A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 159
rch to spring from; such a bearing is called a skcivback,or springing stone, and is shown at b in Figs. 114 and 116.The stone should be cut so as to bond into the brickwork ofthe pier, and the surface r, that the arch springs from, shouldbe cut to a true radial plane. 266. Fig. 115 shows a… … Fig. 115. pattern, so that each brick will fit exactly in the place chosenfor it, and all the mortar or radial joints will be of the samethickness throughout. When the reveal, or space between the window frame andthe outside of the wall, is only 4 inches, gauged-brick archesdo not usually have any…
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