Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 24
- itself. Curtain Walls. Walls of thethird class differ from the pre-ceding in that they themselvesmust be supported on the steelframework. The walls themselvesmay consist of brick, or of brickwith stone or terra cotta trimmingsor facings. The steel elementsare the wall columns and wallgirders, as… … SECTIONTHROUGH WALL SECTIONTHROUGH FLOOR 12 ^ .0 U-*- -•:• -■-_Ja—. rO-^i-J fl STEEL CONSTRUCTION 6 spandrel beams, since, instead of simply spanning the opening,they take all the load of the wall between the wall girders andthe head of the opening, and carry this load to the columns.The wall…
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