Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 449
supports the end of the first story trimmer or girder, thewhole being borne by the nut on the end of the rod. 265. Compound Wooden Girders.— The girders in the classof buildings considered in this chapter will generally be of wood inthe smaller towns and cities, and of steel in the larger cities.… … Fig- 485- be obtained, and in such case, where steel beams cannot be obtainedwithout great expense, compound wooden beams may be used. By a compound wooden beam or girder, is meant a beam built upby placing two or more single beams, one on top of the other, withthe view of having them act as a…
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