Useful information for architects, engineers, and workers in wrought iron (1886)
Phoenix Iron Company · Philadelphia : Printed by J.B. Lippincott Co. · leaf 91
n bedeepened and made strong enough to bear its load withoutsuch assistance. For this purpose girders are built of plateand angle irons combined in suitable form to resist thestrains induced by the load in the several members, and ofdepths that vary to suit the special conditions of each case. Fig.… … Box girders (as below) composed of a combination ofplates with angle irons, are also frequently used, and maybe built up in sections, varying according to architectsdesigns.
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