The Architect's and Builder's Pocket-book: A Handbook for Architects, Structural Engineers, Builders, and Draughtsmen |
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angles arch bars bending bending-moment blocks bolts brick building cast-iron ceiling cent centre of gravity channels chord cinder concrete column compression computed concentrated load Cosin Sine Cosin Cotang Tang cubic deflection depth diameter distance distributed load equal factor of safety fire fire-proof flange floor beams formula girder given gyration hangers horizontal I-beams iron joints joists lath length live load LOADS IN TONS masonry material metal modulus moment of inertia mortar partition pier piles pine plank plaster plates Portland cement pounds per square purlins radii radius radius of gyration rafter reinforced concrete resistance rods roof safe load sand shear shown in Fig side Sine Cosin Sine space Span in feet square foot square inch steel beams stone strain strength stress strut Tang Cotang tensile strength tension terra-cotta tests thickness tie-beam tile timbers truss vertical walls width wire wood wrought iron Z-bar
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Page 130 - Motion is the relation between two points, when the straight line joining them changes in length or direction, or in both. A body moves relatively to a point, when any point in the body moves relatively to the point first mentioned.
Page 1260 - All buildings shall be kept provided with proper metallic leaders for conducting water from the roofs in such manner as shall protect the walls and foundations of said buildings from injury. In no case shall the water from the...
Page 332 - Up to 75 inches wide, 2\ per cent above or 2\ per cent below the theoretical weight. 75 inches wide up to 100 inches wide, 5 per cent above or 3 per cent below the theoretical weight. When 100 inches wide and over, 10 per cent above or 3 per cent below the theoretical weight.
Page 1263 - Earthenware traps shall have heavy brass floor plates soldered to the lead bends and bolted to the trap flange, and the joint made gas tight with red or white lead. Rubber washers for floor connections shall not be used.
Page x - BAYLES. — House Drainage and Water Service : In Cities, Villages and Rural Neighborhoods. With Incidental Con. sideration of Certain Causes Affecting the Healthfulness of Dwellings. By JAMES C. BAYLES, Editor of " The Iron Age " and
Page 231 - If any number of forces acting at a point be represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a polygon, taken in order, then the forces will be in equilibrium.
Page 4 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 743 - The test shall not be regarded as successful unless the following conditions are met: No fire or smoke shall pass through the floor during the fire test; the floor must safely sustain the loads prescribed ; the permanent deflection, must not exceed one-eighth inch for each foot of span in either slab or beam.
Page 742 - The distance between floor beams, or span of slab, may be varied according to the design of the system to be tested, and should be as near as possible to usual practice. The underside of the construction under test must be not less than 9 feet 6 inches nor more than 10 feet above the grate level.
Page 231 - The moment of a force about any point is the product of the magnitude of the force and the perpendicular distance from the point to the line of action of the force.