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 322
ys. The adaptability of the light forms of steelfor framing trusses, especially when wide spansare needed, often com]3els their use; and inplants having safe occupancy, such as metalworkers, they are not objectionable, providedadequate sprinkler protection with good w^atersupply is available to… … 287 288 TEAMING perience has shown that the steel-trussed roofwill fail much quicker than would one of woodunder smiilar conditions. Wooden posts arenearly always available, and should be givenpreference; but if light steel columns are neces-sary, they should be well protected by…
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