The Architects' and Builders' Handbook: Data for Architects, Structural Engineers, Contractors, and Draughtsmen |
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allowable angles arch axis bars blocks bolts brick building Carnegie Steel Company cast-iron cement center of gravity channels Chapter columns compression concentrated load construction Cotang Tang cross-section deflection depth determined diameter distance distributed load Douglas fir equal Example excavation factor of safety fiber-stress fire-proof flange floor floor-construction Formula foundation-bed given heavy line horizontal iron joists lath lb per sq length lin ft live load masonry material maximum bending metal method moment of inertia mortar partitions piers piles planks plaster plates Pocket Companion Portland cement POST-CAP pounds per square radii radius radius of gyration ratios reinforced-concrete resistance rivets rods roof safe load sand section-modulus shear shown in Fig side slab spaced span sq ft square foot square inch steel beams stone strength surface Table terra-cotta tests thickness tiles timber tons uniformly distributed unit load unit stress values vertical voussoir wall web-plates weight width wire
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Page 2 - 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 62 - To three times the square of the radius of its base add the square of its height; multiply this sum by the height and the product by 0.5236.
Page 36 - A circle is a closed plane curve, all points of which are equidistant from a point within called the center.
Page 244 - The question of the conductivity of concrete is one which requires further study and investigation before a definite rate for different classes of concrete can be fully established. However, for ordinary conditions it is recommended that the metal in girders and columns be protected by a minimum of 2 in.
Page 235 - The cement shall be stored in such a manner as to permit easy access for proper inspection and identification of each shipment. 5. Every facility shall be provided by the contractor and a period of at least twelve days allowed for the inspection and necessary tests.
Page 61 - To find the solidity, or volume, of a cylinder. RULE. — Multiply the area of the base by the altitude, and the product will be the solidity or volume.
Page 34 - Polygons A POLYGON is a portion of a plane bounded by straight lines. A TRIANGLE is a polygon of three sides. A...
Page 37 - To find the area of a trapezoid. RULE. Multiply half the sum of the two parallel sides "by the perpendicular distance between them : the product will be the area.
Page 381 - Rivet steel, and steel for plates or angles over % in. in thickness which are to be punched, shall be made by the open-hearth process. II. CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND TESTS Chemical Composition 2.
Page 39 - To find the diameter of a circle when the circumference is given. Rule. Divide the circumference by 3.1416, or for a very close approximate result, multiply by 7 and divide by 22.