set platein its proper place (also level); make a bed of cement on allsides of bottom, to prevent mixture from spreading…
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