A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 58
Fig. 29. shallow, as great care is required to lay them properly, theslightest settlement in them having a disastrous effect uponthe piers. The end arch of the building must have sufficient pier orother support; otherwise it may throw the pier out, asshown by the dotted lines at a, a in Fig. 30. … Fig. 30. This difficulty is overcome by the use of an iron rod, withiron plates and nuts, as shown in Figs. 31 and 32, thussecuring the skewbacks in place. 48 MASONRY. 93, The New York building law, in referring to invertedarches, provides as follows: If in place of a continuous wall, isolated…
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