Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies (1881)
Association of Engineering Societies (U.S.) · New York, [etc.] Board of Managers · leaf 171
f finely crushed coke, cork, cement and a little sand. This is poured in and tamped until the wire mesh is thoroughly imbedded in it, and leveled up over the tops of the beams. The usual strips are laid in the concrete for nailing the flooring to. The bottom flanges of the beams are covered with… … "EV This floor has withstood a load of 580 lbs. to the square foot, with a deflection of \" without apparent injury, and the systen is now being used in quite a number of large buildings. "F." Another method which is now being put in a large office build- ing in Brooklyn, is to divide the total…
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