A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 249
When these are to be made, they should beformed of concrete and twistediron or steel rods. Fig. 70indicates the method of con-struction; a shows the con-crete beam carrying the wall c;h, the lower range of twistedbars, 1 inch in diameter; c/,other bars placed near the topof each lintel, where it… … § 8 MASONRY. 79 the construction of fireproof vaults, for which it forms avery valuable material, remaining intact even if the build-ing is wholly destroyed. The concrete is laid, as beforedescribed, in a monolithic mass. Rails, etc. are frequentlyembedded in the concrete to stiffen it, as well as…
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