The San Francisco earthquake and fire; a brief history of the disaster; a presentation of facts and resulting phenomena, with special reference to the efficiency of building materials, lessons of the disaster (1906)
Himmelwright, Abraham Lincoln Artman, 1865-, Roebling Construction Co · New York, N.Y., The Roebling construction company · leaf 132
ow tile column protection andthe consequent buckling of two columns. The pipes within the column protection no doubt forced it off when they becameheated and bulged by expansion. A metal lath and plaster partition remains standing on the right-hand side. The concretefloors are in good condition and… … — r^ rn -^ r/j ClJ 8 ^^ -r -i^ ^ E S z;.s:: 0 2 o<i — 3 03 - S o O v^ ^ o o -^P-i a; ce 129 The fire in this building was considcrabl} more severe thanthat which would ordinarily occur in an office building. In thethird story, two columns in the middle of the building arebuckled. All the beams…
Building, Fireproof · Earthquakes · Fires
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