A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 87
ers carrying the ends of the braces should be adjusted, tothe proper inclination by means of wedges, as shown at e. Itis customary to allow a space of about 5 feet between braces,and all piers and chimneys should be separately shored. The foundations should be removed in small portions at atime.… … Fig. 56. 143. Shoring is often resorted to when it is neces-sary to hold up the corner of a building, to build a pier, §7 MASONRY. 11 or set a column under it. When a girder is placed underthe upper part of a wall, needling is necessary, as being-attended with les^ risk. NEEDLING. 144. When a wall…
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