Raymond, William Galt, 1859-1926, Raymond, William Galt, 1859-1926. cre · New York, J. Wiley & sons, inc · leaf 92
into the sills and cap, and treenails used;they may be notched and drift bolted, or drift bolted alone,they may be doweled; they may be joined by splice pieces on theside, making a plaster joint; special iron-joint plates may beused, or split caps and sills. The last two methods are the mostmodern… … 119)4 LONGITUDINAL ELEVATIONS OF BENTS Fig. 26. Trestle Bents the cap, each post, and the sill. It is not absolutely necessarythat they should extend over the caps and sills, but it is betterthat they should. When the bents exceed 18 to 30 feet in height they are madein two parts, and the bridge is…
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