Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 86
ved as abracket; in mechanics it is used to denote a beam or girder fixed atone end, either by being built into a wall, or, most commonly, byextending a sufficient distance beyond its support to form an an-chorage for the cantilever. Thus, in Fig. 104, we have a beam rest-ing on two supports; the… … Fig. 108. arm, as both portions form one piece of framework, and the termwill be so used in this work.] It is obvious that if the entire beam (Fig. 104) were uniformlyloaded the post P would carry the greater part of the weight, andalso that an additional load at W might produce an upward pull…
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