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 41
yby heavy metal rods or girders, give increased rigidityto the structure, especially in very tall buildings, the 23 CEMENT CONSTEUCTION above plates being firmly welded, bolted, or riveted tothe cruciform columns or steel frame, At a window opening, the frame carries the top andbottom plates; at… … Fig. 17. Corner of Wall. The pier columns can be arranged at greater or lessintervals in a long wall, according to the character ofthe building and the strains it may have to undergo, andalso when needed to act as a flue or flues for a chimneywhen the metal column is left out. A structure bonded…
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