Rudiments of the art of building : in five sections : general principles of construction, materials used in building, strength of materials, use of materials, working drawings, specifications and estimates (1871)
s are bolted together, it is im- possible for the rib to give way, unless the force applied be sufficient to crush the fibres. The principle of the laminated arched rib was first ap- plied in England in 1837 by the Messrs. Green of New- castle, by whom it has been extensively used in the erection… … go 5 0 3o * See Tredgold's Carpentry, new and much improved edition, in 4to. 1853.
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