Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 178
ust of the rib, which is comparativelysmall in a hemispherical dome, is taken up by a plate forming a ringabout the base of the dome, and to which the ribs are attached. Thesheathing of the dome, if the frame is of wood, or the angle purlinsof a steel dome, also assist in taking up the outward… … Fig. 205. rafters, supported by curved purlins, and the mechanical principlesinvolved are very simple. EXAMPLES OF WOODEN DOMES.—Figs. 204 and 205show about the simplest construction for a wooden dome. Theywere made from the working drawings of the dome of the WomansBuilding at the Cotton States…
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