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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 56

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being thrown on the wing walls, which act as but-tresses (fig. 24.) 3d, where neither of these expedients Fig. 25. … is practicable, by joggling the courses together withbed-dowel joggles, so as to render the whole abutmentone solid mass. 80. Wing Walls.—Where the wing walls of a bridge arebuilt as shown in fig. 26, the pressure of the earth willalways have a tendency to fracture them at their junctioa 52…

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