Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 179
fters, 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 Exposition at… … Fig. 206. 1x8 boards, cut to the curvatureof the dome, breaking joint andwell spiked together. Theseribs rest on a circular platebuilt of 6 pieces of 2x10 plank,and abut against a circular ringat the top. Horizontal pieceswere cut between the ribs at in-tervals of about 3^ ft. The strength of the…
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