A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 232
ut oftener forms a separate course of thin stone. If such 8 MASONRY. 61 is the case, the stability of the arch should not depend onthe strength of the stone in the molding-. The soffit molding is frequently in the form of a bead andcone, or three-quarter round and cone, or some similarshape.… … Fig. 61. at b and c\ the soffit mold, at c\ the brick backing, or filling,at d\ and the voussoir joints, at g. Every alternate pair ofvoussoirs should be tied together with galvanized-ironclamps doweled into the stones, as shown at/l 110. Centers.—In building an arch, it is carried upfrom both…
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