Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 175
ength as the vous-soirs, or the joints may be made independent of those in the arch. 194. Built-up Arches.—Large arches, especially those whichshow on both sides of the wall, are often, for the sake of economy,built of several courses of stone, jointed so as to give the appearanceof solid… … Fig. 104. 195. Backing of Stone Arches.—The arches generally seenin the fronts of buildings are usually only about 6 inches thick, andare backed with brick arches. The brick arch should be of the sameshape as the stone arch, and the bricks should be laid in cementmortar, so that there may be no…
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