The Technical World Magazine, Volume 7Technical World Company, 1907 |
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Page 54
... Steel , in spite of constant . repainting , will rust unless it is thor- oughly protected by concrete . Unless it is thoroughly fireproofed , the heat usu- ally developed by a conflagration is so great that the steel will soften and ...
... Steel , in spite of constant . repainting , will rust unless it is thor- oughly protected by concrete . Unless it is thoroughly fireproofed , the heat usu- ally developed by a conflagration is so great that the steel will soften and ...
Page 56
... steel will usually have an ulti- mate tensile strength of 55,000 to 60,000 pounds per square inch and a high - car- bon steel , such as is frequently used in reinforced concrete , has an ultimate ten- were rapidly disintegrated by the ...
... steel will usually have an ulti- mate tensile strength of 55,000 to 60,000 pounds per square inch and a high - car- bon steel , such as is frequently used in reinforced concrete , has an ultimate ten- were rapidly disintegrated by the ...
Page 57
... steel , we are using a working stress which is 320 times as great as that which is permissible in the concrete . A cubic foot of steel weighs about 490 pounds . At three cents per pound this is worth $ 14.70 . On the other hand , a ...
... steel , we are using a working stress which is 320 times as great as that which is permissible in the concrete . A cubic foot of steel weighs about 490 pounds . At three cents per pound this is worth $ 14.70 . On the other hand , a ...
Page 58
... steel at all points along its length is an absolute es- sential to the stability of such structure An unusual case of long span is illus- trated in the Robbins garage recently built in New York City by the Rein- forced Cement ...
... steel at all points along its length is an absolute es- sential to the stability of such structure An unusual case of long span is illus- trated in the Robbins garage recently built in New York City by the Rein- forced Cement ...
Page 59
... steel may be employed to furnish strength on account of its re- sistence to tension . Although the ex- planation is not theo- retically exact , the prin- ciple might be explained by an illustration of fill- ing a stove pipe with sand ...
... steel may be employed to furnish strength on account of its re- sistence to tension . Although the ex- planation is not theo- retically exact , the prin- ciple might be explained by an illustration of fill- ing a stove pipe with sand ...
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