Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, Comstock · leaf 88
for this purpose is foundin the building for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., New York.In this structure the tower, which is the highest of all building SPREAD FOUXDATIOXS. 6i towers, is supported upon steel-beam g-rillage construction asillustrated in Fig. 34. From this figure it will be… … Fig. 34. Grillage Foundations on Rock. Metropolitan Life Insurance Companys Build-ings, New York. 7^. ^lETHOD OF DETERMIXIXG TME SIZE OF THESTEEL BExA.MS.—As the purpose of the beams is to distribute theload coming from the foundation wall or base-plate evenly over thegroimd, so that the pressure…
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