Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 297
apart, according to the load which isto be carried. The ends of the cables are secured to the beams bymeans of hooks 3 inches long made of j-inch square iron, whichgrasp the upper flange. A length of gas pipe is laid over the cablemidway between the beams to give them a uniform sag. Forms orcentres… … Fig. 190. As plaster of Paris sets very quickly the resulting floor is sufficientlystrong to be used at once under loads, with a surface uniform andlevel above the top of the beams. Where a paneled ceiling can be used wire netting is stretched overthe beams and the same composition poured around…
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