Practical carpentry, joinery, and cabinet-making [by P. Nicholson. by P. Nicholson, revised by T. Tredgold. [2 pt. Followed by] The elements of geometry [and] The Metropolitan building act, 1855T. Kelly, 1856 - 216 pages |
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... feet on a C , and 30 feet on a B , and then be should be 50 feet , if the lines be square to one another . The same thing may be tried by rods , making it 4 , 3 , and 5 feet , instead of 40 , 30 , and 50 ; or 8 , 6 , and 10 feet . * The ...
... feet on a C , and 30 feet on a B , and then be should be 50 feet , if the lines be square to one another . The same thing may be tried by rods , making it 4 , 3 , and 5 feet , instead of 40 , 30 , and 50 ; or 8 , 6 , and 10 feet . * The ...
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... feet of the perpendiculars from the three points , ( fig.7 , pl . IV , ) in the circumference of the base . Join the two points , A and B , and draw AD , CF , and BE , per- pendicular to AB . Make AD equal to the height of the point ...
... feet of the perpendiculars from the three points , ( fig.7 , pl . IV , ) in the circumference of the base . Join the two points , A and B , and draw AD , CF , and BE , per- pendicular to AB . Make AD equal to the height of the point ...
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... feet , a floor may be formed over the space between them , of sufficient strength by a series of joists , or a roof may be formed by a series of rafters ; but when we want to cover an area of forty or fifty feet square , no single piece ...
... feet , a floor may be formed over the space between them , of sufficient strength by a series of joists , or a roof may be formed by a series of rafters ; but when we want to cover an area of forty or fifty feet square , no single piece ...
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... feet , the pressure in the direction AF will be ten tons . 62. It will be observed , that , when the beam is supported by oblique posts , as in fig . 2 , these posts would slide out at the bottom , and slide together at the top , if not ...
... feet , the pressure in the direction AF will be ten tons . 62. It will be observed , that , when the beam is supported by oblique posts , as in fig . 2 , these posts would slide out at the bottom , and slide together at the top , if not ...
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... feet , this species of truss is much to be preferred to the preceding . No. 2 shows the plan . In all trusses of this kind the tie should be of wrought iron , and the extremities of the truss should extend on to the wall - plates , as ...
... feet , this species of truss is much to be preferred to the preceding . No. 2 shows the plan . In all trusses of this kind the tie should be of wrought iron , and the extremities of the truss should extend on to the wall - plates , as ...
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