Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 304
appear to sustain the guarantee. This construction appears to beespecially strong to resist drop or jarring loads. A ram weighing 238pounds was dropped from the height of 8 feet on the centre of an8-foot span several times without perceptible effect on the floor. (Thebars in this floor were 2\…
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