Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies (1881)
Association of Engineering Societies (U.S.) · New York, [etc.] Board of Managers · leaf 135
giving the maximum radius of gyration and being in position to take any tensile stresses. The connections between the columns and the girders and beams are effected by ample brackets and are monolithic ; and, as the floors are six times stiffer than steel girder floors, the stresses, due to… … Fig. 12. General View of Columns, Girders, Beams and Floors. transmission shafts, electric traveling cranes, etc. . . . The diameters of these columns are only from 1 to 2 inches greater than those of steel columns without fire proofing; but for theaters and other architectural purposes they allow…
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