 Rankine'e rule for the proportion of stones : " In order that the stones may not be liable to be broken across, no stone of a soft material, such as the weaker kinds of sandstone and granular limestone, should have a length greater than 3 times its depth....  A Manual of Civil Engineering - Page 378by William John Macquorn Rankine - 1883 - 808 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Fidler - Building - 1875 - 248 pages
...facilities that are available for moving and setting them. Rule for the proportion of stones. — " In order that the stones may not be liable to be broken...may be 4 or 5 times the depth. The breadth in soft material may range from 1 J times to double the depth : in hard materials it may be 3 times the depth.... | |
 | Percy Gaillemard L. Smith - 1875 - 264 pages
...the facilities that are available for moving and setting them. Rule for the proportion of stones. — "In order that the stones may not be liable to be...sandstone, and granular limestone, should have a length greatlr than 3 times its depth. In harder materials, the length may be 4 or 5 times the depth. The... | |
 | J. E. Shields - Engineering - 1877 - 172 pages
...and reduced to powder by the stone absorbing its moisture. ASHLAR MASONRY Consists of blocks cut to regular figures, generally rectangular, and built...stone of a soft material, such as the weaker kinds of sand stone and granular lime stone, should have a length greater than three times its depth; • in... | |
 | Park Benjamin - Mechanical engineering - 1880 - 1002 pages
...available for moving and setting them. The following is Rankine'e rule for the proportion of stones : " In order that the stones may not be liable to be broken...may be 4 or 5 times the depth. The breadth in soft material may range from lj time to double the depth; in hard materials it may be 3 times the depth."... | |
 | Park Benjamin - Mechanical engineering - 1880 - 1004 pages
...for moves A ing and setting them. The following is Rankine's rule for the proportion of stones : " In order that the stones may not be liable to be broken...may be 4 or 5 times the depth. The breadth in soft material may range from H time to double the depth; in hard materials it may be 3 times the depth."... | |
 | Park Benjamin - Mechanical engineering - 1880 - 1184 pages
...moving and setting them. The following is Rankine's rule for the proportion of stones : " In order (kit the stones may not be liable to be broken across,...may be 4 or 5 times the depth. The breadth in soft material may range from 1J time to double the depth ; in hard materials it may be 3 times the depth."... | |
 | Park Benjamin - Mechanical engineering - 1884 - 1008 pages
...available for moving and setting them. The following is Rankine's rule for the proportion of stones : " In order that the stones may not be liable to be broken...kinds of sandstone and granular limestone, should havp a length greater than 3 times its depth. In harder materials the length may be 4 or B times the... | |
 | Ira Osborn Baker - Masonry - 1889 - 592 pages
...dressing, and upon the bond. In order that the stones may not be liable to be broken across, no soft stone, such as the weaker kinds of sandstone and granular...should have a length greater than 3 times its depth; but in harder materials, the length may bo -i or 5 times the depth. The breadth in soft materials may... | |
 | Ira Osborn Baker - Masonry - 1889 - 608 pages
...dressing, and upon the bond. In order that the stones may not be liable to be broken across, no soft stone, such as the weaker kinds of sandstone and granular...should have a length greater than 3 times its depth; but in harder materials, the length may be 4 or 5 times the depth. The breadth in soft materials may... | |
 | Ira Osborn Baker - Masonry - 1889 - 588 pages
...kinds of sandstone and granular limestone, should have a length greater than 3 times its depth; but in harder materials, the length may be 4 or 5 times the depth. The breadth in soft materials may raugc from 1£ to 2 times the depth; in hard materials, it may be 3 times the depth. 201. Dressing.... | |
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