Rudiments of the art of building : represented in five sections [...] for the use of architects, builders, draghtsmen, machinists, engineers and mechanics (1853)
Bullock, John · New York : Stringer & Townsend · leaf 109
RUDIMENTS OF THE end and weighted at the other (fig. tO), its strength will behalf that of a similar beam of double the length supportedas first described (fig. ^1). A parallel case to this is thatof a beam supported in the middle and loaded at the ends Fig. 71. … (fig. ([2). In each of the above cases the beam will beardouble the load if it be equally distributed over its whole Fig. 72.
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