Radford's cyclopedia of construction; carpentry, building and architecture. Based on the practical experience of a large staff of experts in actual constrcution work (1909)
Johnson, Alfred Sidney, 1860-, Radford, William A., 1865- · Chicago Radford Architectural Co · leaf 186
arrangements are superior to randomrubble. In both cases the wall is built of rec-tangular stones with squared ends. In the lattercase, the wall is brought to a level every fifteento eighteen inches. Fig. 25 shows a wall built up of field stones.This kind of a wall is used principally in… … MGURE 25. P-IGUI5B 2e. stcnoM PLATS V buii.:jiH5 eaMSTig.ucTr.crj- 162 PRACTICAL CARPENTRY brick or rough stone, to which it should be securely-anchored. Foundation walls, where ashlar is used,should be made of sufficient thickness to carry-superstructure, independent of the ashlar unlessthe ashlar…
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