Radford's brick houses and how to build them : a standard collection of new, original, and artistic designs for brick houses, apartments, stores and flats, garages, etc. ; together with complete instruction in the manufacture of brick and its practical uses as a building material selected and compiled by William A. Radford ... Every plan designed and executed by a corps of licensed architects of the highest professional standing, assisted by a staff of expert draftsmen. Over 300 designs and details. (1912)
Radford, William A., 1865- · The Radford Architectural Company, Chicago, Ill. and New York, N.Y. · leaf 20
ires in cutting the stiff-mud brick. In spite of many argumentsclaiming increased density, imperme-ability, and structural strength, tests have not revealed such advantage, andthe gain by re-pressing is in appearanceonly. Soft-mud brick are re-pressedafter they have dried out considerablyand can be… … Fig. 9. A Dry-Press Brick Machine. grade of building brick, when form,color, and strength are considered incombination. The clay used containsonly 5 to 8 per cent of moisture. It ismined by hand, by scraper, or by steamshovel. It is generally stored in hugesheds so that a dry supply may alwaysbe…
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