The Architects' and Builders' Hand-book

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John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 1921 - Architecture
 

Contents

COMPOSITION AND CLASSIFICATION OF Rocks
130
GEOLOGY OF EARTHY MATERIAL
132
MATERIALS COMPOSING FOUNDATIONBEDS
134
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MATERIALS OF FOUNDATIONBEDS
135
ALLOWABLE LOADS ON MATERIALS OF FOUNDATIONBEDS
140
UNIT LOADS ON FOUNDATIONBEDS ALLOWED BY BUILDING CODES
142
LOADINGTESTS
145
TOPOGRAPHICAL AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS
146
LOADS COMING ON THE FOOTINGS
148
ASSUMED LOADS SPECIFIED BY BUILDING CODES
151
PROPORTIONING SUPPORTING AREAS FOR EQUAL SETTLEMENT
152
DETERMINING THE SUPPORTING AREAS
160
OFFSET FOOTINGS
163
THE USE OF CANTILEVERS IN FOUNDATIONS
165
STRESSES IN FOOTING COURSES
169
METHODS OF CALCULATING BENDINGSTRESSES IN WALLFOOTINGS
172
BENDING MOMENTS IN FOOTINGS OF COLUMNS AND PIERS
176
DESIGN OF THE FOOTINGS
178
STEEL GRILLAGE IN FOUNDATIONS
181
REINFORCED CONCRETE FOOTINGS
186
GENERAL CONDITIONS AFFECTING FOUNDATIONS AND FOOTINGS
188
CONCRETEPILE FOUNDATIONS
196
FOUNDATION PIERS AND FOUNDATION WALLS
200
PROTECTION OF ADJOINING STRUCTURES
214
CHAPTER III
223
CELLAR WALLS AND BASEMENT WALLS
228
WALLS OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE
229
NATURAL CEMENTS
235
ARTIFICIAL CEMENTS
236
CONCRETE
240
CHAPTER IV
252
RETAININGWALLS
255
BREASTWALLS
262
VAULTWALLS
263
CHAPTER VI
288
CHAPTER VII
297
CHAPTER VIII
305
GRAPHIC METHOD FOR DETERMINING BENDING MOMENTS IN BEAMS
328
AREAS MOMENTS OF INERTIA SECTIONMODULI AND RADII of GYRATION
334
RADII OF GYRATION OF COMPOUND SECTIONS
344
OF STANDARD STRUCTURAL SHAPES
352
CHAPTER XI
375
STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL FOR BUILDINGS
383
WIRE
400
COTTON HEMP AND MANILA ROPE
406
STRENGTH OF PINS IN TRUSSES
423
STRENGTH OF BOLTS IN WOODEN TRUSSES AND GIRDERS
429
CHAPTER XIII
440
CHAPTER XIV
448
METAL CAPS AND BOLSTERS FOR WOODEN COLUMNS
454
TABLES OF SAFE LOADS FOR CASTIRON COLUMNS EXAMPLES
461
TYPES FORMS AND CONNECTIONS OF STEEL COLUMNS
467
STRENGTH OF STEEL COLUMNS FORMULAS
480
TABLES OF SAFE LOADS FOR STEEL COLUMNS
503
STRENGTH OF BEAMS AND BEAM GIRDERS
555
STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS
564
TABLES OF SAFE LOADS FOR STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS EXAMPLES
570
FRAMING AND CONNECTING STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS
612
CHAPTER XVI
620
SECTIONS STRESSES BUCKLING AND DEFLECTION OF WOODEN BEAMS
627
FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF BEAMS
633
WORKING UNIT STRESSES FOR WOODS
647
FLITCHED BEAMS OR FLITCHPLATE GIRDERS
655
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE DEFLECTION OF BEAMS
663
GRAPHICAL DETERMINATION OF DEFLECTION OF BEAMS
670
FORMULAS FOR THE STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS OF CONTINUOUS GIRDERS
676
DETAILS OF CONSTRUCTION OF PLATE AND Box GIRDERS
682
EXPLANATION OF TABLES
688
TABLES USED IN THE DESIGN OF PLATE AND BOX GIRDERS
702
CHAPTER XXI
717
DETERMINATION OF SIZES OF JOISTS BEAMS OR GIRDERS
724
SAFE LOADS FOR PLANK FLOORING
730
TABLES FOR MAXIMUM SPANS FOR FLOORJoists
737
DETERMINATION OF STRENGTH OF AN EXISTING FLOOR
747
DETAILS OF FLOORFRAMING
749
STIRRUPS AND JOISTHANGERS
750
COMPARATIVE STRENGTH OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF JOISTHANGERS
756
CHAPTER XXII
758
WHAT MILLCONSTRUCTION IS NOT
759
STANDARD MILLCONSTRUCTION
760
BELTS STAIRWAYS AND ELEVATORTOWERS
764
STANDARD STOREHOUSECONSTRUCTION
765
EXAMPLE OF ONESTORY WORKSHOP
769
SAWTOOTH ROOFCONSTRUCTION
772
MILLCONSTRUCTION AS APPLIED TO WAREHOUSES
777
STEEL AND IRON STRUCTURAL MEMBERS IN WAREHOUSECONSTRUCTION
780
STRUCTURAL DETAILS OF MILLCONSTRUCTION AS APPLIED TO FACTORIES AND WAREHOUSES
782
CONNECTION OF FLOORBEAMS AND GIRDERS
789
WALL SUPPORTS AND ANCHORS FOR JOISTS AND GIRDERS
792
WEAKNESS of WROUGHTIRON STIRRUPS WHEN EXPOSED TO FIRE
794
POST AND GIRDERCONNECTIONS
795
ROOFINGMATERIALS
800
PARTITIONS
801
COST OF MILLS AND FACTORIES BUILT ON THE SLOWBURNING PRINCIPLE
802
Cost of BRICK MILLBUILDINGS OF SLOWBURNING CONSTRUCTION
808
CHAPTER XXIII
811
FIRERESISTANCE OF MATERIALS
814
COLUMNPROTECTION
822
FIREPROOF FLOORCONSTRUCTION
826
FIREPROOF ROOFCONSTRUCTION
866
PARTITIONS AND WALLCOVERINGS
873
FIREPROOF FLOORING
892
INTERIOR FINISH AND FITTINGS
893
DESIGN OF SPANDREL BEAMS
975
STAIRDESIGN
983
GIRDERLESS FLOORS
993
TYPES OF STEEL TRUSSES
1025
ARCHED Trusses
1035
CANTILEVER TRUSSES
1043
EXAMPLES OF THE COMPUTATION OF ROOFLOADS
1054
EXAMPLES SHOWING USE OF TABLES IN STRESSCOMPUTATIONS
1065
DETERMINATION OF STRESSES IN ROOFTRUSSES BY GRAPHIC METHODS
1075
DETERMINATION OF WINDLOAD STRESSES 1065 1065
1109
TRUSSES WITH KNEEBRACES
1116
ARCHED TRUSSES
1118
TRUSSED ARCHES
1121
ARCHES WITH SOLID RIBS 1116 1118 1121
1132
INFLUENCELINES FOR SIMPLE BEAMS AND TRUSSES
1134
SECONDARY STRESSES IN TRUSSMEMBERS CHAPTER XXVIII
1137
CONSTRUCTION TRUSSES BY MALVERD A HOWE PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING ROSE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
1138
DESIGN OF WOODEN TRUSSES
1143
DESIGN OF STEEL TRUSSES
1145
JOINTS OF WOODEN TRUSSES
1149
JOINTS OF STEEL TRUSSES
1160
PURLINS AND PURLINCONNECTIONS
1169
CHAPTER XXIX
1171
CONDITIONS DETERMINING OR AFFECTING WINDBRACING
1172
GENERAL THEORY OF WINDBRACING
1173
ARRANGEMENT OF WINDBRACING
1174
TYPES OF WINDBRACING 6 COMPUTATION OF WINDSTRESSES 7 ILLUSTRATION OF METHOD OF COMPUTING WINDSTRESSES 8 AN...
1179
COMBINATION OF DEAD AND LIVE LOADS WITH WINDLOAD
1183
WINDBRACING OF WATERTOWERS AND SIMILAR STRUCTURES
1184
RECENT EXAMPLES OF WINDBRACING IN TALL BUILDINGS
1187
CHAPTER XXX
1194
STRESSES
1199
CHAPTER XXXI
1213
VAULTS
1231
PART III
1245
STEAM
1251
RADIATION
1264
FUELS AND COMBUSTION
1271
DIRECT STEAM HEATING
1283
DESIGN OF LOWPRESSURE STEAMHEATING SYSTEMS
1291
GRAVITY INDIRECT HEATING
1298
FURNACE HEATING
1310
HOTBLAST HEATING
1324
DESIGN OF AIRDUCTS
1333
VENTILATINGFANS
1341
VENTILATION
1348
STATE VENTILATION LAWS AND REQUIREMENTS
1354
SPECIFICATIONS FOR A LOWPRESSURE STEAMHEATING APPARATUS FOR HEATING
1361
DRAFT AND DRAFTLOSS
1364
REINFORCEDCONCRETE CHIMNEYS
1373
LIST OF TALL CHIMNEYS
1379
PRIVATE WATERSUPPLY PUMPS
1390
FIRESTREAMS
1397
PLUMBING DEFINITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
1407
PLUMBING SPECIALTIES
1418
SYMBOLS FOR PLUMBING
1424
ILLUMINATINGGAS
1431
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
1437
STANDARD SYMBOLS FOR GASPIPING PLANS
1445
ILLUMINATIONCONSTANTS
1451
GENERAL CONSIDERATION AND DEFINITIONS
1457
ELECTRICLIGHTING SYSTEMS USED FOR SUPPLYING THE ELECTRICAL ENERGY
1464
EXAMPLE OF WIRING
1476
SPECIFICATION FOR INTERIOR WIRING
1482
COEFFICIENTS OF ABSORPTION
1488
PHOTOGRAPHING AIRDISTURBANCES
1495
WIREGAUGES AND METALGAUGES
1509
NAILS AND SCREWS
1529
GENERAL
1535
DATA ON EXCAVATING
1536
LIME
1548
LATHING AND PLASTERING
1554
BUILDING PAPERS BUILDING FELTS AND QUILTS
1564
WINDOWGLASS AND GLAZING
1573
MEMORANDA ON ROOFING
1581
MEMORANDA ON TILING
1604
MATERIAL
1609
ESTIMATING THE COST OF BUILDINGS
1611
QUANTITY SYSTEM OF ESTIMATING
1635
ELEVATOR SERVICE IN BUILDINGS
1659
MAILCHUTES
1677
MECHANICAL REFRIGERATION
1684
TOWERCLOCKS
1695
LIGHTNINGCONDUCTORS
1704
VACUUMCLEANING
1708
FORCE OF THE WIND
1717
CHAINBLOCKS HOISTS AND HOOKS
1724
ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS
1733
STANDARD DOCUMENTS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS
1748
REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS
1768
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS GIVING COURSES IN ARCHITECTURE
1779
ARCHITECTURAL SOCIETIES
1788
GLOSSARY
1796
LOADS
1826
ARCHITECTURAL TERMS USED IN LAW
1851
1138
1861
1144
1890
1160
1894
1171
1897
1172
1900
1187
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