Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 191
d during the early days ofbridge construction, built of Utah red pine cut from the mountainsnear Salt Lake City. Each arch consists of four curved chords or courses of timberbraced together as shown. Each chord is composed of four piecesof 2.\ x 12-inch plank, two on each side of the lattice bars… … Salt Lake City. are not spliced, but are simply butt joints, with an even bearing.The lattice bars and the chords intersect at the same points, andthey are connected together by wooden pins about \\ inches indiameter. Each chord is thus 15 inches thick, and the depth of thearch is 10 feet. As the…
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