s on the average thanthe brick arches, and saves the tie-rodsand the plastering. There is no lateralpressure. The ceilings are higher withthe same amount of brick work. Theiron ceiling is more ornamental than theplain brick arches. By placing the ironceiling in at the same time the ironbeams are… … 62 Sloans Architectural Review and Builders Journal. [July, DESCRIPTION This invention consists of a ceil-ing composed of ( H) girders, corru-gated arched plates resting on certainsocket-bearers, the whole forming alight, cheap and ornamental fire-proofceiling. Fig. 1 shows an elevation of part…
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