Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies (1881)
Association of Engineering Societies (U.S.) · New York, [etc.] Board of Managers · leaf 265
some of the advantages of this system over other similar forms of construc- tion. Concrete, no doubt, being the principal requirement for good results, it becomes simply a question of using it in the best and most economi- cal manner. If used in steel or wooden cylinders, the outer casing, it must… … t^i^^Ay-fil^'fm this concrete casing the best and most durable part of the column is on the outside, and the cross section may then be materially reduced and, with it, of course, the exposed surface. This naturally leads to the question of cost or rather to relative cost of this construction. It…
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