Practice of architecture : containing the five orders of architecture and an additional column and entablature, with all their elements and details explained and illustrated, for the use of carpenters and practical men. (1835)
Benjamin, Asher, 1773-1845 · Boston : Pub. by the author [etc.] ; New York : Collins & co. · leaf 233
th, depth and length being given, may be known. Dividethe breaking weight by the length in feet ; subtract 10 from thequotient ; multiply the remainder by the breadth, and that productby the square of the depth, both expressed in inches. The resultis the greatest load in pounds. For example.… … PRACTICAL CARPENTRY. 109 by 17, the length in feet, and you have 33 for the quotient nearly.Subtract 10 from 33, and the remainder is 23. This remainderbeing multiplied by 2, the breadth in inches, the product is 46.Multiply this product by 144, the square of the depth in inches(the square of any…
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