A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 268
ened so as to slightlybend the planks, forming the slight camber, which crown-ing should be about \ inch for a 6-foot span. In setting the 8 MAvSONRY. 97 blocks, the pieces should be adjusted so that the surfacesabut properly. Only the best cement mortar should beused, and the joints should be… … Fig. 81. it is removed, the arch should have a level surface, show-ing no open joints or projecting- blocks. Should there beany necessity for holes in the floor, they may be punched inthe blocks, the holes being afterwards closed with brokentile and mortar; or, if the side-method arch is laid, a…
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