Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 56
18. This plateshould be bedded in Portland cement directly above the beams, asdescribed in Section 50. Two and even four columns are often supported on one footing, asshown in Figs. 17 and 18. In such cases the computation becomesmore elaborate, and an engineer should be called into… … 52 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. believes this arrangement much better than that shown in Figs, idto 18. In placing the beams, it is essential that they be arranged symmet-rically under the base plate, otherwise they will sink more at one sidethan at the other. When several unequally loaded columns rest…
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