Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 235
ey shouldbe notched into the tie-beam A deep enough to take care of anyinequality between the thrusts from the two struts, which have atendency to balance each other. The block is often made of castiron. It may be omitted altogether, in which case the struts willcome close together and bear against… … HALL AND PARTIALLY ENCLOSED STAIRCASE IN LONG HALL, GREYROCKS, ROCKPORT, MASS. Frank Chouteau Brown, Architect, Boston, Mass.For Plans and Exteriors, See Vol. I, Pages 272, 282, and 299.
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