Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 91
se of wood, are cut into the two pieces to be spliced, soas to hold them firmly together.The pieces can not be pulled apartuntil one of the plates shears offalong the dotted line A-B. The dis-tance C-D must also be made largeenough so that the piece will notshear. This splice is very oftenused for… … Fig. 63. Tension Splice with Fish Plates 68 CARPENTRY 59
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