Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, Comstock · leaf 132
Area walls are commonly built like foundation walls with auniform thickness of about 20 inches for a depth of 7 feet. Ifmore than 7 feet in height the wallsshould have a batter on the area sideand should be increased in thickness atthe bottom, so that the average thicknes:,will be at least… … io6 BUILDIXG CONSTRUCTION. (Ch. Ill) When an area wall is more than lo feet long it is generally prac-ticable to brace it from the basement wall by arches thrown acrossfrom one wall to the other, as shown in Fig. 74. When this cannotbe done the wall should be stiffened by buttresses about every10…
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