King, Charles A. (Charles Albert), b. 1865 · New York, Cincinnati [etc.] American book company · leaf 62
llsand foundations should be of equal strength throughouttheir length, while in the type of building we are dis-cussing, the weight is carried at the places where thelarge floor beams rest upon the walls, as at d, Fig. 41.This aUows the walls to be built with pilasters, strongenough to support the… … Fig. 43. — LongitudinalSection op Above Mill. 48 CONSTRUCTIVE CARPENTRY of these pilasters offers opportunity for a great varietyof designs. (C.) For floor beams and -posts, timbers of large dimen-sions should be used: nothing less than 6 X 14 for a 12span, nor less than 10 X 14 for a 16 span.…
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