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r span of 12 ft. was adopted. rect compression produced by the verticalcomponents of the thrusts of the arches. Thehorizontal components balance each other.Should there be any unbalanced thrust fromunsymmetrical loading it would be taken careof by the shearing resistances of the piers.Provision… … Fig. 4—Centers for Vaulting for One Bed. The estimates of the different systems ofplain and reinforced concrete show that theamount of concrete necessary for well-designedreinforced systems was approximately asmuch as that required for the groined-archconstruction. The cost of the forms for…
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