Modern buildings : their planning, construction and equipment (1905)
Middleton, G. A. T. (George Alexander Thomas) · London : Caxton Publishing Company, Limited · leaf 115
l angles in a minor degree. economical of metal, as the latter is all disposed at an To avoid cracks from unequal rates of cooling, any equal distance from the centre, besides which there are no angles to weaken it. The sections b and c have the advantages that flaws and unevenness of thickness are… … Figs. 103, 104, and 105 show the caps, bases, and connections for circular sections, while Fig. 106 shows similar details for an H-shaped section. Fig. 103 shows a form of column commonly used such as is suitable where the load to be carried is not great. increase in the thickness of metal should…
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