Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies (1881)
Association of Engineering Societies (U.S.) · New York, [etc.] Board of Managers · leaf 162
a con- crete arch by the imbedding of iron or steel in various forms. An arch fails usually by tearing apart near the center at the intrados, and at the haunches at the extrados, the material, at these places in the arch, being unable to withstand the tension to which they are subjected when too… … V Fig. i. Ransome. variety of applications. The Melan, Wunsch and Hennebique systems are extensively used for floors in Europe, while American practice seems to favor the Monier and modifications of the Monier system and the expanded metal system. THE RANSOME SYSTEM. It is a matter of special…
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