With Benefit of Architect: A Manual for Those about to BuildMacmillan, 1968 - 277 pages |
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Page 261
... walls , columns , piers , or girders . Bearing Wall . A wall that helps support the floor ( s ) and / or roof . Blocking . Small pieces of material , usually wood , attached to structural members to position finish elements , such as ...
... walls , columns , piers , or girders . Bearing Wall . A wall that helps support the floor ( s ) and / or roof . Blocking . Small pieces of material , usually wood , attached to structural members to position finish elements , such as ...
Page 264
... wall to carry the load of wall above in the absence of support from wall below . Masonry . Bricks , concrete blocks , glass blocks , clay tiles , stones , or gypsum blocks , set in mortar , usually to form walls . Modern . Of the ...
... wall to carry the load of wall above in the absence of support from wall below . Masonry . Bricks , concrete blocks , glass blocks , clay tiles , stones , or gypsum blocks , set in mortar , usually to form walls . Modern . Of the ...
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... Wall . A concrete or masonry wall designed to hold earth at a steeper slope ( up to vertical ) than the natural slope ( angle of repose ) . Ridge . The highest line of intersection of the segments of a pitched roof ; sometimes ...
... Wall . A concrete or masonry wall designed to hold earth at a steeper slope ( up to vertical ) than the natural slope ( angle of repose ) . Ridge . The highest line of intersection of the segments of a pitched roof ; sometimes ...
Contents
A SMALL BUILDUP | 1 |
APPROACHES TO ARCHITECTURE | 5 |
HOW BUILDINGS SHAPE US | 20 |
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