Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, Comstock · leaf 509
arches may be used in spans up to 10 feet, and thedepth has been made as great as 20 inches, with a weight of 56pounds per square foot. The arch shown in Fig. 328 is called the Excelsior arch, and its 482 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. (Ch. IX) limits of span, weights per square foot and the safe loads… … Fig. 3.6. End-construction, l-beani Shaiie. End-construction Skew. there is great waste of mortar. Complaints have been occasionallymade by architects that they find it difficult to get a strictly flatceiling- with this type of arch. The open ends of the hollow tiles notbeing well adapted to…
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