Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 376
he Ransome system—usingtwisted iron rods imbedded in the concrete to give tensile strengthwhere required. The following description of this building, written by the architect,Mr. Geo. W. Percy, gives some idea of the method of constructionand also of the cost. This building was designed to have… … i^X_ Fig. 240. colored to match the sandstone used in the other university buildings, and to carryout the classic design first adopted. This led to making the entire structure walls,partitions, floors, roof and dome of concrete, making it, in that respect, a uniquebuilding. Having some knowledge of…
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