Cyclopedia of Carpentry and Contracting ...: Building superintendence; masonry; wiringAmerican Technical Society, 1910 - Architectural drawing |
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Page 274 - ... in length, and if] over 24 inches in thickness, shall have one header for every 6 superficial feet on both sides of the wall, laid on top of each other to bond together, and running into the wall at least 2 feet. " All headers shall be at least 12 inches in width and 8 inches in thickness and consist of good flat stones.
Page 373 - REVIEW QUESTIONS. PRACTICAL TEST QUESTIONS. In the foregoing sections of this Cyclopedia numerous illustrative examples are worked out in detail in order to show the application of the various methods and principles. Accompanying these are examples for practice which will aid the reader in fixing the principles in mind. In the following pages are given a large number of test questions and problems which afford a valuable means of testing the reader's knowledge of the subjects treated.
Page 290 - ... a manner as to force the mortar into the pores of the bricks, and produce the maximum adhesion; with quick-setting cement this is still more important than with lime mortar. For the best work it is specified that the brick shall be laid with a "shove-joint...
Page 273 - The stone which forms the face or outside tof the wall exposed to view. Footing : The projecting courses at the base of a wall for the purpose of distributing the weight over an increased area, and thereby diminishing the liability to vertical settlement from compression of the ground. Footings, to have any useful effect, must be securely bonded into the body of the work, and have sufficient strength to resist the cross strains to which they are exposed.
Page 1 - FRANK E. KIDDER, CE, Ph. D. Consulting Architect and Structural Engineer; Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Author of "Architect's and Builder's Pocket-Book," "Building Construction and Superintendence : Part I, Masons' Work ; Part II, Carpenters' Work ; Part III, Trussed Roofs and Roof Trusses.
Page 316 - Rigid supporting requires under ordinary conditions, where wiring over flat surfaces, supports at least every four and one-half feet. If the wires are liable to be disturbed, the distance between supports should be shortened. In buildings of mill construction, mains of No.
Page 230 - Machine. and balance the beam by turning the ball L. Fill the hopper B with fine shot, place the specimen in the clamps NN, and adjust the hand wheel P so that the graduated beam D will rise nearly to the stop K. Open the automatic valve J so as to allow the shot to run slowly into the cup F.
Page 234 - The sand used must be clean, that is, free from clay, loam, mud, or organic matter; sharp, that is, the grains must be angular and not rounded as those from the beds of rivers and the seashore; coarse, that is, it must be large-grained, but not too uniform in size. The best sand is that in which the grains are of different sizes; the more uneven the sizes the smaller will be the amount of voids, and hence the less cement required.
Page 116 - ... (bats, sand, and rubbish are often substituted for bricks), allowing them to find their own bearing; when the trough is filled it is plastered over with stiff mortar and the header course laid and the operation repeated This practice may have some advantage in celerity in executing work, but none in strength or security.
Page 277 - Rip-rap is composed of rough undressed stone as it comes from the quarry, laid dry about the base of piers, abutments, slopes of embankments, etc., to prevent scour and wash. When used for the protection of piers the stones are dumped in promiscuously, their size depending upon the material and the velocity of the current. Stones of 15 to 25 cubic feet are frequently employed. When used for the protection of banks the stones are laid by hand to a uniform thickness. Rise : That dimension of a stone...