g^^-t^^j^^^ ...w^ 5. v^;.;, .„,.^A .^q;^ ^ ^ The following woodcut (fig. 5) exhibits a longitudinal sectionof portions of the basement and first stories of the mill, withsections of the iron beams and arches. The arches E, E, E, Fig. 5. … ^.^ &c., are 9 inches in depth at the springing, 1\ inches at a shortdistance on each side, and a half brick, or 4^ inches, in the Messrs. Boulton and Watts beam woiild carry upwards of 10 tons, owing to thegreatly increased thickness of the vertical part of the beam, ■which, it will…
Building, Iron and steel
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