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 79
of the Hampton Court roof. The whole weight is thrownon the top of the wall, and the bottom pieces, h Z>, are merelyornamental, the tension pieces, a forming a complete tie. … ART OF BUILDING. 75 This has been shown by a partial failure which has takenplace. The wall plates having become rotten in consequenceof the gutters being stripped of their lead, the weight hasbeen thrown on the pseudo struts, which have bent underthe pressure, and forced out the upper portion of…
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