Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 201
ysaid here, however, that the use ofsteel girders and steel columns,even if the floor timbers are ofwood, is to be recommended forhigh buildings or for buildingswhich are subjected to the jar ofmachinery; the reason for thisbeing in the greater rigidity which ispossible in the girder and… … Seating of Girder onColumn.
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