A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 230
so that if the beams deflect underthe load they will not rest upon the arch. This methodrelieves the abutments of the arch thrust due to the load,which is, instead, transmitted vertically to the supports. In building a segmental arch it is a good precaution, ifconditions permit, to tie the arch… … Fin. 50. stones, so that they will bond properly into the spandrelmasonry. In Fig. 59 are shown two arches springing froma pier; if the stonesrt: are so cut that the wedge-shaped piece 2-15 60 MASONRY. §8 h is necessary to fill up the space between them, there isdanger that the weight of masonry…
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