A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 551
duct by 12. Thus, ascantling 26 feet long, 2 inches thick, and 6 inches wide con- tains 26X2X612 = 26 feet B. M. This rule, expressed in a slightly different manner, is more convenient for mental coinputation: Divide the piod- nct of the zvidth and thickness in inches by 12, and multiply the… … Fig. 3. § 19 CALCULATING QUANTITIES. 21 lengtJi of the partition deduct one-fourth, and to this result add 1. Count the number of returns, or corners, on the plan, and add 2 studs for each return. (The reason for adding 1 is to include the stud at the end, which would otherwise be omitted.) The…
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